The Triumphant Church

The Triumphant Church

covetousness, which is idolatry.
ROMANS 8:5-8,12-14
5 For they that are after the FLESH do mind the things
of the FLESH; but they that are after the SPIRIT the
things of the SPIRIT.
6 For to be CARNALLY MINDED IS DEATH; but to be
spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the CARNAL MIND IS ENMITY AGAINST
GOD: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither
indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the FLESH [those who are
dominated by their fleshly carnal nature] CANNOT
PLEASE GOD....
12 ... brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live
after the flesh.
13 For if ye live after the FLESH, ye shall die: but if ye
through the Spirit do MORTIFY the DEEDS OF THE
BODY, ye shall live.
14 For as many as are LED BY THE SPIRIT
OF GOD, they are the sons of God.
To “mortify” means to kill, become dead, cause to be
dead, put to death, or subdue. Mortifying or crucifying
the flesh is something each believer must do for himself;
God can’t do that for him.
Your husband, your wife, or your pastor can’t
mortify the deeds of your flesh for you. You must “kill,”
“put to death,” and subdue the lust of your own carnal,
fleshly nature. That is part of your “spiritual worship”
(Rom. 12:1,2) in presenting your body as a living
sacrifice to God. It s part of submitting to God so you
can resist the devil.
Those who continually practice putting to death the
deeds of their unregenerate nature won’t have the