I wrote in my notes yesterday , next to OT verses NT , old nature verses new nature, which could be translated carnal verses spiritual. Could perhaps say earthly verses kingdom as well. However it’s not non Christian verses Christian.
I keep having an image of standing way above and viewing the bible as a whole but from a prospective of seeing the bigger picture of what it is conveying. I am still mulling it over. Guess a question is arising ‘ what kind of Christian are we ‘ ?
Rita x
Exactly. And that's one take away as far as application to our daily lives. There is a significant portion of the church that became given over to pursuing earthly rewards after the prosperity message took hold back in the 70s. They reversed the mindset in many, turning them back towards seeking earthly treasures rather than spiritual ones, and this can't help but turn people more carnal in their desires and mentality.
It also fogs the line when it comes to the Christian witness. The sinner can no longer delineate spirituality from carnality in our message, though many sense they can smell a rat, LoL.