I have been reflecting on the spiritual reality of my spiritual birth (John 3:3, 5 and Titus 3:5). When someone is born again, God gives a complete spiritual birth to a new man with a new nature. Though his body is the same tent housing this new man, there are now two distinct natures co-existing at the same time within the same body. Though they co-exist within the same body, they are not co-dependent. The new spiritual man does not make the carnal man less depraved. And the carnal man does not make the spiritual man less holy (the spiritual man is as holy as God is holy). If anyone has some insight on this spiritual reality, I would love to hear. I am especially interested on the specifics of how a Christian can DAILY pick up his cross; die to himself; lose his life for Christ sake; hate his life in this world; be a living sacrifice; etc. etc. etc. How does someone daily crucify the carnal man so that the spiritual man can live for God?
Your Most Humble Obedient Servant,
rja
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