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God’s Kingdom is SPIRIT, Adam cannot achieve it because Adam can’t even see it.
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”4. Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”5. Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.6. “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.7. “Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’8. “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
John 3:3-8
SPIRIT is alien to the natural mind
Spirit is not only higher than flesh, it is completely different. It cannot be emphasized enough that your normal, natural, Adamic brain is not able to comprehend the Spirit.
Jesus said: “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
We need to learn a completely new style and manner when we begin our walk in the Spirit.
10. But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.11. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.12. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.13. These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.14. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.15. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.16. For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:10-16
Renew the “spirit of your mind”
and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,24. and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:23-24
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2
For to be carnally (Adamic Nature) 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, nor indeed can be.
Romans 8:6-7
The communication of the Spirit has more in common with telepathy that with a good sermon.
Adam (The Flesh) is good at religion, but blind to the Spirit
But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.15. But he who is spiritual judges all things
1 Corinthians 2
Tithing, sentimental notions of love and even Synagogue (Local Church) are all constructs of Adam (the flesh) and not typically the fruit of the Spirit.
IFF: If and only if these things are fruit, then “Amen!”, but please don’t underestimate Adam’s desire to bluff God and avoid the cross.
Fruit is Fruit, Root is Root
Please note the fruit of the Spirit are FRUIT. We are not instructed to bear the fruit of the Spirit. We are certainly instructed to abide in Christ by Faith, we are certainly instructed to walk in the Spirit, we are certainly instructed to be diligent to enter the rest, but the FRUIT of the Spirit are not TODO items.
Yes born again people don’t commit adultery, yes born again people don’t steal, lie and have abortions, but these things are FRUIT and are not listed as TODO items.
The fruit of the flesh are likewise listed as FRUIT. They are not ROOT, neither are we commanded directly to NOT DO them. We are simply informed that those who are in the Spirit bear the fruit the Spirit and those who are the flesh bear the fruit of the flesh.
The list is Descriptive not Prescriptive
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.17. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.18. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.19. Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,20. idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,21. envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,23. gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.24. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.25. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:16-25
Religion is when the flesh fakes the Spirit
It is critical to understand this. Trying to produce the fruit of the Spirit is always simply religion. Religion is when Adam tries to do the right thing outside of the Cross & the Spirit. Success when trying to force Adam to appear spiritual is a terrible deception and leads many well-intentioned souls away for the Cross & the Spirit.
The work of the Spirit is completely different and although the work of the Spirit will bear fruit that is visible in the earth, or the physical realm it is a dangerous mistake to think that Adam can comprehend Christ or the Spirit at all.
