The flesh is
part of us that resists our transformation into
new person in Christ.And since this is
case
devil wants to use
pleasures of our flesh to keep us enslaved to our old habits and sinful attitudes.
We have daily choices to live according to God's righteous desires, and deny sin. When we use our power to choose God's way instead of sin's way, we crucify our flesh.
God helps us crucify our flesh through
Holy Spirit so that we may live in
newness of
Spirit.
The desires we must crucify include fornication, covetousness, stealing, and lying plus follow
rest of
ten commandments.
As we put these things to death, we are able to then put on
new man, renewed in knowledge according to
image of Him who created us.
1 Peter 4:1-2 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in
flesh, arm yourselves likewise with
same mind: for he that hath suffered in
flesh hath ceased from sin; That he no longer should live
rest of his time in
flesh to
lusts of men, but to
will of God.
When a man is crucified, he dies. And when you die, you're dead.
Therefore those of us who belong to Jesus need to crucify
flesh so that we become dead to
flesh, dead to our passions, and dead to our desires.
Galatians 5:24 And those who are Christ's have crucified
flesh with its passions and desires.
Now if this is true, why do we still have ungodly desires, and why do we still yield to
flesh and it's passions?
Also since these things still bother us, does that mean that we are not one who belongs to Jesus?
Are we failures as Christians? Do we really belong to satan and not God?
Have I struck a nerve? Perhaps you've pondered over these exact same questions.
I suspect that all of us may have felt this way at one time or another.
Rest assured, you are still a child of
King if you have excepted Jesus Christ as your lord and savior.
John 3:16 For God so loved
world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.