Monday, May 19

four spiritual classifications

last night I was reading my journal from September 2009. One of the topics was "spiritual surgery." 

According to this topic, there are 4 spiritual classifications:

(1) The Natural Man (1 Corinthians 2:14)
           He/She doesn't:
                  -doesn't accept the things of God 
                  -thinks they are foolish
                  -has a darkened mind
                  -unsaved, lost, under a sentence of death

(2) The Saved Man who is:
               -born again
               -transformed
               -forgiven, pardoned
               -given a new heart
                -given a new destination

(3) The Spiritual Man (1 Corinthians 2:15-16)
               He/She is:
                       -really the spirit filled "man"
                       -has the mind of Christ, thinks, reasons, judges, evaluates-even prays like Jesus
                       -loves people of all kind, especially the lost
                       -has a fervent prayer life
                       -has an intense desire to grow in his faith
                       -loves to worship
                        -generous
                       -obeys God without hesitation
                       -eager to serve 

(4) The Carnal Man (1 Corinthians 3:1-3)
              He/She is:
                    -shallow
                    -caught between 2 worlds-love for Christ and love for the world
                   -has received Christ and lives a defeated life (adapted from Bruce Howell's sermon "Spiritual Surgery" October 2001, Accessed from sermoncentral.com) 

Out of this list, I am a carnal Christian. I live as if everything depends on me. Repentance is the first step out of carnality. God desires to sanctify me and longs for me to find freedom in Him. 





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