1 Corinthians 3:1–3 NKJV
Paul says he could not speak to them as spiritual people, but as carnal believers, like babies in Christ. Their envy, strife, and divisions showed they were still walking according to the flesh.
Romans 8:1 NKJV
There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 5:19–21 NKJV
The works of the flesh include sexual sin, uncleanness, idolatry, hatred, jealousy, anger, selfishness, drunkenness, and other sinful lifestyles.
Romans 8:9 KJV
Believers are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, because the Spirit of God dwells in them. Anyone without the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him.
Galatians 5:22–23 NKJV
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Galatians 5:16–17 NLT
Walk by the Holy Spirit and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh. The sinful nature and the Spirit oppose each other.
Romans 8:6 NLT
A mind controlled by the flesh leads to death, but a mind controlled by the Spirit leads to life and peace.
Hebrews 12:1–2 NKJV
Lay aside every weight and sin, run your race with endurance, and keep your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith.
Ephesians 4:22–24
Put off the old man, be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man created according to God.
John 6:63 NKJV
The flesh profits nothing. Jesus’ words are spirit and life.
Hebrews 4:12 NKJV
The Word of God is living, powerful, sharp, and able to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Matthew 4:4 NKJV
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind so you can prove God’s will.
John 8:31–32 NKJV
If you continue in Jesus’ word, you are truly His disciples. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
1 Corinthians 9:27
Paul says he disciplines his body and brings it under control so that after preaching to others, he himself would not be disqualified.