Thematic Bible: Man in consequence of


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So, I tell you this, and insist [on it] by [the authority of] the Lord: Do not continue to live with worthless thoughts as [unconverted] Gentiles do. Verse ConceptsConformityThe Carnal MindWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedNot Imitating EvilUseless PeopleWhat Foreigners Are LikeGentiles


Everything is pure [i.e., ceremonially acceptable] to the person who is pure [i.e., who has been cleansed by the blood of Christ], but to those who are [spiritually] corrupt, and do not believe [in Christ], nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted. [Note: This statement was intended to remove the physical restrictions imposed by the law of Moses]. Verse ConceptsThe Carnal MindFall Of Man, Consequences OfSex Within MarriageImagination, Evil SchemingPurity, Moral And SpiritualUnbelief, As Response To GodEvil HeartsNot Believing The GospelPure PeopleDefilementPurityStaying PositiveWork Ethicconsciencecatscorruptioneverything

For those people who are [controlled] by the flesh think about [i.e., desire] what the flesh wants; but those who are [controlled] by the Holy Spirit [desire] what the Holy Spirit wants. For the one whose mind is [controlled] by the flesh will suffer [spiritual] death; but the one whose mind is [controlled] by the Holy Spirit will enjoy [never ending] life and peace. This is because the one whose mind is [controlled] by the flesh is an enemy of God; for he is not obedient to God's law, and in fact, cannot obey it.
















Everyone has turned away [from God]. All of them have become worthless. No one is [always] kind; no, not even one person." [Psa. 5:9 says], "Their throats are like open graves [i.e., they are foul-mouthed]. They have spoken deceitfully." [Psa. 90:3 says], "There is snake venom under their lips [i.e., their words are deadly]." [Psa. 10:7 says], "Their speech is full of cursing and bitterness." read more.
[Isa. 59:7ff says], "Their feet [take them where they] are quick to commit murder. Their pathways are strewn with ruin and misery [i.e., caused by them].


I am using human reasoning because of your human weakness. For just as you once offered the parts of your bodies as slaves to impurity and to wickedness, which led to further wickedness; so now [you should] offer the parts of your body as slaves to do what is right, which leads to holy living. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of OneselfFall Of Man, Consequences OfBodily Limbsethics, and graceSin, Avoidance OfImpurityLimitations Of The BodyLike MenThey Committed ImmoralityHolinessnatural LifeThe Surrendered lifeSurrenderSanctificationlimitations

For when we were in the flesh [i.e., before conversion], our sinful desires, aroused by [the restrictions of] the law of Moses, worked in our bodies to produce activity that led to [spiritual] death. Verse ConceptsFlesh As The Sinful NatureLustParticipation, In SinSin, Causes OfFruits Of SinEvil PassionsSins Of The FleshSin Producing DeathEvil DesiresEffect Of The LawSin Produces DeathSelf CenterednessGoing Through the MotionsPassionEmotions


Just as earthly people are like the man who came from dust; so heavenly people are like the man who came from heaven. And just as we [now] appear [in both a physical and spiritual body] like the man who came from dust [i.e., Adam]; we will also [someday] appear [in both a physical(?) and spiritual body] like the man who came from heaven [i.e., Christ].

Therefore, since the children share in [bodies of] flesh and blood, Christ also, in the same way, took on a human body so that, through His death, He could destroy [the dominion of] him who had the power to cause death, that is, the devil. And [also He could] release all of those people who, because of their fear of death, were [kept] in bondage all their lives.

and that they will come to their senses and escape from being trapped by the devil, who had captured them to do what he wanted. Verse ConceptsBondage, SpiritualSatan, As DeceiverSatan, As TempterNames And Titles For SatanCaptivesCaptivity, MetaphoricallyEvil TrappingEscaping The TrapEscaping EvilSatanThe DevilRecovery






Everything is pure [i.e., ceremonially acceptable] to the person who is pure [i.e., who has been cleansed by the blood of Christ], but to those who are [spiritually] corrupt, and do not believe [in Christ], nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted. [Note: This statement was intended to remove the physical restrictions imposed by the law of Moses]. Verse ConceptsThe Carnal MindFall Of Man, Consequences OfSex Within MarriageImagination, Evil SchemingPurity, Moral And SpiritualUnbelief, As Response To GodEvil HeartsNot Believing The GospelPure PeopleDefilementPurityStaying PositiveWork Ethicconsciencecatscorruptioneverything


For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh, for the desire to do good is present in my heart, but the ability to carry it out [consistently] is not. Verse ConceptsFlesh, Description OfdesiresPoverty, SpiritualHelplessnessThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationNothingPeople's Inability To Serve GodNot Going GoodNothing GoodLife StrugglesDoing The Right ThingThe Beauty Of NatureDrugs

Their eyes are filled with sexual lust, and they are never satisfied when it comes to sinning. They entice unstable people and have hearts trained to be greedy [i.e., they continually desire the possessions of others]. [In this condition] they are under God's curse. Verse ConceptsAdultery, Examples OfEyes, Figurative UseDepravity Of ManInstabilityManipulationSelf IndulgenceSexual ChastityCovetousness, Nature ofContinual SinFicklenessEvil EyesFruitless LearningEnticingThose Who Committed AdulteryCovetousnessGreedInfidelityadultry




Now the natural person [Note: Since this person is contrasted with the spiritual person of verse 15, it is taken here to mean the person without the Holy Spirit] does not receive the things [i.e., truths] revealed by the Holy Spirit of God, because they are [considered] foolishness to him. And he cannot understand them because they must be discerned by using spiritual judgment [i.e., judgment aided by the Holy Spirit]. Verse ConceptsConfusionBeing Born AgainSpiritual Blindness, In UnbelieversInsightThe Sin NatureReceptivenessRevelation, Necessity OfRevelation, Responses ToSpiritualityUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfUnderstandingVeilsWasteWisdom, Source Of HumanAcceptance, Of The GospelThe Spirit Of ManResisting Holy SpiritAppraisalThat Which Is SpiritualDiscerning God's ThingsFoolishness Of GodLife In A Material WorldNot Understanding God's ThingsAtheism, Description OfSpiritualDiscernmentThe MindSpiritual Gifts

[Psa. 5:9 says], "Their throats are like open graves [i.e., they are foul-mouthed]. They have spoken deceitfully." [Psa. 90:3 says], "There is snake venom under their lips [i.e., their words are deadly]." [Psa. 10:7 says], "Their speech is full of cursing and bitterness."


All of us [Jews] also once lived among such people, fulfilling the improper cravings of our physical being and doing what our bodies and minds desired. In this natural [unconverted] state we were deserving of [God's] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind]. Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofFlesh As The Sinful NatureFaultsBeing Born In SindesiresHuman NatureParticipation, In SinSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfSanctification, Nature And BasisSelf IndulgenceSelfishnessSin, Causes OfSin, Universality OfThoughtThe Lust Of The FleshMasturbationSins Of The FleshPassionwrath



[Psa. 36:1 says], "They do not view God with reverence." Verse ConceptsImpietyEvil EyesNo Fear Of GodFearing God


Now this is [how God's] judgment [works]: The Light [See 1:5-9] has come into the world, but people loved darkness [i.e., sin] rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil. Verse ConceptsBlackDepravity Of ManLove, Nature OfMorality, And RedemptionWalking In DarknessSin, Love OfThe Light Of ChristDarkness Of EvilChrist JudgingHiding SinsLoving EvilReasons Why The World Hates ChristiansDarknessLightSpiritual DarknessJudgementcondemnationlovers