11 occurrences

'Carnal' in the Bible

We know that the Law is spiritual, but I am a creature of the flesh [worldly, self-reliant—carnal and unspiritual], sold into slavery to sin [and serving under its control].

Verse ConceptsSpiritual MalnutritionBuying and sellingSpiritual UnderstandingSpiritualitySin, Consequences OfLaw, Ten CommandmentsLaw Described AsThat Which Is SpiritualExcellent LawSpiritual

So then, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation, but not to our flesh [our human nature, our worldliness, our sinful capacity], to live according to the [impulses of the] flesh [our nature without the Holy Spirit]—

Verse ConceptsLiving For The MaterialDebtRespecting Your Body

However, brothers and sisters, I could not talk to you as to spiritual people, but [only] as to worldly people [dominated by human nature], mere infants [in the new life] in Christ!

Verse ConceptsBabies, Figurative UseCounselingSpiritual ImmaturityLiving For The MaterialLike ChildrenSpiritualchristianityactingchristChristians Being Called Brothers

you are to hand over this man to Satan for the destruction of his body, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Verse ConceptsDestructionLordship, Human And DivineCorrecting A BrotherHanding Over ChristThe Fact Of That DayThe Gospel Of SalvationSatanSurrenderThe Devil

Now these things [the warnings and admonitions] took place as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did.

Verse ConceptsExamples, Purpose OfForeshadowingPast, TheRebellion, Of IsraelExample Of BelieversEverything Happening For A Reason

In Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, but by the [spiritual] circumcision of Christ in the stripping off of the body of the flesh [the sinful carnal nature],

Verse ConceptsBeing Born AgainParticipation, In ChristRitualTypesNew Birth, Described AsForsaking SinGod Stripping PeopleLiving Not For The MaterialTrue CircumcisionRemoving People From Your Lifeefficiency

These are the ones who are [agitators] causing divisions—worldly-minded [secular, unspiritual, carnal, merely sensual—unsaved], devoid of the Spirit.

Verse ConceptsInstinctLiving For The MaterialWithout Godnatural LifeEmotionsGoing To Churchdivision

Bible Theasaurus

Animal (211 instances)
Carnal (20 instances)
Fleshly (27 instances)
Sensual (21 instances)
Worldly (35 instances)