22 Key Insights On The Flesh

1. The flesh cannot be changed (Romans 8:3; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 5:24; Romans 6:6).
2.  The flesh cannot be reformed (Jeremiah 17:9).
3. The flesh can never be trained (Galatians 5:19–21).
4. The flesh cannot be reconciled to God (Galatians 5:17).
5. The flesh cannot be improved.
6. The flesh is the base of operation for lusts (Ephesians 2:3).
7. The flesh serves the law of sin (Romans 7:25).
8. Nothing good dwells in my flesh (Romans 7:18; John 6:63; Philippians 3:3; Romans 13:8).
9. The weakness of the flesh is manifested in its inability to discern spiritual truth (Romans 6:19).
10. God condemned sin in the flesh through the sinless flesh of Christ (Romans 8:3).
11. Believers do not live according to the flesh (Romans 8:4,12; Galatians 5:13).
12. Believers are not to make provision for the flesh (Romans 13:14).
13. Believers are to place no confidence in the flesh (Philippians 3:3).
14. Believers have crucified flesh through Christ (Galatians 5:24).
15. Believers are to cleanse themselves from the filthiness of the flesh (2 Corinthians 7:1).
16. Sanctification cannot occur through the flesh (Galatians 3:3).
17. Those who sow to the flesh reap corruption (Galatians 6:8).
18. Unbelievers live according to the flesh (Romans 8:5–6).
19. False teachers live according to the flesh (2 Peter 2:10).
20. The flesh has works (Galatians 5:19–21).
21. Satan uses the lust of the flesh to incite sin (2 John 2:16).
22. The flesh describes unregenerated people (Romans 7:5; Romans 8:8).

Contributor
By Gilbert Magomere Ayieko
Minister