THE CARNAL MIND

Enmity against God, forgetting God, unthankful, live for personal vain glory, stubbornness, rebellion, unbelief, the motions of sins, the power of Satan, the love of money, the prince of the power of the air, scheming, flattery, deceitfulness of sins, hardness of heart, ungodliness, selfishness, hopelessness, dishonesty, fleshly wisdom, evil thoughts, possessions, stuff, poor transient pleasures, loves darkness rather than light, hates Christ and the Father, confusion and chaos, distortion of facts and truth, blindness, deception, skepticism, manipulative, superstitious, conniving, recreational drugs, drunk out of my mind, religious pretense, bitterness, brush off Jesus Christ, pass the buck, cares of this world, deceitfulness of riches, obstinate, competing, comparing, conceiving mischief, arrogancy, ensnared, dissimulation, stiffnecked, deeply revolting, running to evil, crooked paths, dreads, miseries, earthly cares, regrets, 

Distractions, spirit of error, cords of sins, vain words, division, entangled, unrest, evil surmisings, railings, froward mouth, without understanding, willful ignorance, earthly, sensual, devilish, resisting the Holy Ghost, idleness, dissumulation, fullness of bread, fearful, unbelieving, reprobate, indifferent, ceremonies, rituals, garb, sacraments, mechanical religion, inventors of evil things, spells, theories, lies, falsehoods, creeds, tradition of men, misery, folly, full of envy, desires of the flesh and of the mind, secretly practice mischief, get gain, 

Cleverness, selfish greediness, desire to hoard, carelessness, morose, uneasy, working iniquity, egotism, unpredictable, debates, quarrels, rudiments of the world, receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, malignity, despair, despondent, vain in their imaginations, past feeling, new-fangled notions, near death experience, implacable, by wisdom knows not God, seeketh and deviseth mischief, untoward, favorite sins, darling lusts, secret iniquities

Seeking after education, ever learning but never coming to the knowledge of the Truth; lust for the distinction of rank, success, fame, titles, recognition, image, popularity, prestige, eminence, dignity, human wisdom, reputation, preeminence, awards, amass money, frivolities, treasures of wickedness, respect and admiration, regarded, center of attention, pleasures and pursuits of the world, vain noise and chatter, stimulations, earthly treasures, temporal things, world's fame and trinkets, notability, eloquence, worldly wealth, conquest, music, sensationalism, religiousness, sinful gains, worldly acclaim, wardrobe, greedy of gain, mammon, temporal advantage and worldly prosperity, vain pursuits of wealth, luxury, worldly amusements, childish vanities, possessions, promotion, money-grubbing, evil gain, concerts, entertainment, party politics, childish earthly toys, pleasure, momentary thrills, perverseness, pursuit of learning, accolades, pomp and glitter, power over others, vain glory, vain show, professional and social position, retirement,

Lovers of pleasures, gain the world - lose my soul, despising those that are good, defiled, fault-finding, clamor, lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life, vain glory, human merit, dead in trespasses and sins, cheating, revengeful, hypocrisy, greed for gold, enemies in your mind by wicked works, murmuring, highminded, naughtiness, flattery, subtlety, grievous words, choose lies and delusions, scorning, outward religion, nitpicking, despiteful, squander, wasting, gluttony, incontinent, elusive, working iniquities, forsake your own mercy, procrastination, lingering, lying vanities, cunning craftiness, prating, violence, strife, ingrate, emulation, contention, resentment, malice, wretchedness, wrath, deviseth evil, haters of God, vain deceit, ever learning, deceitfulness of sin, shrewdness, trusts in vanity, lost defiled ruined undone, preconceptions, prejudices, control of others, 

Prejudices, abominable idolatries, self-righteousness, vain glory, pride, boasting, chambering, cares and riches and pleasures of this life, covetousness, cruelty, infanticide, suicide, homicide, backbitings, whisperings, void of understanding, adulteries, deceitfulness of sin, servant of sin, feverish pride, fornications, foolishness, hatred, murders, thefts, carnal gain, human applause, wickedness, evil passions, corrupt desires, dark doubts, deceit, trifling, caviling, uncleanness, depravity, corruption, debauchery, peevish, benighted, foolery, sham religious convictions, heady, eating from this world's dumpsters,

Impure thoughts, filthy communication, profanity, lasciviousness, desperately wicked, evil concupiscence, praise of men, greedy cares, panting and grasping for vanities, pleasures of sins, evil eye, lies, eyes full of adultery, lewdness, rioting, blasphemies, false witness, fraud, witchcraft, licentiousness, high look, foul mouth, lusts, conceited ideas, self-will, discord, deviseth wicked imaginations, variance, covetous grasping, emulations, 

Vile cravings and impulses, seditions, tumults, damnable heresies, deceitful above all things, waspish moods, profane passions, drunkenness, foul appetites, wantonness, revelings, void of wisdom, deceitful lusts, ungodly propensities, anger, revenge, runs to mischief, bitter envying, unholy thoughts, discontent, course of this world, desires of the flesh and mind, alienated from the life of God, at war with God, carnal pleasures, seared conscience, and such like. 

For to be carnally minded is Death.

* OF GOD *

He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God.

* Gospel of God, Truth of God, Word of God, Oracles of God, Promises of God, Testimony of God, Inspiration of God, Doctrine of God, Good word of God, True Grace of God, Mouth of God, Words of God, Counsel of God, Foolishness of God, True Sayings of God

* The Son of God, Lamb of God, The Way of God, Christ of God, Image of God, The Spirit of God, Finger of God, Right Hand of God, Good Hand of my God, Mighty Hand of God, The Angel of God 

* Grace of God, Longsuffering of God, Salvation of God, Gift of God, Faith of God, Heart of God, Fear of God, Love of God, Will of God, Name of God, Life of God, Power of God, Increase of God, Presence of God, Righteousness of God, Wrath of God, Goodness of God, Mercies of God, Judgment of God, The Great Day of God Almighty, Day of God, Throne of God, Severity of God, Glory of God, Help of God, Praise of God, Forbearance of God, Law of God, Purpose of God, Calling of God, Ordinance of God, Kingdom of God, Knowledge of God, Operation of God, Wonderful Works of God, Peace of God, Wisdom of God, Sight of God, Praises of God, Trump of God

* Sons of God, Born of God, Children of God, Service of God, Beloved of God, Church of God, Flock of God, People of God, Household of God, Habitation of God, Israel of God, Chosen of God, Elect of God, Temple of God, Heir of God, Taught of God, Friend of God, Foundation of God, Man of God, Servant of God, Election of God, Steward of God, Ministers of God, Seal of God, Witness of God, Sacrifices of God, Begotten of God, Walk worthy of God, Whole Armour of God, High calling of God, Holy men of God

* Paradise of God, City of God, Garden of God, River of God

* Enemy of God, Haters of God 

NOW BE PARTICULAR

Someone or something is always trying to Persuade you; Now Be Particular about who is persuading you in this brief life, which is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. If they are persuading you to the words of God, the Lamb of God, and the Precious Blood of God; then you're OK. The Threefold Cord of The True Grace of God, The Faith of God, and The Blood of God will never ever be broken. 

Now Understand: Your most immediate and all-important need of all is to get into direct contact intentionally with The Lord Jesus Christ Himself through Faith in His Precious Atoning Blood that was shed for guilty sinners.

All through the Bible, folks were trying to persuade others, and they still are, even until now here in 2024. You see, I am Persuader for The Lord Jesus Christ here in this Earth; my calling is to Persuade lost and saved Souls to come to the Lamb of God where true Peace and Rest can be found. Here are a few verses of Scripture to remind us all to be Particular about who is persuading our hearts and minds:

And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.

Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The Lord our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria? Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this  manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand? By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, the Lord will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
 
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. Compel them to come in, that My house may be filled. He that winneth souls is wise.
 
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures. And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.  And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come. One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God 

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Now Be Particular!

--- FOR US --

* But God commendeth [openly displayed] His Love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8);
* The Spirit itself maketh intercession for us (Romans 8:26);
* Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us (I Corinthians 5:7);
* Who also maketh intercession for us (Romans 8:34); 
* God spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all (Romans 8:32);
* God hath made Jesus to be Sin for us (II Corinthians 5:21);

* Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a Curse for us (Galatians 3:13);
* Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God (Ephesians 5:2);

* To obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us (I Thessalonians 5:9-10)
* Who gave Himself for us (Titus 2:14);
* Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus (Hebrews 6:20);
* By His own Blood He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained Eternal Redemption for us (Hebrews 9:12);

* Now to appear in the presence of God for us (Hebrews 9:24);

* By a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us (Hebrews 10:20);
* Christ hath suffered for us (I Peter 2:21);

* Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh (I Peter 4:1);
* Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us (I John 3:16); 
* And hath raised up an Horn of Salvation for us in the house of His servant David. (Luke 1:69)

Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the Sin of the world; But God raised Him from the dead. Emmanuel (God with us) endured and satisfied the wrath of God for us, and now we can be Eternally and Freely Justified and made Accepted in the Beloved by Faith in His innocent, Precious Blood. Humble yourself, come to Christ and accept His Atonement for your sins, and God will accept you - Plain and Simple. Be wise now: Trust Christ Jesus' Precious Blood and Perfect Righteousness, not by your water and works.

CUT TO THE HEART

The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them. When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees. And David's heart smote him. And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. Holy Ghost, please make my heart your haunt. 

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. Wherefore I abhor myself, ad repent in dust and ashes. They were pricked in the heart. I was pricked in my reins. It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And as he reasoned of Righteousness, Temperance, and Judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. But he is Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise if not of men, but of God. The Circumcision made without hands. 

The Divine Physician's scalpel is the word of God operated by the Holy Spirit. Dr. Law first opens me up and clearly reveals to me my sick, sinful heart; but Dr. Grace gently creates in me a clean heart. The Operation of God: The washing of Regeneration, and Renewing of the Holy Ghost.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand. And He hath made my mouth like a sharp sword. I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth. War a good warfare.

Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. There remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption. And Paul trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do? Then the Philippian jailer called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them out, and said, Sirs what must I do to be saved? But to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. 

He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses: and he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servant and his cattle in the field. Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. And He had in His right hand seven stars: and out of His mouth went a sharp twoedged sword.