[dadfly]

some very good teaching here brother.

reminds me of CS Lewis’ thesis that before the fall, Adam had complete control of his physical body and all of nature, to boot. but the original sin ended all that for all of us, his descendants. today, natural man has hardly any control over his body at all.

[gattaca]

Thanks for posting.

[imardmd1]

The spiritually mature person is already dead in the flesh, but alive (in the spirit) unto God. It is wise to memorize and daily rehearse Romans chapter 6 and conform to it. It is the context for the following verses:

Romans 6:16-18 (AV; superscripted explanatory notes gratuitously added):

¹⁶Know ye not, that to whom^{Satan or Savior} ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his^{Satan or Savior} servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?  ¹⁷But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin^Satan, but ye have obeyed^{agreed for oneself to be unreservedly enslaved into the state of Jesus as one's Sole Proprietor/Master forever} from the heart that form of doctrine^{Jesus Saves} which was delivered you.  ¹⁸Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness^Savior. 

Frank, your readers should at least engage with the whole chapter, phrase by phrase, and take time to ruminate on each thought presented here by the Wondersome Holy Spirit, Who answers all questions. Each of us always faces the ultimate termination of the flesh-and-blood phase, but (if spiritually regenerated) continues on as a born-in-the-spirit eternally living holy being, to be eventually clothed with a human flesh-and-bone tangible body like that of our Resurrected Ever-living Savior.

[spacejunkie2001]

so good, thank you.