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The Definition of the word Carnal

Carnal

Unconverted men are so called (1 Cor. 3:3). They are represented "as of a "carnal mind, which is enmity against God" (Rom. 8:6," 7). Enjoyments that minister to the wants and desires of man's animal nature are so called (Rom. 15:27; 1 Cor. 9:11). The "ceremonial of the Mosaic law is spoken of as "carnal," because" "it related to things outward, the bodies of men and of animals," and the purification of the flesh (Heb. 7:16; 9:10). The weapons "of Christian warfare are "not carnal", that is, they are not of" "man's device, nor are wielded by human power (2 Cor. 10:4)."


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