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The World of Faith

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Truly, the World of Faith has nothing to do with religion or the religious world. Instead, the World of Faith has to do with the Invisible World of God. It is the Kingdom of God. It is the Kingdom of Faith. It cannot be explained, only lived. It is the world of justice, mercy and faith. Those who live in it and remain there until death will surely live for all of eternity. Therefore, we must continue to win the war against the desires of our flesh.

The big problem is that, in the war between the flesh and the Spirit, the only ones who can win are those born of the Spirit. Those who are born of the flesh may be faithful in Church, meet some doctrinal requirements and confess Jesus as Savior with their lips. However, during battles where they have to exercise obedience to the Word of God, it is unlikely that they will win them all. This is because those who are born of the flesh, whether they like it or not, are flesh. Their nature is of the flesh and there’s no way they can change it on their own. Unless they die for this world and seek new birth in the World of the Spirit of God, which requires the will of the flesh to be sacrificed so they can submit to the Will of the Spirit through obedience to His Word.

But the fact is: there is no way to be of the flesh and live, and be subject to the Spirit of God. Impossible! It would be like being born a monkey but behaving like a human being.

Paul addresses this subject clearly and unquestionably when he says:

For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His. Romans 8.5-9

And it guarantees the resurrection of the dead, in life in this world, who submitted themselves to the Spirit of God.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Romans 8.11