God blesses the spiritual man (woman)
Faustino de Jesús Zamora VargasSUMMARY:
The spiritual man (or woman) is one who has been born of the Spirit and is a new creation of God. However, there is also the carnal or immature Christian who struggles with establishing their own lordship instead of surrendering to the influence of the Spirit. The fruit of the Spirit is complete and given without limitations by the Spirit, but one must live in Christ and rest in Him to receive it. The Spirit empowers and imparts gifts for the edification of the church and to glorify God. It is possible to become self-controlled, meek, faithful, kind, patient, peaceful, full of joy, and full of love through submission to the Spirit's lordship and abiding in Christ. The flesh, or old nature, has already died on the cross, and if one decides to be spiritual (ruled by the Spirit), their life will change.The spiritual man (woman) is one who has been born of the Spirit and therefore is a new creation of God, a workmanship of God in Jesus Christ, his Son; says the Word. It would seem counterproductive to express that the Lord blesses the man who has been born in the birth hall of his grace, but there is no contradiction. Precisely because there is another man, a Christian in addition, who having met God, through Christ, struggles with him to establish his own lordship, thus preferring to exercise control over his life and leaving aside the influence of the Spirit in it. According to the Bible (1 Corinthians 3.1-2) this is the carnal or immature Christian.
We often hear expressions like this: I don't have the full fruit of the Spirit; I have faith, but it is hard for me to express love; I try to be kind, but I have no control over my reactions and emotions and I cannot contain myself; I get angry easily and I know that I give a bad testimony. What I can do? Dear brothers and sisters, the Scriptures speak for themselves in this crucial area of life in Christ. For a long time I also thought this way and I came to feel miserable and full of guilt before God. The fruit of the Spirit is one and the Spirit gives it complete when one comes to the feet of Christ and gives him life. What really happens is that the carnal Christian lives in the energy of his egocentricity and his own will and not in the power of the Spirit.