The Disease Of Carnality In The Church

Just like the human body, churches become diseased as well. And as a result the church must undergo some surgery or some attention to relieve itself of this disease. For example, the church needs to be vaccinated with the Word of God and the Holy Spirit. First thing each and every Christian must fully realize is that the Holy Bible is truly the inspired and infallible Word of God. I’ve noticed more and more today that Christians are starting to question the validity and authenticity of the Bible. I’ve noticed today here in America, Christians appear to act more and more like the ancient church of Corinth. And just like Paul rebuked the Corinthians because there was divisions and quarrels in the church. Which was a direct result of a religious snobbery associated by cliques that produced pride and conflict. This same type of reprimand is needed today in our churches all across America. We need a vaccination today by the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit. It has indeed gotten so bad until we also need amputation because the hindrances have become gangrene and infected. I am cognizant of all the Christians who feel that they are battling with some hindrance in their daily lives and their walks with Christ Jesus. I confess that I battle with them too, which means that there is a great need for us to identify and overcome those impediments and then with the help of God amputate them (remove them) in order fully walk down the path that the Lord has provided.

We do not run the risk of being terminated entirely, “Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place” –Revelation 2: 5, when go astray—and you can go astray even while actively attending church due to living in carnality, the Lord says return unto Him, examine yourself and consider how you have fallen away, think about your first love—the love that you have left and come back (emphasis mine). However, if not, there will ultimately be a termination. What does “…remove your lampstand…” mean? It means that Christ will remove the church from being a true church.

The church will be removed from being a true representative of Christ upon earth. The church will be removed from being a church of God’s true kingdom, and from being in touch and in union with God. It means that the church will not be a true church but rather a false church, no longer a part of God’s glorious kingdom. When a church has become lifeless, dull, mechanical, and has a form of godliness but denies the power thereof, it is headed for termination because of this horrid disease of carnality.

Conclusion

Carnality is the church’s worst disease; a church controlled by animal appetites and governed by human nature as opposed to the Holy Spirit is for sure an oxymoron. Carnality is the “cancer” of today’s church, and it must be cured or it will indeed kill you. Romans 8: 5 – 8 says, “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.” This is one of the most important Scriptures in the entire Word of God, because it discusses the human mind: “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he”—Proverbs 23: 7. Where we keep our mind determines who we are and what we do.