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I Corinthians 3:3-4 NKJV for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?

If someone says a person is carnal, we may think they’re sinful. Carnal means governed by mere human nature not by the Spirit of God. If we only focus on or are governed by what’s happening in the natural, we’re carnal. So, a person practicing sin is carnal, but believers can be carnal too.

Paul lets us know one of the biggest ways believers are carnal is through envy, strife, and division. When we have envy, strife, and division in the body of Christ, we’re displaying our carnality. If we’re divided over denominations, we’re acting carnal. If we’re divided over speaking in tongues or not speaking in tongues, we’re acting carnal. If we’re divided over healing, prosperity, or prophesying, we’re acting carnal. We may not agree on every interpretation of scripture, but we shouldn’t allow our disagreements to cause envy, strife, or be divided.

Paul later mentions our foundation should be Christ (v. 11). We may not agree on tongues or healing and you may be Methodist and I may be Church of God in Christ, but our foundation needs to be salvation through Christ alone. 

Let’s put away our carnal ways and get more spiritual. Because when we’re one and led by the Spirit of God, we’re unstoppable.