More
often than not, the word
"spiritual" somehow refers to the
supernatural. But is this a one-on-one
comparance?
A meditation.
Now the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are [these]; Adultery,
fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations,
wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Galatians
5:19,20
Just this year, Jah told me to be more
open in a certain part of what I do for Jah,
which has to do with spiritual warfare.
Demonic things, supernatural things.
And we often think, how the supernatural and
the spiritual are interchangeable concepts.
But, looking at this scripture from the Book
of Galatians, witchcraft -a thing we often
see as supernatural and rightly so- is
called a "work of the flesh".
There's much more scriptures that say the
same thing. Somewhere in Collosensians
Paulus says that all these things are just
for the satisfaction of the flesh!
We can hardly call the flesh
"spiritual", so what's going on
here?
I will not pretend I know what's going on,
but I do think I tasted a little bit from
what is going on.
When you are spiritually dead, not yet born
again, you can be involved in all kinds of
supernatural things. Witchcraft, whatever.
But it is just to satisfy the flesh.
Using supernatural stuff in order to get
yourself some revenge over some stupid
carnal fuss-or fight, for example. Brag
about being able to see UFO's all the time,
is another thing. Just to be sensational,
for it sure..... FEELS good.
But these feelings are all carnal.
Even the eastern mystics who completely deny
themselves carnal lusts (and some of them
actually manage to come very far there) are
-by trying to save themselves- serving yet
other carnal lusts.
The feeling to be enlightened, for
example...
So, I'm not saying I know it all or so. I
don't. But I do know there's a difference
between supernatural and spiritual and even
though there are overlaps and thing, I think
that for those who are born of spirit -you
know who you are- this is a relevant piece
of information.
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