Watch out and beware of our carnal mind,
Working in stealth to keep us in a bind,
Trying to 'resolve' things logically.
God says, 'With Me, this mind is enmity'. 1
Consider that our lives are like icebergs, floating in the sea.
Only above the water line is what you and I can see.
What lies below that line of our Godless carnality,
Can only be perceived by our spirituality.
To go below this line, we'll need a special diver's mask,
Made of strong materials and a special kind of glass;
Materials of a life that in Jesus Christ has been sealed,
And the 'lens' of His Word through which the mass below
Working in stealth to keep us in a bind,
Trying to 'resolve' things logically.
God says, 'With Me, this mind is enmity'. 1
Consider that our lives are like icebergs, floating in the sea.
Only above the water line is what you and I can see.
What lies below that line of our Godless carnality,
Can only be perceived by our spirituality.
To go below this line, we'll need a special diver's mask,
Made of strong materials and a special kind of glass;
Materials of a life that in Jesus Christ has been sealed,
And the 'lens' of His Word through which the mass below
...is revealed.
‘In Christ, we are blessed with all things spiritual,
Word seeds to be planted in minds and hearts fertile.’ 2
This concept will seem useless to the mind that is carnal,
Missing links between God’s Word seeds
‘In Christ, we are blessed with all things spiritual,
Word seeds to be planted in minds and hearts fertile.’ 2
This concept will seem useless to the mind that is carnal,
Missing links between God’s Word seeds
and all things physical.
‘Give and it will be given to you in abundance,
A spiritual law that requires faith and patience.’ 3
At this notion, the carnal mind will fret,
Imprisoned by the Law of Greed and Get.
‘Guard your heart and its gate, the mind,
‘Give and it will be given to you in abundance,
A spiritual law that requires faith and patience.’ 3
At this notion, the carnal mind will fret,
Imprisoned by the Law of Greed and Get.
‘Guard your heart and its gate, the mind,
with all diligence,’
A father’s words to his son on mental indolence. 4
But to the carnal mind such wisdom is futile,
Preferring to feed on all things vile and evil.
A frog in a pot of cold water, put on low heat,
Won’t discern the heat, so it will simply ...keep its seat.
So we cannot easily discern our carnal mind,
Until after it has put our lives in a real ‘bind’.
Life’s ‘binds’, to us, will be so highly instructive,
When to God’s wisdom we have not been receptive!
But then we will be saddled with every consequence,
Of our emotional and carnal incontinence.
God designed us as portals through which He could stem,
Evil in our world that He’ll return to condemn. 5
But if we’re trapped in tides of carnal volatility,
We’ll be useless to enhance collective life quality.
Again, watch out, beware the carnal mind,
Working in stealth to keep us in a bind.
Why walk in its shadowy counsels of darkness?
Let God’s Word dispel its shadows with great brightness.
A father’s words to his son on mental indolence. 4
But to the carnal mind such wisdom is futile,
Preferring to feed on all things vile and evil.
A frog in a pot of cold water, put on low heat,
Won’t discern the heat, so it will simply ...keep its seat.
So we cannot easily discern our carnal mind,
Until after it has put our lives in a real ‘bind’.
Life’s ‘binds’, to us, will be so highly instructive,
When to God’s wisdom we have not been receptive!
But then we will be saddled with every consequence,
Of our emotional and carnal incontinence.
God designed us as portals through which He could stem,
Evil in our world that He’ll return to condemn. 5
But if we’re trapped in tides of carnal volatility,
We’ll be useless to enhance collective life quality.
Again, watch out, beware the carnal mind,
Working in stealth to keep us in a bind.
Why walk in its shadowy counsels of darkness?
Let God’s Word dispel its shadows with great brightness.
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1 Hatred, even hostility. ‘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.’ (Romans 8:6-7)
2 2 Peter 1:3-4
3 Luke 6:38
4 Proverbs 4:23
5 ‘And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.’ (Revelation 20:12-15)
1 Hatred, even hostility. ‘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.’ (Romans 8:6-7)
2 2 Peter 1:3-4
3 Luke 6:38
4 Proverbs 4:23
5 ‘And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.’ (Revelation 20:12-15)
