Please view the video entitled “Keep My Commandments Summarized” before viewing this teaching: https://youtu.be/k7fUP105dLM?si=hnQbSUUg3t5JUYgV### The Flesh (*Sarx*): The Law as a Measuring Stick and the Power of the SpiritIn this continuation of the series on the Greek word **sarx** ("flesh"), the speaker examines the profound contrast between living by the flesh and living by the Spirit. The message, drawing on Romans 8, critiques the modern church's tendency to reject God's law, arguing that this creates a lack of moral standard and a false sense of freedom. The video emphasizes that the law is not the problem, but a perfect "measuring stick" that reveals our inability to obey in our own strength and points to our need for a Savior. The speaker also warns against making decisions based on personal "unctions" or feelings rather than the clear guidance of scripture.---- The Bible presents two choices for living: according to the flesh or according to the Spirit, with two corresponding outcomes: death or life.- The law is spiritual and holy, but the flesh is weak and sold into bondage to sin.- The rejection of God's law by the church has created a theological vacuum and a loss of a moral standard.- The law's purpose is to describe what a life of righteousness looks like and to picture Christ.- Paul constantly appeals to the law in his writings, even after Christ's coming.- The Christian's life is not about trying to obey the law in their own strength, but about being filled with and dependent on the Holy Spirit.- The phrase "it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me" is a statement of our inability to obey and a declaration of dependence.---The video concludes by asserting that we were created weak on purpose so that we would choose to rely on the life of God within us rather than our own fleshly strength. The ultimate takeaway is that we are not called to obey the law in our own strength, but to be led by the Spirit, who empowers us to fulfill its requirements. The law simply shows us what needs to be done, but it is the grace of God that lifts us over the impossible mountains of obedience.---#Sarx #TheFlesh #BiblicalTruth #DrMichaelDavis #Theology #Romans8 #LawVsGrace #DependenceOnGodSarx, flesh, biblical truth, Dr Michael Davis, theology, Romans, law, sin, obedience, dependence on God, Holy Spirit, justification by faith, spiritual warfare, grace, measuring stick, unction, Ishmael, humility, prideSarx... The human flesh. Not only the biological part, but that which contains within itself our desires to violate God's laws. Join us for the discussions on this fascinating and important part of mankind!What is often referred to as a "sinful nature" of mankind, is known in the Greek language as the "sarx", the flesh. This part of us is mostly seen only in a negative light, because it is so susceptible to being controlled by evil, but yet this is an amazing part of us created by God Himself! And upon creation of it, He declared it as good and beautiful in His sight. Join us as we discover what our Creator was excited about in creating this crucial part of our existence!

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