fifty references to the flesh as the primary enemy of the Christian (and flesh is only one term used to describe this sin nature). Obviously, the New Testament perspective emphasizes that the major source of our problem stems from our own sin nature. Flesh in the Scriptures has three basic meanings. The first meaning is a reference to either a body or the basic material of a body (i.e., flesh and bone). The second sense focuses more on the limitations of man in contrast to the power and ability of
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