translated sarx words by the English word “carnal.” But all is not lost if we remember that when sarx, whether translated “flesh” or “carnal,” appears in contrast to God and His work in human lives, it means human nature with particular reference to its inbuilt sinfulness. Godet defines it as “the inclination to seek self-satisfaction in everything,”2 and Bruce weighs in with “sinful propensity from Adam.”3 The flesh is an attitude or inclination operating in complete rejection of the divine