According to Christian teachings, the humankind can be divided into three major classes: natural men, carnal men, and spiritual men.
Natural men are people who were not “born again”. Ever since Adam has sinned (Genesis ch.3), people are born into this world as natural men. The Spirit of God does not abide in natural men, and they are not saved. Once natural men recognize the sin in which they live and repent before God genuinely, they become Christians and exit the category of natural men.
However, once they become Christians they can either fall into the crowd called carnal men or grow into spiritual men. Even though carnal Christians have the Spirit of God, the power of it is muted and their life is controlled by their flesh. Carnality is one of the biggest problems among Christians today. As Christians, we must aspire to become spiritual men who’s life is not dominated by flesh or by the things of this world, but by the power of God within us!
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