WHO IS AN EARTHLY MINDED PERSON?

A non beleiver or a Christian whose mind and heart are always focus on the things of the flesh/World. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. James 3:15, Colossian 3:5 NLT

CHARACTERISTICS OF A EARTHLY MINDED PERSON

1. Always walks by the Flesh and exhibits His fruits.

Galatians  5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,  Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. KJV

2. His/her focus is on the reward that he/she will receive now, and is really hurt, disturbed, annoid, angry, furious when he/she is no appreciated.

3. He/She is not selfless; doesn't care about others.

4. He/She is a hypocrite. That's what he/she does to gain glory.

5. Does not Presents him/herself as a living sacrifices and acceptable unto God, but does whatever he/she pleases.

6. Is not Prepares in and out of season. (2 Timothy 4:2b, Ephesians 6:11-17)

7. Currupts the minds and heart of others.

8. Does not seeks the counsel of God before making any move and pretends to be doing the will of God in him and others. Ephesians 2:10.

9. Always proud and bossy, think they know hence not submissive to authority. (2 Peter 3:14).

EXAMPLES OF SOME EARTHLY MINDED PEOPLE IN THE BIBLE

1. Eve; Genesis  3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. KJV

2. Gehazi; 2 Kings 5:20-27
[20]But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, “My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the lord lives, I will chase after him and get something from him.” NLT

3. Cain; Genesis  4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

4. Lot; Genesis 13
[10]Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the lord or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

5. Joseph's brothers; Genesis 37:8,18-28
Genesis 37:8,18
[8]His brothers responded, “So you think you will be our king, do you? Do you actually think you will reign over us?” And they hated him all the more because of his dreams and the way he talked about them.
[18]When Joseph’s brothers saw him coming, they recognized him in the distance. As he approached, they made plans to kill him.

6. Balak,son of Zippor, the Moabite king. Numbers 22:1-8
Numbers 22:5-6
[5]sent messengers to call Balaam son of Beor, who was living in his native land of Pethor near the Euphrates River. His message said:“Look, a vast horde of people has arrived from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and are threatening me.
[6]Please come and curse these people for me because they are too powerful for me. Then perhaps I will be able to conquer them and drive them from the land. I know that blessings fall on any people you bless, and curses fall on people you curse.”

7. Hophni and Phinehas
1 Samuel 2:22,25
[22]Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance, that his sons were seducing the young women who assisted at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
[25]If someone sins against another person, God can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the lord, who can intercede?” But Eli’s sons wouldn’t listen to their father, for the lord was already planning to put them to death.
1 Samuel 4
[11]The Ark of God was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were killed.

8. Amnon who raped Tamar
2 Samuel 13

9. Ahab and Jezibel
1 Kings 19:1-2
[1]When Ahab got home, he told Jezebel everything Elijah had done, including the way he had killed all the prophets of Baal.
[2]So Jezebel sent this message to Elijah: “May the gods strike me and even kill me if by this time tomorrow I have not killed you just as you killed them.”
1 Kings 21:1-16

10. Ananias and Sapphira
Acts of the Apostles 5:1-10
[1]But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property.
[2]He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest.

As you can see, the end result of being earthly minded is not pleasing, loosing of one's glory, just like Satan.
Luke 10
[18]“Yes,” he told them, “I saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning!
But it's not too late to be heavenly minded. All you need to do is accept Christ Jesus to be your Lord and personal saviour by saying this prayer and live by His example.

Say this prayer;
I believe in Crist Jesus is the son of God, He died for my sins and resurrected for my redemption, Today I accept Him to be my Lord and personal saviour, I will worship Him for the rest of my life, so help me God.

HALLELUJAH!!!!

You are now a born again christian. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.2 Corinthians  5:17 KJV

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