Flesh Patterns and Coping Mechanisms

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Introduction

 My book, "The Journey of Transformation," is available on Amazon.  

https://amzn.to/3nB4aR7.

In this book I have dedicated an entire chapter titled:  Sarx Blocks Spiritual Metamorphosis. In my opinion every Christian should have a deep and accurate knowledge about the flesh (Gr. sarx.) So, it would be very beneficial to get this book just to read/study Chapter 6: Sarx Blocks Spiritual Metamorphosis. You will tank me later.

What is "flesh"

Late Bill Gillham, in his classic book Lifetime Guarantee, writes: 

"Flesh refers to the old ways or patterns by which you have attempted to get all your needs supplied instead of seeking Christ first and trusting Him to meet your needs. These patterns develop as you are growing up in your parent’s home."[i]

Overview

We arrived into this world with an empty canvas. Growing up, we have various experiences, good, bad, and in between. It is not the experiences themselves but the interpretations we internalized that shape our belief system. From day one, parents, siblings, relatives, friends, teachers, couches, and others were painted on our canvas by whatever they taught us, things they said to us in love or in anger, and by the behavior good or bad they modeled in front of us. By the age of seven, about 85% of our canvas is covered with various lines, wide, narrow, and in between, and various pictures, in color or black and white. For the rest of our lives, we carry this canvas with us.

The wide lines form a strong grid, called core beliefs[ii]. Not all core beliefs are bad or inaccurate; it is a mixture of lie-based beliefs, truth-based beliefs, and in between. It seems that we are eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil all over again. The core beliefs are the very center of how we see ourselves, the world, God, other people, and the future. Our core beliefs form the lens through which we interpret life, make decisions, and base our self-esteem.

How Christians are supposed to deal with sarx?

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Action Item

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