Encyclopedia entry
Carnal
Unconverted men are so called (1 Cor. 3:3). They are represented as of a “carnal mind, which is enmity against God” (Rom. 8:6, 7). Enjoyments that minister to the wants and desires of man’s animal nature are so called (Rom. 15:27; 1 Cor. 9:11). The ceremonial of the Mosaic law is spoken of as “carnal,” because it related to things outward, the bodies of men and of animals, and the purification of the flesh (Heb. 7:16; 9:10). The weapons of Christian warfare are “not carnal”, that is, they are not of man’s device, nor are wielded by human power (2 Cor. 10:4).
In the Bible
10
Verses where Carnal is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Corinthians 3:1
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3
for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
- 1 Corinthians 3:4
For when one of you says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?
- 1 Corinthians 9:11
If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?
- 2 Corinthians 10:4
The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
- Hebrews 7:16
one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
+4 more verses naming Carnal.
Scripture on Carnal
8
Voices on Carnal
8
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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