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The Flesh and The Spirit
| The Flesh | The Spirit |
| Received by natural birth. (Romans 5:12-19; 1 Cor. 15:21,22) | Received by spiritual birth. (John 3:3-6; 1 Peter 1:22,23) |
| Describes the nature of the "old man." (Eph. 2:1-3; Col. 3:9; Rom. 6:6) | Describes the nature of the "new man." (2 Corinthians 5:17; Col. 3:10) |
| "Is corrupt according to deceitful lusts." (Ephesians 4:22) | "Is created in righteousness and true holiness." (Ephesians 4:24) |
| Serves sin. (Romans 7:25) | Serves the law of God. (Romans 7:25) |
| Manifested in evil deeds. (Galatians 5:19-21; Romans 7:5) | Cannot sin. (1 John 3:9) |
| Cannot please God. (Romans 8:8) | Manifested in good deeds. (Galatians 5:22,23; Romans 7:6) |
| Is at enmity with God. (Romans 8:7) | Loves God. (1 John 4:19) |
| Cannot understand God. (1 Corinthians 2:14) | Is renewed in the knowledge of God. (Colossians 3:10) |
| Dead to God. (Romans 6:6) | Alive to God. (Rom. 6:11,13) |
| Leads to death. (Romans 8:6a) | Leads to life and peace. (Romans 8:6b) |
| Is good for nothing. (John 6:63a) | Gives life. (John 6:63b) |
| Buried with Christ. (Romans 6:4) | Lives with Christ. (Romans 8:2) |
| "O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" (Romans 7:24) | "I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 7:25) |
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