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 1 Timothy 6:12 <br><i>
 Fight the Good Fight of Faith , lay hold on Eternal Life , whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a Good profession before many Witnesses .</i>
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In the context of this chapter it is clear that Faith is at war with the Carnal Mind .
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The Carnal Mind is enmity against God . - Romans 8:7 .  This means that the Carnal Mind is ~actively opposed or hostile~ toward God .
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Why?  Because God operates in the Faith realm while the Carnal Mind operates in the Sight realm. - Hebrews 11:6 , 2 Corinthians 5:7 
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Since there is a conflict we must choose a side - Faith or Sight ; Life or Death .
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But just because we choose Faith does not mean the battle is over. 
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The battle is only won when we allow our Minds to be Transformed from Carnal to Spiritual . Romans 8:6 , Romans 12:2 
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How is our Mind Transformed ?
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1. By an act of our Will <br>
2. By the Word <br>
3. By the HolySpirit <br>
4. By exercise.
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We must <b>want</b> our Mind Transformed .  If we do not it will not happen and we will Live our Lives Dominated by Carnal thinking.  We will Live defeated Lives .
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Remember, God does not force us to do anything.  He presents us with choices.  Do you want your Mind Transformed ?
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If we really want our Minds Transformed we <b>must</b> immerse ourselves in the Word of God . - Ephesians 5:26 
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To become saturated in the Word we must read it ourselves and Meditate on it. - Psalm 1:2 
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To expedite being immersed in the Word listen to teachers and preachers of the True Gospel . - Galatians 1:8 
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While we are being washed in the Word , we should Pray in the Spirit .  Doing so builds up our most Holy Faith . - Jude 1:20 
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The HolySpirit is our teacher.  He gives us Understanding of Spiritual Truth . - John 14:26 , Ephesians 1:18 
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Up to this point all we have done is prepare ourselves for a Transformed Mind . 
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In order for the Transformed Mind to Manifest , it must Manifest .
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Wow!  That is profound!
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How do we Manifest our Carnal Mind ?
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We think about Carnal things and then we talk about those Carnal things and we do those Carnal things.
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When we think, say or act Carnally we don`t always do it perfectly do we?  No!  But we don`t let that stop us.
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Likewise, we must exercise our Transformed Spiritual Mind in order for us to develop skill. - 1 Timothy 4:7 , Hebrews 5:14 , Hebrews 12:11 
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We exercise by thinking , speaking and acting from the direction of the Transformed Mind .
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By exercising the Transformed Mind we begin to supernaturally think, talk and act in the Spirit just as we are commanded . - Galatians 5:16 
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Only the Spirit can Walk by Faith .  The Carnal Mind walks by Sight . 2 Corinthians 5:7 
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So, by desiring our Minds be Transformed , immersing ourselves in the Word , Praying in the Spirit and exercising the Word of God in our thoughts, speech and actions <b>our Minds are Transformed </b>.
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At this point we have won the Faith battle.
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The benefits to us and to others when we win this battle are enormous, unfathomable! - Mark 11:23,24 , Mark 16:17 , Hebrews 4:3 
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But does this mean our Faith will never be challenged?  No. But because the battle is won, no Unbelief can appear!
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That is Victory in Jesus !

