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Carnal Mind Study
Chapter 1 - Questions
What is a reason that it seems our faith is not working?
What is the only power satan has over the believer?
How does the mind of the flesh respond to God?
Why did the Apostle Paul call the Corinthian Christians “carnal?”
Give the meaning of “Flesh.”
Give the meaning of “carnal mind.”
Explain Galatians 5: 16, 17
Give one of the causes of a New Creation reverting back to the carnal mind and nature, according to Chapter 1.
What do we mean when we use the word “governing” by the Holy Spirit?
How does gravity illustrate the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus and
the law of sin & death?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 2 – Questions
Explain the principle of “twos.”
Define “mammon.”
What is the “myth of neutrality?”
What is the clear division between the carnal mind and the mind of the Spirit?
How can you live a “redeemed from the curse” life?
What specifically did you gain from this chapter?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 3 – Questions
What happened to Asa’s Heart during 20 years of peace?
How did “reliance” change King Asa’s life?
Could it be that personal peace & affluence, like King Asa, has subtly influenced us to “rely on” the arm of flesh?
How does “seeking God” and “relying on God” connect based on King
Asa’s life?
What does the book of Micah indicate happens to people who presumptuously think God is going to deliver them, though they are living
a life of “mixture.”
Is it scriptural to view our completed salvation as fact? If so or if not, tell why.
Carnal Mind - Chapter 4 – Questions
How do we become partakers of “His Divine Nature?”
Are we “born” into being “governed” by the nature of Christ?
What gives us access to “all things that pertain to life & Godliness?”
What is the proof of “religion?”
What does “good flesh, bad flesh” mean?
What does Proverbs 11:2 teach you?
Where do all of your “issues” come from?
What does Jeremiah 17:9 mean?
How can we “know” our own hearts?
What are the two sources from which our hearts are influenced?
What did you learn about your heart in this chapter?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 5 – Questions
What does I Cor 2:14 say about the carnal mind?
What happens when you interpret the Word through reasoning, logic, intellect?
What is the position of the mind of the flesh to God?
What scriptures tell us the old nature cannot be rehabilitated?
How does Galatians 4: 28-31 relate to your life?
What does Galatians 5:1 mean?
If we are not under the law, why does Galatians speak to us?
Give a scripture stating what our New Creation relationship is with the flesh?
Give a definition of “self-righteousness.”
What did you get out of this chapter?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 6 – Questions
How does II Corinthians 11:3 relate to our lives today?
How could we define the “good” from the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil?
How does the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil parallel Secular Humanism?
What were the Corinthians “tolerating” that Paul was speaking about in reference to the “different gospel?”
What does “transferring your allegiance” mean in Galatians 1:6? (Amp)
What do the scriptures in Galatians 1 & I Thessalonians tell us that defines
the “different gospel?”
To what can we trace the “different gospel?”
How does the quote from Francis Shaeffer speak to you?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 7 – Questions – Pt 1
What is the form that the “world spirit” is taking today?
“It is more important to know what you are for……………..(John Garlock)
How does this quote enlighten us for today?
What does “flesh against flesh” mean?
Darkness only invades……………………
Define Secular Humanism, using the definitions given in this chapter.
What does “spoil you through philosophy” (Col 2:8) mean?
Any creed or religion is most powerful when………………
What is the “subliminal” effect?
Write & Memorize the last sentence on Page 39.
Carnal Mind - Chapter 7 – Questions Pt 2
Give 3 things that reveal that we have been influenced by Secular Humanism
a.
b.
c.
Give the names of two famous educators in America and tell what impacted you about each from what you read in this chapter.
a.
b.
Why is separation of religion & state in our schools a hoax?
What does “autonomy” mean?
What does “situational ethics” mean?
What influence of Secular Humanism is the Trojan Horse for the younger
generation? Are you affected by that influence?
How did Horace Mann use the Bible in the classroom?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 8 – Questions
How does the definition of “Laodicea” connect the “different gospel” with
Secular Humanism?
Is the church’s first focus to be “meeting the needs of people?” If not, what is to be our first focus.
Why doesn’t focus on the people – not work, mean have sustaining results?
Complete this statement….”Secular Humanism is to one’s belief system what
chemotherapy is……..
What is the unrecognized source of the double-mindedness in the church?
Discuss the interpretation of Galatians 5:17
How does John 6:43 & 44 and John 12:42 & 43 enlighten us about the “Different Gospel?”
What happens if the Sons of God neglect their legitimate authority in the earth?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 9 – Questions
Why do we need a clear trumpet sound in the church today?
What do I need to understand about “philosophy” from Col 2:8?
The thoughts that we do not take captive………………
Quote a “very good one line description of Secular Humanism to which we should give attention.”
What allows the devil to “take us captive at his will?
How do we deliver ourselves out of this snare as stated in II Tim 2:25,26?
According to Col 2:8, what is the effect of “following the elementary traditions
of the universe?”
“It isn’t the natural universe that is at war with God; it is the……………………
Give the definition of “syncretism” and how it relates to you.
Carnal Mind - Chapter 10 – Questions
What did you learn in this chapter about “invalidating” the Word of God in
your life?
How does this “invalidating” work?
What determines whether the Word of God will “prosper in the thing whereto I sent it” – in my life?
How important is the parable in Mark 4 – and why?
What is satan primarily after in our lives – and why?
What has the power to choke the Word & make it unfruitful in my life?
How do the answers to the last question relate to Secular Humanism”
Quote Proverbs 4:23 and why you think it is so important.
What releases the supernatural power of God’s Word in your life according to
I Thessalonians 2:13?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 11 – Questions
In your own words, tell what is meant by the “desires of the flesh” opposing
the “desires of the Spirit.”
What is a summary statement of a “life of faith?”
What does the scripture about old & new wine reveal about the typical attitude towards change, towards something different than what we presently believe?
Do you think our “old wine” can also become laced with religious tradition?
Explain
Is there anything or anyone in your life that you might esteem or honor more than your relationship with God?
How do you feel to know that the glory can depart from our life and we not realize it, like Samson?
Do you recognize any formulas or traditions you may be relying on in your walk with the Lord, similar to the “piece of bronze?”
What is specifically stated as carrying the “power of witchcraft” over a
believer?
Do you recognize any “bewitching” taking place in your life?
Can the “flesh” or “carnal mind” really be changed by religious behavior modification? Why or why not?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 12 – Questions
What is natural life on earth, apart from faith and the Word of God, controlled by?
How do we know that the heart and the spirit are not the same?
Why is it important to distinguish between our heart and spirit?
What is the main difference in the ways of the Holy Spirit and the ways of the carnal nature, interacting with a person?
Have you ever had difficulty knowing if something affecting you was from
Holy Spirit or “you?”
Give a statement about faith.
Do you have a hunger for knowing the Father – or do you find yourself satisfied with His blessings?
According to Prov 23:7…what actually DEFINES a person?
Complete this statement: The THINKING that takes place in the depth of our
inner being,_________________________________________________________
Brain research shows our thinking is 10% conscious & 90% NonConscious …meaning it springs up involuntarily. Compared with scriptures, that NonConscious is our heart…and all of the “issues of life” are springing from that source. Jeremiah 17 states that we do not know our own
heart, being consistent with the “NonConscious” concept.
Carnal Mind - Chapter 13 – Questions
According to the Word, _______________________________________________.
The Heart of man is somewhat of a ____________________________(one word).
What is the power and some of the functions of the heart?
Complete this sentence…” Many of the thoughts guiding and defining
our lives___________________________________________________________.
The thoughts that endure and guide us are the ones that become _____________
We can grow the thoughts of God in our heart, ____________________________
______________________________________. (Mark 4…Parable of Sower)
We become partakers of His Divine Nature by_____________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
What does Roman 6:16 tell a believer about the bondages in one’s life?
What is the assignment of Holy Spirit?
How does the “governing” of Holy Spirit come about in a believer’s life?
Carnal Mind - Chapter 14 - Questions
“Walking after the Spirit is _____________________________________;
walking by faith is _____________________________________________.”
What is the “Galatians error?”
“Faith is to be __________, ______________, and ___________ to the _______
____________________of the realm of the ___________, the Kingdom of God.”
According to Romans 10: 2 & 3, what is the effect of being ignorant of the
Righteousness of God?
Without accepting and embracing the Kingdom of God as revealed in the Gospels and the Book of Acts, how will you react to the Pauline Revelation?
What revelation does Paul present in the Epistles?
Give 3 important points from Luke 4: 18 & 19
a.
b.
c.
What does the word “promise” mean in the New Covenant?
Why is it a mistake to teach “grace” with teaching “faith?”
How do we know what things are in the “unseen, invisible realm?”
Carnal Mind - Chapter 15 – Questions
What is “Faith 101?”
Mixing Faith with the Word (message) is called: ____________
According to Hebrews 4:6, why did the children of Israel fail to enter what
God had prepared?
To appropriate means to___________________________________________.
The measure of maturity is the _______________________of a believer by the
Spirit and the Word.
Does experiencing miraculous deliverance, miraculous provision, miraculous healings, etc. – assure that one will not have an evil heart of unbelief?
What does Galatians 4:1 mean to you?
Do you feel there is a strong emphasis on spiritual maturity in the church today?
Do you feel the church is still pretty much like the Corinthian church, having
spiritual experiences, spiritual giftings…but yet carnal?
It is the strong influence of the _______, working with ____________________,
that creates the ______________described in Galatians 5:17, the __________
and the _________ at war.
The Body of Christ is immature (lead by senses) because we have not
________________________________________, a process by which our senses
will become _______________, ______________, and ___________________ in
the Word of Righteousness.
Carnal Mind - Chapter 16 – Questions – Pt 1
Seasons of correction will bring the ___________________________________.
The effect of humanistic thought is ____________________________________
______________________________________in place of ________________.
What brought the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?
“If the salt loses its savor, it is _________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
What does this say about the church today?
Where there is no absolute authority, ___________________________________.
What does Hebrews 12:8 state about one doesn’t think they need correction?
What do you think it is about secular humanism that erodes the concept of
correction by our Heavenly Father?
How does the mind of the flesh influence one regarding correction?
Find several points in ISA 30:18 that reveal the Father’s heart motivation & provision for mankind and discuss them.
Carnal Mind - Chapter 16 – Questions – Pt 2
Define & discuss the word “mercy” based on it’s meaning in this chapter.
Based on what Hebrews 12:10 (Amp) says about correction from our Heavenly Father, do you think the carnal mind has influenced your perception of correction?
Give the definition of “chasten” and discuss it along with the word “scourge.”
What would the terminology “Father of Spirits” (vs 9) – seem to indicate when
It comes to correction?
Of the 8 points of “what to look for in Hebrews 12: 5 – 11,” which 4 (or more) points do you need to change your inner thinking about in regards to correction
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Why is it important to incorporate verses 11 – 13 with the previous 6 verses
in regards to correction?
Isaiah – says to “Put ON the Garment of Praise…for (in place of) the spirit
of heaviness.”
If we value the seasons of correction, we must not allow the thinking of the carnal mind try to interpret what the Father is doing …recognizing the tendency toward self-pity and attachments to loss and the things that Paul
said he was “forgetting.” The “Issues” series is very helpful in this process.
Carnal Mind - Chapter 17 – Questions
What does 2 Timothy 2:25-26 lay out as the way to “recover ourselves” from the snare?
What is remorse and regret and how has it influenced your life?
What is the true definition taken from the scripture in Matthew 27 regarding Judas (“repented himself”)
What is the “pendulum effect” and what scripture is it taken from?
What is the root of one not being able to forgive oneself?
Discuss 2 Corinthians 7:1 and how it relates to the subject of “ghosts of the past.”
What is the defining line between the life of the flesh and the life of the spirit?
What was the key to Paul’s overcoming the “buffeting” in his life?
Do you think we have revelation and the blood of Jesus if we still live with
a consciousness of guilt and shame?
The neglect of _____________________________has rendered these and other scriptures mere head knowledge, to which we give mental assent.
Memorize and quote ISA 16: 13 – 14 from the Amplified version.
Carnal Mind - Chapter 18 – Questions
What specific points can you learn about Amalek from Exodus 17:14,16 AMP?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Amalek represents ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Why is this enemy of God (“ites”) – more significant than other enemies mentioned in the Old Testament?
What does the name “Amalek” mean”_______________________________________________________
What did God specifically make note of about Amalek in Deut 25: 17 – 19 and
what was being demonstrated by Amalek according to this scripture?
What specific directive to the children of Israel (Deut 25:19) – should be
applied to the church today?
Do you recognize the “devouring” effect of the spirit of Amalek today?
According to 2 Samuel 15:1-2 (AMP) – specifically why did God tell Saul to smite and utterly destroy Amalek and all they had and spare not?
How did Samuel demonstrate the fear of the Lord?
The spirit of Amalek is __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Carnal Mind - Chapter 19 - Questions
What does the word “advance” mean?
What did God first call to Joshua’s attention about entering Jericho?
What is referred to as the “labyrinth of mental assent?”
What must be add to the “testimony” of others – to possess the same reality in our lives?
Can you distinguish between “faith teaching” – and the Word that teaches faith?
When we don’t recognize the enemy of God, the _________________________
faith becomes __________________.
Man’s senses, if untrained in the ________________________________________
will always work with the ______________________________________________
against the _________________________________________________________
The carnal mind is referred to as the ____________________________________
_____________________________________________________Proverbs 3:5 – 6
The carnal mind cannot _______________________nor will it allow you to
______________________________________.
The carnal mind is __________________________________________________.
Carnal Mind - Chapter 20 – Questions – Pt 1
Our definition of Faith…to be influenced, __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
Believe means a persuasion that leads to _________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
Being “fully persuaded” is of the _________, not the ________, at first.
All faith is based upon the principle of “believing __________________________
and “__________________ with your mouth.”
“We all ________what we __________.”
Give 3 scriptures that reveal how the Word judges our heart, and discuss them.
What does this chapter reveal about being double-minded in faith?
Faith has _________________________based on the Word of God.
Faith without __________________________is called “dead.”
If you put the definitions of _________and ________ into practice, you will be
_________________________________________________________________.
Carnal Mind – Chapter 20 – Questions – Pt 2
In Mark 4: 16 & 17, what happens to the Word if it isn’t rooted in our hearts?
What are the 2 kinds of unbelief?
a.
b.
An unpersuadable attitude toward the __________________is a man that is
______________ to allow the _______________________to ________________.
_______ and ______ are two present tense words.
Faith is of the _________________________, the realm of _____________.
Faith is not subject to, ________________________, TIME. It is always _______.
The world that we _____, that is _________, was made from _________________
_____________________, by the________________________________.
II Cor 4:18 says that we ___________________________________________________________________
but at the unseen. For the things that are _______are_____________________,
but the things that are ___________are _________________________.
How can John 6:47 (AMP) – help you to understand believing & receiving?
“But to as many as _________________, to them gave He power to become the
Sons of God, ____________________________________________.”
Carnal Mind - Chapter 20 – Questions - Pt 3
Denial in psychology (study of the mind) is ________________________________
_________________________________________________. It can be an almost
________________________ in the mind when one is unable to come to terms
with ___________________________________________.
Denial will benefit ____________in terms of actually _______________________,
as the source of its operation (flesh) actually _____________________________.
_________ is very close to the ________________________practice, which
originates in the ____________________, not the _____________________.
Discuss how Romans 4:17 is sometimes misunderstood & used in denial.
Authentic _______ does not ______the existence or ___________________of
anything.
The word presumption means “________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.”
The Bible definition of presumption carries the thought of being “___________
_________________________________________________________________.”
Presumption is a fruit of __________.
What does 2 Timothy 2: 25-26 tell us about recovering out of theses snares?
Carnal Mind - Chapters 21 & 22 – Questions
The “different gospel” Paul talked about is the self-centered, _______________
_________________________________________________________________.
How can one avoid many of the snares and counterfeits of faith?
To Acknowledge is to ________________________________________....who He
is,_____________________________________________________________.
Discuss the 5 scripture portions that reveal the power of “acknowledging God”….meaning audibly, verbally.
Acknowledging, ______________and ______________God acts as a __________
against the ____________________, as you ____________________for the
fulfillment of His Word.”
There is no higher privilege than________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
Promise – in the New Testament carries the thought of “____________________,
an announcement of _________________________,but can only be accessed by
faith.
All that God has done for us will be _____________________________________,
If __________________________isn’t taught alongside of grace.
Discuss Luke 4:18 (AMP) - & ask yourself if you have accessed this PROMISE.
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