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Nov 2025
13m 55s

What Is a ‘Fleshly’ Christian?

DESIRING GOD
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Are “fleshly” Christians truly Christian? Pastor John traces Paul’s distinctions between natural people, carnal Christians, and spiritual Christians. 
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