How does the apostle paul die daily
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I believe Paul was referring to his flesh when he said ‘I die daily’. The flesh wants what it wants and it naturally wants to live a life of sin. Paul meant he had to fight the flesh daily and allow it to die if you want the Spirit to dominate in your life.
1 Cor 15:31 “I assure you, believers, by the pride which I have in you in [your union with] Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily [I face death and die to self].”
This is also true in Galatians 5:16-17.
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
How does the apostle paul die daily
For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.” As a Christian, we are to be led by the Holy Spirit.
But that doesn’t mean our fight with the flesh ceases. Actually, quite the opposite. As we mature in our faith, we die daily to the flesh even more so than when we firs