Can a person say they love God and still be an enemy of God?
Yes. The carnal mind is enmity against God. A person may say they love God and believe in Him, yet their old Adamic nature remains a rebel. Since a rebel is an enemy, they are still an enemy of God until that nature is dealt with.
Les explains that this truth is hard to comprehend because the carnal mind is anyone still under the control of the old Adam, who has never had the power of the gospel operate in their life. People may insist they do not hate God, that they love God and believe in Him and are not His enemy. But the book says they are, and the book does not lie. The reason is that their old Adamic nature is still a rebel. Les stresses that people must be convinced their old Adamic nature is a natural born rebel against the things of God. If you are a rebel, you are an enemy. He also notes the familiar expression, 'with friends like that, who needs enemies?'
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
More Questions
How can people who say they love God be enemies of God?
Even good people who say they love God and believe in him are, according to the book, actually enemies of God, because their old Adamic nature is still a rebel against the things of God.
Why are people who say they love God still enemies of God?
The reason people who claim to love God are still enemies is that their old Adamic nature is still a rebel.
Why does the Bible say someone who says they love God is an enemy of God?
People who say they love God, believe in him and are not his enemies can still be called enemies in the Bible because their old Adamic nature is still a rebel against the things of God.