It is death — spiritual death, which is eternal separation from God.
Les Feldick teaches that those who remain under the control of old Adam, living carnally, are headed for spiritual death. Romans 6:23 says the wages of sin is death, and Romans 8:6 says to be carnally minded is death. Les describes that death as separation from God forever, not an annihilation of existence.
Romans 6:23 — This is the clearest scriptural statement that the end result of sin is death, which Les identifies as the wages paid by old Adam.
Romans 8:6 — This verse directly says a carnally minded life ends in death, while spiritual mindedness brings life and peace.
Scripture is clear that a life lived according to the flesh ends in death. Romans 6:23 says, "For the wages of sin is death." Romans 8:6 adds, "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace." Romans 8:7 explains why: "Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be." The warning goes all the way back to Genesis 2:17, where God told Adam that eating the forbidden tree would bring death. Romans 1 also shows a downward path from idolatry to uncleanness, and Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live."
Les Feldick identifies living in idolatry and paganism as living under the control of old Adam, the natural fleshly state. In that condition the carnal mind is enmity against God — it is not subject to God's law. He says the end result of continuous carnality is spiritual death: separation from God forever, not an annihilation of existence. Les also teaches that idolatry has no moral code, so Paul's sequence in Romans 1 leads from idolatry to immorality. The flesh's fruit is death; the wages old Adam pays are eternal death. The only way out, Les explains, is through the Spirit and through Christ's substitutionary death, which crucifies old Adam and breaks his control.
Les Feldick explains that when Romans 8:6 says "to be carnally minded is death," it means spiritual death. That death is not an annihilation of existence; it is a separation from God. To be continuously carnally minded — to remain in old Adam — means spiritual separation from God not just for this life, but forever.
According to Les, idolatry has no moral code. He says pagan and mythological religions had immorality at their core, and the pagan temples of the Greek and Roman gods were glorified houses of prostitution. The biblical sequence in Romans 1 moves directly from the idolatry of verse 23 to the uncleanness of verse 24, and mankind is never satisfied to stay on that level.
Yes. Les quotes Romans 8:12-13: if you live after the flesh you will die, but if through the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the body you will live. He adds that the old Adamic nature's power must be totally broken, and only God's power can break it. That happens through Adam being crucified, which Les says is exactly what Scripture means by Christ dying our death in our place.
The Carnal Mind Is Enmity Against God
Les distinguishes two uses of the word 'carnal' and explains that in Romans 8:7 Paul is speaking of the unsaved carnal person whose mind is at enmity with God.
Spiritual Death Is Separation From God
Les teaches that being carnally minded is spiritual death, and that death means separation from God forever, not annihilation.
Idolatry Has No Moral Code
Les explains that idolatry leads to immorality because paganism lacks moral restraint, and Paul moves from idolatry to uncleanness in Romans 1.
The Lost Are Headed Only Toward Spiritual Death
Les says to be carnally minded is death, and lost people who remain in that condition are headed in only one direction: eternal spiritual death.
The Fruit of the Flesh Is Death
Les says the motions of sins in the flesh bring forth fruit, and the end result of that production is death — the wages old Adam pays.
Living After the Flesh Leads to Death
Les applies Romans 8:13, saying if you live after the flesh you will die, but through the Spirit's mortification of the body you shall live.
Carnal Mind Is Inherited From Adam
Les teaches that the carnal mind is the mind we're born with, inherited from Adam, and it is enmity against God; the fleshly mind ends in eternal doom.
Only Christ's Death Breaks Old Adam's Control
Les says no human effort can break the control of the old Adamic nature; Adam must be crucified, which is what Christ did in a substitutionary death.
Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
This verse states the universal principle that sin's wage is death, contrasted with God's gift of eternal life.
Romans 8:6: For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
This verse directly answers the question by identifying a carnal mind with death and a spiritual mind with life and peace.
Romans 8:7: Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
This verse shows why the carnal mind ends in death: it is hostile to God and cannot submit to His law.
Romans 8:13: For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
This verse gives the conditional outcome: living after the flesh means death, but mortifying the body by the Spirit means life.
Genesis 2:17: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
This is the original warning that disobedience brings death, and Les refers to it as the first admonition to Adam and Eve.
Romans 1:24: Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
This verse shows the connection between idolatry and God giving people up to uncleanness, which Les ties to immorality.
No. Les Feldick says it is spiritual death, which is separation from God, not an annihilation of existence. It is a separation that continues forever for those who remain carnally minded.
Les Feldick shows from Romans 1 that idolatry has no moral code and that Paul's sequence moves from the idolatry of verse 23 to the uncleanness of verse 24. He says pagan religions were rooted in immorality.
Les says the old Adamic nature must be crucified, and that God did this in a substitutionary manner when Christ died our death in our place. The believer then walks in the Spirit and mortifies the deeds of the body.
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