Bible Photographs of the Old Man (Carnality)

The below material comes from the book "The Old Man" written by E.G. Marsh. I am compelled today to spend some time focusing on what is carnality and what it is not. It is not a "character flaw." The old man is inbred sin, inner corruption, the bent toward sin.  It is destroyed in the experience of entire sanctification, which is a divine act preceded by the Christian's entire consecration and faith. Below are some Biblical descriptions of the Old Man.


SOME BIBLE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OLD MAN

Almost innumerable are the traits or manifestations of the old man. In the sinner, the old man reigns supremely. Going to the Word of God, we shall first endeavor to get some photographs of him as a whole. Later, by the grace and help of the Holy Spirit, we hope to take up some of the most important details of this noted old man.

To get a life-like picture of him, study the following:

1. The whole head-sick. -- Isa. 1:5.

2. Eyes -- full of adultery.-- 2 Pet. 2:14.

3. Mouth -- full of cursing. -- Rom. 3:14.

4. Lips -- poison of asps. -- Rom. 3:13.

5. Tongue-- full of deadly poison. -- Jas. 3:8.

6. Throat -- an open sepulchre. -- Rom. 3:13.

7. Hands -- full of blood. -- Isa. 1:15.

8. Feet -- swift to shed blood. -- Isa. 59:7.

9. Bones -- full of sins of youth. -- Job 20:11.

10. Heart -- deceitful, proud, depraved, jealous, murderous, revengeful, corrupt, desperately wicked, hard, impenitent, Satan's throne, covetous, unthankful, unholy, fierce, adulterous, etc., etc. -- Bible, Genesis to Revelation.

11. From head to foot -- wounds, putrefying sores. -- Isa. 1:6.

"The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear." -- Ps 58:3,4.

STATE OF NATURAL HUMAN HEART -- TOTAL DEPRAVITY

Mark 7:21-23

Evil thoughts
Adulteries
Fornications
Murders
Thefts
Wickedness
Deceit
Lasciviousness
An evil eye
Blasphemy
Pride
Foolishness

2 Tim. 3:2-5

Lovers of self
Unthankful
Unholy
Without natural affection
Trucebreakers
False
Heady
Highminded
Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God

Gal. 5:19-21

Adultery
Fornication
Uncleanness
Lasciviousness
Idolatry
Witchcraft
Hatred
Variance
Emulations
Wrath
Strife
Seditions
Heresies

Isa. 1:5, 6

Whole head sick
Whole heart faint from sole of foot even unto the head
No soundness
Wounds
Bruises
Putrefying sores

Rom. 1:29-32

Unrighteousness
Fornication
Wickedness
Covetousness
Maliciousness
Envy
Murder
Debate
Deceit
Malignity
Whisperers
Backbiters
Haters of God
Despiteful
Proud
Boasters
Inventors of evil things
Disobedient to parents
Without natural affection
Implacable
Unmerciful

Rom. 3:10-18

Not one righteous
None understandeth
None seeketh after God
All gone astray
Unprofitable
Not one doeth good
Throat an open sepulchre
Tongues use deceit
Poison of asps under lips
Mouth full of cursing and bitterness
Feet swift to shed blood
Destruction and misery are in their way
The way of peace have they not known
No fear of God.

"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of he world." -- l John 2:15, 16.