And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. Num 13:32 An Evil Report brings discouragement resulting in doubt and fear instead of faith and courage.

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Rom 8:6 Our mind is that which    ➛ connects our spirit to the physical universe    ➛ receives inputs from our 5 senses    ➛ organizes and prioritizes information    ➛ forms ideas and opinions about the world.      Because we were born with a Sin Nature and we live in a fallen world our minds are corrupt.     We must have our minds renewed so that we cease being Carnal Minded and become Spiritual Minded.      Being Spiritual Minded can only be done    ➛ by our New Spirit being    ➛ operating through our Soul    ➛ which has been transformed by the Word and Holy Spirit.      In that state our thinking, meditations, speech and actions reflect Truth and we experience Abundant Life Carnal Minded is the opposite.         ➛ It is disconnected from the Word and the Holy Spirit.         ➛ It ignores our New Spirit existence.         ➛ It continues to operate in the flesh.      In that state there is only disappointment, discouragement, disillusionment and death.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Rev 21:8 It is interesting that of all the vile sins that are enumerated here, the first two are the sins of fear and unbelief.      It could be that these two sins are the seeds from which all other sins sprout.      The last sin in the list is one that has become pervasive in our society.     Lying has become a part of the way many people do business.     It is also part and parcel of our political system.      There is no amount of wealth or power that is worth an eternity in the Lake Of Fire.