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The Apostle did not mean that we should pay no
attention to the shortcomings of the flesh, either in
ourselves or in other disciples of Christ. All fleshly
weaknesses should be striven against, and they may frequently demand
rigorous treatment in the interest of the new heart,
mind and will; but nevertheless, we are to differentiate
distinctly between it and the weak mortal body, and are
to love and sympathize with the brother or sister, while
it may be necessary for us, in his or her interest, and
also in the interest of the Church, to reprove or rebuke
or otherwise correct the wrong course. The Apostle’s
definition as to how we are to know the two classes apart is that
the unregenerate will mind the things of the flesh, while
the regenerate will mind the things of the
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