‘Those who live according to the flesh cannot delight God“
This passage concerns the sphere of our thinking. Our reasoning is rooted or in the body, that is, exclusively in our selfish interests. Or our reasoning is rooted in the Spirit, that is, we respect God's laws and our reasoning is vertical, that is, we think of eternity and effort to do God's will.
In the past, people thought that the center of everything was Earth and everything revolved around it, so they professed geocentrism. However, it was found to be a false opinion, and it was replaced with a message that the centre is the Sun and everything revolves around it, or heliocentrism. But then it turned out to be a false opinion. If we decision to the spiritual sphere, many people view their ego as the center of the full universe – and it is egocentric. If we are not truly believing in the Triune God, self-centeredness is the main program and content of our lives, and we are on a false path. The actual view is theocentrism: Theos – or God – is the center of the full universe and our lives.
In order for God to be at the center of a Christian's life, 1 must defy the regulation of his own ego with his thinking, or egocentricism, or bodily thinking. It is said: “DThe lewdness of the enemy's body is God, for it does not submit to God's Law, nor is it able to do so.It’s okay. ”
Conversion means accepting Christ as his Savior and besides as Lord. Imitating Christ means continuing in this direction and in this way--following Him and following Him, according to His call: “Rejoice yourself! Follow Me!” We must renounce the reasoning of the right body, and for us this constitutes a cross. We must patiently carry this cross and follow Jesus. Then we will have Golgot--a separation from the "old man"--and then enter eternal glory in heaven. This is the program for all Christian: man or woman, monk or priest.
The false attitude of parents is to force a increasing boy or girl to disown the spirit of the planet and defy it without providing conditions for conversion. Without actual conversion, self-denial is simply a burden that everyone wants to shed as rapidly as possible. But if he repents, he will change his thinking—and the Spirit of God will give it to him—there will be another phase of the conflict to not return to the world. That is why he needs surviving fellowship and encouragement in the way of following Christ.
