Over 90 times, the Apostle Paul speaks of the flesh.

So what does this key word mean for him?

It's a shrewd and important question for any Bible reader to get clarity on.

The question comes from a listener named Cheryl.

Pastor John, hello, and thank you for this podcast.

I listen to episodes every week of the gym.

I'm trying to come up with a clear definition of what Paul means by flesh or sarks in

the Greek.

Sometimes, Paul seems to be talking about the external physical body, and second Corinthians

75, 1 Timothy 316.

At other times, he seems to be talking about some internal nature causing sinful actions

and thoughts, Romans 8, 5 to 8, and Galatians 5, 17.

I'm confused.

What does Paul mean by flesh?

And do you have a clean definition to encompass it all?

Well, we'll see.

This really is, really is a crucial question, utterly crucial for understanding, especially

the Apostle Paul, who uses this concept so often.

So let's tackle it.

We have just a few minutes and you can write books on this.

So let me limit us to something I saw recently in getting ready for a look at the book

on Philippians.

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