I explained the differences between...
The Natural Man (the unsaved person who is living simply in the natural, temporal, material realm)
The Carnal Man (the saved person who has not yet sought and received Divine cleansing from the sinful nature).
The Spiritual Man (the saved person who has surrendered and believed Christ for the fulness of the Holy Spirit which cleanses from the Old Man, the Double Mind).
I Also Addressed Purity and Maturity.
Purity can come at an early stage and is obtained through an ACT of grace.
Maturity is attained through GROWTH in grace.
The "perfect" person in...
Philippians 3:12 are those with resurrection perfection, and
Philippians 3:15, those with Biblical (Christian) Perfection.
Christian Perfection is attainable here and now.
Remember, Christian Perfection, or Biblical Perfection is not...
Absolute Perfection (possessed only by God), or
Angelic Perfection (possessed only by angels), or
Adamic Perfection (possessed only by Adam before his sin).
God provides Atonement Perfection for those who are totally surrendered to His will.
I spent time explaining to our children that there is no purity as long as there is the "remains of sin", the Old Man, the Carnal Mind.
Explained that God delivers ...from ALL sin.
