Growing Up in Christ

There are three states in which a man may be found. The unregenerate is still the natural man, not having the spirit of God. The regenerate who is still a baby in Christ, is the carnal man, giving way to the power of the flesh. The believer in whom the spirit has obtained full supremacy is the spiritual man. All that is carnal and sinful, the works of the flesh, must be cast out. Also, all that is carnal (however religious it appears), all confidence in the flesh and all effort must be rooted out. The soul must be brought into the subjection of Jesus Christ. In daily dependence on God, the Holy Spirit must be accepted, waited for, and followed.

—Andrew Murray