JUSTIFICATION

FIRST, THE FLESH DESCRIBES YOUR INNER DISPOSITION PRIOR TO SALVATION (OR JUSTIFICATION).

Sometimes I refer to this in computer terms as your spiritual operating system. An operating system is the most important software that runs on a computer. It manages the computer’s memory and processes, as well as all of its software and hardware. Without an operating system, a computer is useless. Your computer’s operating system (OS) manages all of the software and hardware on the computer. Most of the time, there are several different computer programs running at the same time, and they all need to access your computer’s central processing unit (CPU), memory, and storage. The operating system coordinates all of this to make sure each program gets what it needs. Operating systems usually come pre-loaded on any computer you buy. Most people use the operating system that comes with their computer, but it’s possible to upgrade or even change operating systems. The three most common operating systems for personal computers are Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.[1] The flesh as Paul refers to it here is just like an operating system. It is the control center of your inner man prior to salvation. The flesh, provided for you through your connection to Adam (Romans 5), comes standard with every person. It manages everything about you – how you think, what you want, what you love, how you feel, and, ultimately, everything that you do. The flesh operating system in Adam suffers under universal depravity, as all have sinned. We are born sinners and become sinners. because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, The flesh refuses to submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so. The flesh is the operating system through which sin occurs. This sinful disposition can also be referred to as your old man.