THE NATURAL MAN AND THE SPIRITUAL MAN:  In 1 Corinthians 2:13 - 3:4, the converted Jewish Pharisee Saul of Tarsus (now the Apostle Paul) gives us a glimpse of what I call Biblical anthropology.  In short, he describes the two basic kinds of human beings in terms of their relationship with God.  This is of course very complex, and only God Himself sees and knows the heart of each of us, but though Paul shares this analysis with a troubled church, his goal seems to be that they can examine and understand their own spiritual state.  Believers have the mind of Jesus the Messiah (see Phillipians 2), meaning we have died to self and are learning to die daily as the Spirit teaches and enables us to live as born again men and women.  We must resist the habits and patterns of our Old Nature and obey the impulses of the New Nature that the Holy Spirit has planted and is nurturing wthin us.  Understanding the process of transformation can help us be more intentional in our faith.