Romans 8:7

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Cross-reference

Romans 8:4 Contrast

Romans 8:4 shows walking by the Spirit fulfills the law — opposite of the fleshly mind which cannot submit.

Romans 8:6 Parallel

Romans 8:6 says the fleshly mind leads to death — verse 7 gives the reason: it cannot submit to God.

Romans 8:5 Parallel

Romans 8:5 contrasts minds set on flesh versus Spirit — setting up the hostile mindset that verse 7 then explains.

Romans 1:28 Parallel

Romans 1:28 shows God giving people up to a debased mind—the fruit of the hostile, fleshly mind described in Romans 8:7.

Romans 1:30 Parallel

Romans 1:30 lists 'haters of God' as a specific expression of the hostility toward God that marks the fleshly mind in Romans 8:7.

Romans 7:22 Contrast

Romans 7:22 shows delight in God's law inwardly — contrasting with the fleshly mind that is hostile to it.

Romans 7:7-14 explains the law's holiness and sin's deceit — background for why the flesh cannot submit to God's law.

Romans 5:10 Parallel

Romans 5:10 says we were once enemies of God—the same enmity that defines the fleshly mind in Romans 8:7, but now reconciliation is available.

Romans 3:11 Parallel

Romans 3:11 states no one seeks God — directly parallel to the fleshly mind's hostility and refusal to submit to God's law.

Romans 7:9 Parallel

Romans 7:9 shows sin springing to life when the law comes — illustrating how the law exposes the fleshly mind's rebellion.

Romans 3:31 Contrast

Romans 3:31 declares that faith upholds the law — contrasting with the fleshly mind's inability to submit.

John 15:23 Parallel

John 15:23 directly states that hating Jesus means hating the Father—the same enmity against God that Romans 8:7 says characterizes the fleshly mind.

1 John 2:16 Parallel

1 John 2:16 specifies desires of flesh, eyes, and pride as worldly — detailing the fleshly mindset that cannot submit to God.

John 15:24 Parallel

John 15:24 shows people hated both Jesus and the Father despite his works—demonstrating the active hostility Romans 8:7 says is inherent in the fleshly mind.

1 Corinthians 2:14 states the natural person cannot understand spiritual things — paralleling the fleshly mind's inability to submit to God's law.

Ephesians 4:18 describes darkened understanding and separation from God—the result of the fleshly mind's enmity identified in Romans 8:7.

Colossians 1:21 says believers were once enemies in their minds—directly echoing Romans 8:7's description of the fleshly mind as hostile to God.

In Hebrews 8:10, God promises to write His law on hearts — directly contrasting the fleshly mind that cannot submit to God's law.

James 4:4 Parallel

James 4:4 states that friendship with the world is enmity against God—directly matching Romans 8:7's claim that the fleshly mind is hostile to God.

1 John 2:15 Parallel

1 John 2:15 equates love for the world with lacking the Father's love — reinforcing the enmity with God from a fleshly mindset.

In Matthew 12:34, Jesus asks how evil hearts can speak good — mirroring the fleshly mind's inability to submit to God's law.

John 7:7 Parallel

John 7:7 says the world hates Jesus for exposing evil—mirroring the fleshly mind's enmity against God from Romans 8:7.

Jeremiah 13:23 uses the leopard's spots to illustrate the natural inability to do good — echoing the fleshly mind's incapacity to submit to God's law.

Proverbs 28:26 calls self-trust foolish – mirroring the fleshly mind's self-reliance that refuses God's law.

In Genesis 8:21, God declares man's heart evil from youth — the foundational truth behind the fleshly mind's hostility to God.

Job 15:13 Parallel

In Job 15:13, turning one's spirit against God parallels the fleshly mind's hostility in Romans 8:7.

Job 21:14 Parallel

Job 21:14 shows people telling God to leave them alone – a direct parallel to the fleshly mind's refusal to submit.

Psalm 81:15 Parallel

Psalm 81:15 describes those who hate the LORD – the same hostility as the fleshly mind set against God.

Ephesians 2:16 says Christ put to death hostility through the cross — contrasting the hostility described in Romans 8:7.

Ephesians 2:3 describes living in fleshly desires and being by nature deserving wrath — directly parallel to the hostile fleshly mindset.

2 Corinthians 3:18 describes Spirit-led transformation into God's image — contrasting with the fleshly mind's hostility and inability to submit.

Isaiah 1:4 Parallel

Isaiah 1:4 portrays Israel spurning the Holy One – a vivid parallel to the hostile mind that rejects God.

Isaiah 30:11 has people demanding to be left alone by God – exactly the rebellion of the fleshly mind.

Ezekiel 14:5 speaks of hearts deserting God for idols – parallel to the fleshly mind's hostility and turning away.

Amos 8:5 Parallel

Amos 8:5 shows impatience with Sabbath – a refusal to submit to God's law, paralleling the fleshly mind.

In Matthew 15:19, Jesus lists evil thoughts and acts from the heart — illustrating the flesh's hostility described here.

Jeremiah 42:6 expresses full obedience to God – a direct contrast to the fleshly mind that cannot submit.

In Matthew 22:37, the command to love God fully — the very law the flesh refuses to submit to, showing the contrast.

Mark 7:21 Parallel

In Mark 7:21, Jesus says evil thoughts come from within — same depiction of the flesh's rebellious heart.

John 5:42 Parallel

In John 5:42, Jesus says they lack love for God — exactly the hostility of the flesh described here.

John 6:44 Parallel

In John 6:44, Jesus teaches that no one can come unless drawn — paralleling the flesh's inability to submit to God.

John 5:44 Parallel

In John 5:44, Jesus notes they seek human glory instead of God's — the flesh's mindset opposing God.

John 8:43 Parallel

In John 8:43, Jesus points to a similar inability to understand or accept his word — mirroring the fleshly mind's refusal to submit.

Leviticus 26:15 describes spurning God's statutes — showing the active rejection that matches the fleshly mind's hostility.

James 4:1 Parallel

James 4:1 traces fights to warring passions—the same fleshly hostility that resists God's law in Romans 8:7.

In 2 Thessalonians 2:12, those who delight in unrighteousness are condemned—the same refusal to submit to God's law as the fleshly mind here.

Psalm 53:1 Parallel

Psalm 53:1 describes the fool who denies God—a concrete example of the hostility toward God that Romans 8:7 attributes to the fleshly mind.

Ephesians 4:19 portrays those given over to sensuality—the practical outworking of the fleshly mind's hostility to God from Romans 8:7.

Galatians 3:10 pronounces a curse on those failing to keep the law — parallel to the fleshly mind's inability to submit to God's law.

2 Timothy 3:4 lists lovers of pleasure rather than God—an expression of the fleshly mind's hostility described in Romans 8:7.