Christians who become carnal in their behavior can expect God to lovingly discipline them (Hebrews 12:5-11) so they can be restored to close fellowship with Him and be trained to obey Him. God’s desire in saving us is that we would progressively grow closer to the image of Christ (Romans 12:1-2), becoming increasingly spiritual and decreasingly carnal, a process known as sanctification.
Mapenzi ya Mungu katika kutuokoa sisi ni kwamba kuendelea kukua karibu na mfano wa Kristo (Warumi 12:12), tuzidi kuwa wa kiroho na umwili wetu kupungua, mchakato unaojulikana kama utakaso.