Charles Spurgeon Commentary Romans 8:5-7

"For they that are after the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace: because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:" — Romans 8:5-7 (ASV)

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:

That mind with which we are all born is enmity against God, and however much refined or polished a man may be, however amiable or polite, however he may shine among his fellow creatures, if he has not had a new heart and a right spirit, he is at enmity against God, and he cannot enter heaven until a divine change has been worked in him. Some of you suppose because you have never been guilty of any vice, because you have not indulged in any great transgression, that therefore you do not require the work of regeneration in your hearts.

You will be greatly mistaken if you continue under that delusion until the last great day. For to be carnally minded, even though that carnal mind is in a body that is dressed in silks and satins, To be carnally minded is death, even though it is whitewashed until it looks like a spiritual one. To be carnally minded, even though you sow the carnal mind with a few good garden seeds of the flowers of morality, will still be nothing but damnation to you in the end. To be carnally minded is death; only, to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: