You are right, because this gives evidence that such a person is not saved, not a Christian, not redeemed, not born again, and therefore will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Compare to Romans 8:9,
You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.
Clearly, those who are saved do not walk in the flesh, but in the Spirit, because the Spirit of God lives inside of them. Again, you must understand what true conversion is and what the evidence of that is.
To walk in the Spirit is a choice each person who is born again, and has been baptized in the Holy, must make. It is not some "automatic" for the Spirit filled believer to do this.
12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Romans 8:12-13
Here is the plain words from Paul, showing the Church in Rome, that is they live according to the flesh, they will die.
But if by the Spirit, them themselves put to death the deeds of the flesh they will live.
This choice is only for those who are in the Spirit and have the Spirit, and by the Spirit put to death the deeds of the flesh.
There are two ways for the Spirit filled Christian to live their live:
- According to the Spirit.
- According to the flesh.
The Choice for each Spirit filled Christian is to be a slave to their flesh, and it's sinful deeds, or be a slave to God and His righteousness, and bear fruit unto holiness.
16 Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin
leading to death, or of obedience
leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that
though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human
terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members
as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness
leading to
more lawlessness, so now present your members
as slaves
of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things
is death. 22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin
is death, but the gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:16-23
- Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
We as a Spirit filled Christian, either present ourselves as a slave to sin that springs forth from our flesh, or we present ourselves as a slave to Spirit of God that spring forth from our heart.
22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin
is death, but the gift of God
is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:22-23
Those who have chosen to become a slave of God and bring forth fruit unto holiness will in the end receive everlasting life.
- having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
JLB