Does Romans 8:7-8 mean the carnal mind cannot believe?
Read what it says it cannot do: it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be, and they that are in the flesh cannot please God. Cannot submit to the law; cannot please God by it. Paul does not say cannot believe, and could not, having already set faith against law and works (Rom 3:27; 4:5). His own answer to the carnal mind is on the same page: the gospel is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth (Rom 1:16).
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Checked 2026-09-29 by Darren. Breadcrumb into "The Next Day: Ten More", the addendum to the essay The Other Day on X. It carries no quotation of its own that the essay does not carry; verification is INHERITED from the addendum, whose notes record every KJV fragment checked letter for letter (Rom 8:7-8; Eph 2:1; John 3:18-19; Rom 1:16; John 16:8; Acts 2:37, 2:41, 7:51; Heb 4:12; Matt 23:37; 1 Tim 2:1, 2:4, 2:6; Titus 3:2; John 6:40; Eph 1:13; John 1:12-13; Rom 3:27, 4:5) and the Greek (elencho G1651; katanysso and diaprio distinguished). Published alongside wave 6 because the addendum is live on the essay.
This answer is the short form. The argument is made at length in The Other Day on X: Romans 8:7-8: the carnal mind cannot.