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Don McClain W. 65th St church of Christ - 9/16/2007

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“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?”

Galatians 5:19-26

Paul Defends His Apostleship - (1:11-2:21)

Promise of Abraham Not Through The Law But Through Faith In Christ! - (3:1-29)

In Christ We Are Adopted As Sons & Heirs of God Through Christ! - (3:26-4:7)

Paul’s Concern For The Churches! - (4:8-20)

“Allegory of Hagar & Sarah”—(4:21-31)

“Stand Fast—Don’t Fall!” - 5:1-7

“Sin of Hindering Others” - 5:8-15

“The Flesh, (Law), & åSpirit, (Gospel), Produce Different Things” - 5:16-26

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Galatians 5:18-26 (NKJV)

18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident,

which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions,

dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit

the kingdom of God.

Galatians 5:18-26 (NKJV)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,

faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those

who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us

not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

The Nature of The Fruit Produced Is Dependent Upon Which System One

Follows!

Main Point of the Text

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Works of the Flesh

Fruit of the

Spirit

The Nature of The Fruit Produced Is Dependent Upon Which System One

Follows!

Main Point of the Text

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Works of the Flesh

Fruit of the

Spirit

The Nature of The Fruit Produced Is Dependent Upon Which System One

Follows!

Main Point of the Text

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Works of the Flesh

Fruit of the

Spirit

The Nature of The Fruit Produced Is Dependent Upon Which System One

Follows!

Main Point of the Text

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Sexual Sins:✴ Adultery: Violation of

Marriage Vows & Bond

✴ Fornication: Sex outside of marriage - also other sexual sins

✴ Uncleanness: Moral Impurity

✴ lewdness: Stirring Unlawful Sexual Desires, Lack of Restraint

Works (Fruit) of The Flesh

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

False Religion:✴ Idolatry: - Worship False

Gods, Images, False Prophets, False Claims of Revelations, Expressions of False Worship

✴ Sorcery: - False Claims of Magic & miracles, False messages from ‘gods’ & the dead, drug induced visions & experiences.

Works (Fruit) of The Flesh

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Sinful Attitudes: One Leads to Another

✴ Hatred: Enmity, despising someone✴ Contentions: Strife, variance,

expresses enmity✴ Jealousies: emulations, ill will✴ Outbursts of Wrath: Anger fits,

rage✴ Selfish ambitions: Rivalry✴ Dissensions: Seditions, standing

apart, self-seeking division✴ Heresies: forming a sect, a formal

separation, division

Works (Fruit) of The Flesh

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Other Sins

✴ Envyings: “the feeling of displeasure produced by witnessing or hearing of the advantage or prosperity of others.” [Vine’s]

✴ Murders: Unlawful Taking of Life

✴ Drunkenness: Intoxication

✴ Revellings: Intoxicated Party-making, - “engagement in a fast, self-indulgent lifestyle, indulgence” [BDAG]

Works (Fruit) of The Flesh

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Other Sins

✴ “Such Like”—All Other Sinful Attitudes & Conduct - This list is only representative and not exhaustive.

✴ The Result of Turning To ANY System, Other Than The Gospel, Is Eternity in Hell!

Works (Fruit) of The Flesh

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

The Result of Union with Christ, His Character, His Teaching:

✴ Love: Of God & man - Seeking the Welfare of Others - unselfishness!

✴ Joy: Delight, Rejoicing in Things Right & Good - Not based on externals but rather the “delight of love satisfied”(Contrast with Momentary Pleasure of Sin) - Phili 4:4; 1 John 1:4

✴ Peace: Contentment due to a right relationship with God – Phili 4:7

Fruit of The Spirit

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

The Result of Union with Christ, His Character, His Teaching:

✴ Longsuffering: Forbearance, Patience, Restraint When Provoked, Enduring Trials - James 5:7-9

✴ Kindness, -“Sweet Reasonableness” - An approachable disposition – Not caustic – Eph. 2:7; Col. 3:12

✴ Goodness, - Uprightness of heart & life, doing good - Beneficence, Acting with Kindness - Eph. 5:9; 2 Thes 1:11

Fruit of The Spirit

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

The Result of Union with Christ, His Character, His Teaching:

✴ Faithfulness, - Complete trust in God producing fidelity - Luke 16:10-12

✴ Gentleness, - Suffers wrong without resentment – strong, firm, but gentle. – Eph. 4:2; Col. 3:12; Gal. 6:1

✴ Self-control. - Bringing all thoughts and actions into harmony with the divine standard – Acts 24:25; 1 Cor. 9:25-27; 2 Cor. 10:5

Fruit of The Spirit

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Against such there is no law ✴ Fruit - these characteristics

combine to describe the character & state of the one in Christ.

✴ Such character traits fulfill rather than violate God’s law - thus answering the Judaizer’s claim that the gospel did not provide what was necessary to moral & godly living.

✴ These Traits Destroy, Replace, & Prevent Works of the Flesh!

Fruit of The Spirit

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

The Power of the Gospel ✴ Christians belong to Christ as His

purchased possession - 1 Cor. 6:19-20; Rom 8:1,2

✴ Those in Christ have crucified, put to death the flesh . . . to live for Him Who died for them - cf. Rom 6:1-6; 2 Cor 5:15

✴ The Gospel delivers the sinner from the bondage of sin & empowers the believer to live a Holy life - Rom 6-8

Fruit of The Spirit

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

The Power of the Gospel

✴ The Spirit Gave Life thru the Gospel—Follow It! - Rom 1:16,17; 1 John 1:5-10; 2 John 1:9

✴ Follow the Spirit - the gospel: Avoid Contention, Strife, Bitterness - Luke 18:10,11; 1 Cor. 1:10-13; Gal 5:13-15

Fruit of The Spirit

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

LoveJoyPeaceLongsufferingGentlenessGoodnessFaithMeeknessTemperance

AdulteryFornicationUncleannessLasciviousnessIdolatry EnvyingsWitchcraft MurdersHatred DrunkennessVariance RevellingsEmulations Such LikeWrathStrifeSeditionsHeresies

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

THESE Destroy, Replace, & Prevent THESE

Christ Came to Deliver Us from This Present Evil World

He Invites Us to Enter a New Life (Gal. 3:26-27):

Walk in the Spirit, Not the Flesh!

Continue to Grow in Christ

Do Not Return to a Life of Sin & Error

“Are We Bearing The Fruit of The Flesh or Spirit?” - 5:19-26

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV)

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Galatians 3:26-29 (NKJV) 26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female;

for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the

promise.

Galatians 5:16 (NKJV) I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not

fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Charts by Don McClainPrepared August 17,18, 2013

Preached August 18, 2013West 65th Street church of Christ

P.O. Box 190062Little Rock AR 72219501-568-1062

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