Fruit and Nuts
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· 3 viewsGalatians is God’s strongest word against legalism. The flesh loves to do things religious—celebrate holy days, practice rituals, attempt to do good works for God. Many religious systems today mix law and grace and present a garbled, confused way of salvation that is actually a way of bondage (Gal. 2:4; 4:9; 5:1). Keeping the Sabbath, dietary laws, an earthly priesthood, holy days, obeying rules—all of these are swept away in Galatians and replaced by the glorious liberty the believer has through faith in Christ! Wiersbe, W. W. (1992). Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the New Testament (p. 515). Victor Books.
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Without a set of rules or religious practices to govern ourselves or others, how will a believer live a life that is good for them, cooperative with others, and desirable to God?
It’s a good question.
Reason would seem to dictate that we need rules.
“In the United States, it seems like we have laws, rules, and regulations to oversee just about everything. We don’t always like these rules, since they often mean that someone is telling us what to do, or keeping us from doing what we want. Yet to live in a civil society, we must have some rules to follow.” (Judiciallearningcenter.org)
Or as one contributor to Quora.com observed:
If there were no rules, people could easily act only in their own interest without considering how their actions affect others.
These answers would find wide acceptance. It was a part of the attraction that Judaism held for the Galatians.
It was also something with which Paul disagreed.
A Radical Proposition, Galatians 5:16-18
A Radical Proposition, Galatians 5:16-18
16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Define two words:
walk - our walk of life, not a momentary walk. Think: live
lust - desire
used by itself, I define it as anything I desire that God does not desire for me
used in conjunction, it refers to strong desire for good or bad
Delineate two natures
flesh - our natural, fallen state of life
spirit - our state of life indwelled by Spirit of God
Describe two states
our two natures oppose each other
our two natures frustrate us
decide between two choices
led by the law and our attempts to fulfill it
led by the spirit and fulfill the spirit of God’s law
The works of the flesh, Galatians 5:19-21
The works of the flesh, Galatians 5:19-21
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.
The Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-23
The Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-23
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.
A Clear Winner, Galatians 5:24-26
A Clear Winner, Galatians 5:24-26
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.
Crucify the flesh
Live in the Spirit
Cooperate in the world
One way, we bear fruit. The other way, we go nuts!