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Intro
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life:
“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.
”It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
One is evil–he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”
He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
The same fight is going on inside you–and inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
Taken from another source...
As Christians there are two parts of us at war.
There is a war within you, for you.
One looks like freedom, but in the end will enslave you.
The other looks like slavery, but in the end will set you free.
Which will you choose?
Today we will come from an epistle (letter) written to the church in Galatia.
This is a congregation that had the Gospel and began to fall into the grasp of a false Gospel.
This Gospel was perverted with the teachings that one first had to become a righteous Jew in order to then become a “good” Christian.
Paul teaches them that they have freedom in Christ and are not bound to the burdensome Law.
It is in our passage today that we see the differences between what the flesh offers and what the Spirit offers.
Strategy From A General:
How many of us have ever played with fire before?
Any arsonists?
We had the priveledge of doing certain experients in school with candles.
We were given two small candles.
We light both and then place a glass over one of the candles.
When the glass is placed over one candle the flame begins to die out.
The fire needs oxygen in order to continue to flame.
Paul asks of the same for these Christians.
He tells them to live according to the Spirit so as not to feed the flesh!
To walk in the Spirit- Paul is telling them I need you to live a certain way.
I need for your behavior to be as the Spirit would have it to be.
AND IF THIS HAPPENS...
Fulfilling the lust of the flesh- Then you will not accomplish what the flesh wants.
The flesh wants what the Spirit does not want.
The Spirit wants what the flesh does not want.
They are opposite.
So you are not able to do at times what you wish to do.
You can only be ONE thing!
FOR the Spirit or FOR the Flesh.
Paul speaks about the war within to the Roman church...
rom 7:15, 18, 19
Does God leave us hanging in the balance?
rom 5 21
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The Law outlined for a sinner what exactly that sinner was.
It pointed the finger and caused a burden on the person because it did not eradicate the sin.
But with Christ we have a way to get rid of the burden/guilt of sin!
Paul is saying that we do not go backwards into the mess that we came from we press on because we are His children!
We can cry out Abba!
The same word that a trusting child would have called out to his father in those times we have the same relationship trusting and knowing that our God, Yahweh will respond as we are joint heirs with Christ!
He rose and so will we!
Paul has a plan for this congregation in Galatia.
He tells them to be free but not so free that they become slaves again to the flesh.
Freedom is found by submitting to God.
The Enemy’s Battle Plan:
What we are reading here is a vice list.
Paul is about to outline a list of the works of the flesh.
Not an exhaustive list.
They may have been dealing with some of these issues.
ADULTERY IS USUALLY OMITTED FROM GREEK MANUSCRIPTS.
FORNICATION COVERS ALL BASES.
Fornication- GREEK WORD —> πορνεία (porneia).
Looks the same as the word that we know in our culture as porn.
This is any intercourse that is not between a husband and a wife.
Uncleanness- Immorality <—> Filth Usually dealing with sexuality, can be any immoral actions.
morals= principles of right and wrong in behavior.
Lewdness- Lacking moral restraint.
Sinful abandon.
Indulgence in sensual pleasure unrestrained by convention or morality.
sinful abandon n. — indulgence in sensual pleasure unrestrained by convention or morality.
πορνεία
Idolatry- The worship of a material representation of a deity.
Creation worship instead of worshipping the creator.
idolatry n. — the worship of a material representation of a deity.
Sorcery- Sorcery especially exercised through the mixture of substances to make potions; especially used of poison-making.
Hatred- A state of hostility.
Being enemies of people.
sorcery ⇔ potion-making n. — sorcery especially exercised through the mixture of substances to make potions; especially used of poison-making.
Contentions- Strife (w/ a focus on talking mess about other people)
Jealousies- A greedy or prideful longing for something that belongs to another; even something intangible, such as a skill.
jealousy n. — a greedy or prideful longing for something that belongs to another; even something intangible, such as a skill.
Outbursts of wrath- It is what it says!
Selfish Ambitions- Doing things only to make yourself look better.
Dissensions- Causing people to not like one another.
Heresies- Factions.
A circle of people with a common purpose who dissent from another group.
faction n. — a circle of people with a common purpose who dissent from another group.
Envy- Ill will towards someone because of some real or presumed advantage.
Murders, doesn’t actually show up in the text I translated…
Drunkenness- A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol.
A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol.
Revelries- Wild drinking parties.
An occasion for excessive eating or drinking (with moral debauchery normally ensuing).
binge party n. — an occasion for excessive eating or drinking (with moral debauchery normally ensuing).
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Paul gives the tactics of the enemy.
He gives a list that shows sins that affect self, the relationship with God, and relationship with others.
Engaging in these actions leaves us alone and damaged, depending on these actions to make us feel complete.
Weapons For War:
When a spouse has become a bit on the heavy side and we want them to be healthy, we can approach them in different ways.
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