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Lesson 12 for December 17, 2011
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Fearing God
Keeping His commandments
Hearing His voice
Serving Him
Following HimPleasing Him in everything
Bearing fruit of good deeds
Growing in knowing God
Behaving honorably
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord,beseech you to walk worthy of thecalling with which you were called(Ephesians, 4: 1)
In Galatians, 5: 16-26, Paul is talking about walking in the Spirit in contrast to doing
the works of the flesh.
What does the Bible mean by walking in Gods ways (Deuteronomy, 13: 4-5;
Romans, 13: 13; Colossians, 1: 10)?
Definitely, walking means the conductthat must characterize a believers life.
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In the New Testament, a new
aspect is introduced in that
idea. It not only involves
observing the Ten
Commandments expanded by
Jesus teachings, but it alsoinvolves that that observance
must be guided or motivated
by the Spirit.
Paul contrasts the Christian
conduct (the fruit of the Spirit)
with a non-Christian conduct
(the works of the flesh)
In the Bible, walking is related to observing the law.
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WHAT ARE THE WORKS
OF THE FLESH?
With the expression the works of
the flesh, Paul is talking about
breaking Gods Commandments.
Doing the works of the fleshmeans to be influenced by our
sinful nature instead of being
influenced by the Spirit.
Because the carnal mind isenmity against God; for it is notsubject to the law of God, norindeed can be. So then, thosewho are in the flesh cannot
please God (Romans, 8: 7-8)
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are:
adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry,sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts ofwrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy,murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; ofwhich I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you intime past, that those who practice such things will not
inherit the kingdom of God (Galatians, 5: 19-21)
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Your compassionate Redeemer is watching you in love and sympathy, ready tohear your prayers, and render you the assistance which you need in your life-
work. Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, faith and charity are the
elements of the Christian character. These precious graces are the fruits of the
Spirit. They are the Christians crown and shield.... Nothing can give more
perfect content and satisfactions.
As you receive the Spirit of Christ, ... you will grow and bring forth fruit. The
graces of the Spirit will ripen in your character. Your faith will increase, your
convictions deepen, your love be made perfect. More and more you will reflect
the likeness of Christ in all that is pure, noble, and lovely
This fruit can never perish, but will produce after its kind a harvest unto
eternal life
Shall we consider that we are capable of fashioning our
lives and characters to enter into the portals of glory? We
cannot do it. We are dependent every moment upon the
Spirit of God operating upon us and upon our children
E.G.W. (Sons and daughters of God, January 26)
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For in my inner being I delight in God's law; but I see another law atwork in the members of my body, waging war against the law of mymind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within mymembers. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from thisbody of death? (Romans, 7: 22-24 NIV)
The fight between the desire of
sinning (the works of the flesh) and
the desire of doing Gods will (thefruit of the Spirit) is a constant fight
for the believer. We can only win that
fight by clinging to Jesus Christ.
The only hope we have to control theflesh is to make the daily decision of
be in the Spirits side against our
sinful side.
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Its interesting how the works of the flesh
is written in the plural and the fruit of the
spirit in the singular. There are a lot of
ways to sin, but only one way to live a life
that pleases God.1. To walk (to stroll), verse 16. To daily live in
harmony with Gods will as Enoch did.
2. To be led verse 18. To let the Spirit guide us
to the right paths.3. To crucify, verse 24. We must make the firm
decision of making the desires of the flesh
die. We crucify the flesh when we feed our
spiritual life.
4. To live, verse 25. The believer must renewthe experience of a new birth every day.
5. To walk (to march in one direction), verse
25. If we have already accepted the
conduction of the Holy Spirit, we'll effectively
show it in our daily life.
In Galatians, 5: 16-26, Paul uses five
different verbs to teach how a believers
life can be lived.
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The Holy Spirit is our efficiency in the
work of character building, in forming
characters after the divine similitude.When we think ourselves capable of
molding our own experience, we make
a great mistake. We can never of
ourselves obtain the victory over
temptation. But those who have
genuine faith in Christ will be worked
by the Holy Spirit. The soul in whose
heart faith abides will grow into a
beautiful temple for the Lord. He is
directed by the grace of Christ. Just in
proportion as he depends on the HolySpirits teaching he will grow. The
influence of the Holy Spirit is the life
of Christ in the soul
E.G.W. (That I may know Him, February 20)