Paul reaches the end of the letter. He has argued against the false gospel of the legalists and their insistence on following the Law for salvation. He has warned believers not to overreact to the false gospel by pursuing the deeds of the flesh. He has advocated for righteous living through walking by the Spirit. […]
One of the ways believers can bear one another’s burdens – as Paul commanded in verse 2 – is to financially support those who teach the word. Paul uses this command in verse 6 as a starting point to further apply his teaching on the importance of living by the Spirit. How a believer walks […]
Paul launches into the first practical implications of walking by the Spirit. The Spirit-led man will interact with others differently than the man who walks on his own. The one who walks by the Spirit will not think much of himself – he will not be boastful or challenging or envious. Even more, he will […]
See the study on Love and Joy for a full introduction to our continuing study of the Fruit of the Spirit. One paragraph from that introduction bears repeating here: The intent of this study is not to send us out to work hard at bearing fruit. It is impossible to simply decide to be gentle […]
See the study on Love and Joy for a full introduction to our continuing study of the Fruit of the Spirit. One paragraph from that introduction bears repeating here: The intent of this study is not to send us out to work hard at bearing fruit. It is impossible to simply decide to be kind, […]
See the study on Love and Joy for a full introduction to our continuing study of the Fruit of the Spirit. One paragraph from that introduction bears repeating here: The intent of this study is not to send us out to work hard at bearing fruit. It is impossible to simply decide to be peaceful […]
Paul said in 5:16 that if we walk by the Spirit we will not carry out the desire of the flesh. It follows then that if we walk by the Spirit we WILL bear its fruit. The Christian life is not just a matter of what we avoid or what we are not. It is […]
In Part 1 of our study of this text we discussed that verse 16 is the key to life. Getting to a place where we WILL NOT carry out the desire of the flesh solves most problems in life. We went through the rest of the text to find out how to walk by the […]
This text holds the key to all of life. Walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. In one short statement Paul solves all our problems. If we do not carry out the desire of the flesh – if we do not sin – all life’s issues that […]
Paul shifts gears. After spending almost the entire letter defending the gospel from the heresy of the false teachers and laying out a case for freedom in Christ versus slavery to the Law, he now elaborates on what it means to live in the freedom he defends. He wants to make sure his readers understand […]
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