The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
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… choices matter people Galatians chapter 5 verse 19 you know for those of you who are visiting church this week at least you know at least you know this is not a church you want to come back to next week Galatians chapter 5, verse 19. Paul wrote to the Galatian believers there, and he says, when you follow the desires of your sinful nature, that's what we're talking about, the results are very clear. Sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, that's a wild word. It's Greek. It's pharmakai, pharmacy, hallucinogenic drugs. I mean, he's not talking Advil here. He's talking about sorcery is the kind of drugs you take or something that you smoke or some mushroom you eat. And you have a little mind trip. That's the word pharmakai. Isn't that amazing? It opens you up to another realm. That's why the translators put the word sorcery there. Spirit entrance. Remarkable. I love the Bible. hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, division, envy, drunkenness, orgies. That's the word there for wild parties. It's the word orgy. …
… But if you are led by the Spirit, you're not under the law. The acts of the flesh are obvious. Sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry and witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition. That's what we're talking about. Dissensions, factions, and envy, drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. Why? Because they're just proving that they do not have that seal of the Holy Spirit, that they are the children of God. But the fruit of the Spirit. Wow. Nine amazing needs that we all have and want. love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh, the self, with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, Let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. It's a picture that we're all going to be a sponge. …
… and the flesh wars against the spirit and the works of the flesh we're told say in Galatians 5, 17 and down there it says the works of the flesh are obvious impurity and debauchery and idolatry and witchcraft and hatred and discord and jealousy and fits of rage, selfish ambition sexual immorality, dissensions, factions envy, drunkenness, orgies and the like but the fruit of the spirit is love joy peace kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness and self-control now over the years there's been a terrible misunderstanding of what paul means when he talks about the flesh versus the spirit in romans 8 he says you must kill the deeds of the flesh if you want to live. And unfortunately, sometimes the Greek word sarx means body. But unfortunately, one of the tragedies in the history of the church is many people have believed that when Paul talked about the flesh versus the spirit, he was talking about the body versus your soul. And as a result, many, many people have seen when Paul says you've got to put the death, the flesh, that the flesh is the source of the evil and the flesh is the source of sin, that people have believed over the years that the body is bad. And what it means to be a Christian is to pummel the body. What it means to be a Christian is to put down the body. What it means to be a Christian is to not allow the body any kind of satisfaction. And as a result, bodily sins …