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1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. S TAND FIRM IN YOUR FREEDOM (5:1)

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. G ALATIANS 5:16-18 (ESV)

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. G ALATIANS 5:19-25 (ESV)

walk by the Spirit, 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. W ALK BY THE S PIRIT (5:16-18)

walk by the Spirit, 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. W ALK BY THE S PIRIT (5:16-18) 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

walk by the Spirit, 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. W ALK BY THE S PIRIT (5:16-18) Ephesians 1:13 NLT And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.

walk by the Spirit, 16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. W ALK BY THE S PIRIT (5:16-18) Galatians 3:3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. I NTERNAL B ATTLE (5:16-18)

18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. I NTERNAL B ATTLE (Romans 7:18-25)

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. I NTERNAL B ATTLE (5:16-18)

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. I NTERNAL B ATTLE (5:16-18) Our role in the battle: Present yourself to God —Romans 6 Set your mind on the Spirit —Roman 8 Abide in Christ—John 15 Our role in the battle: Present yourself to God —Romans 6 Set your mind on the Spirit —Roman 8 Abide in Christ—John 15

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. W ORKS OF THE F LESH (5:19-21)

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. W ORKS OF THE F LESH (5:19-21) 1 Corinthians 6: Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

22 But the works of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. T HE W ORKS OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the works of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. T HE W ORKS OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Fruit is singular 1.Love is the fruit and the other eight traits fill out the meaning of love. T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Fruit is singular 1.Love is the fruit and the other eight traits fill out the meaning of love. 2.All the traits are like a cluster of grapes growing together. T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Fruit is singular 1.Love is the fruit and the other eight traits fill out the meaning of love. T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23) 1 Corinthians 13:1-7; Galatians 5:14; Romans 13:8-10; 1 John 4: Corinthians 13:1-7; Galatians 5:14; Romans 13:8-10; 1 John 4:19-21

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Fruit is singular 1.Love is the fruit and the other eight traits fill out the meaning of love. 2.All the traits are like a cluster of grapes growing together. T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. The Nature of Christian Growth 1.Gradual 2.Inevitable 3.Internal 4.Symmetrical T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. The Nature of Christian Growth 1.Gradual T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. The Nature of Christian Growth 1.Gradual 2.Inevitable T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. The Nature of Christian Growth 1.Gradual 2.Inevitable 3.Internal T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. The Nature of Christian Growth 1.Gradual 2.Inevitable 3.Internal 4.Symmetrical T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. The Nature of Christian Growth 1.Gradual 2.Inevitable 3.Internal 4.Symmetrical T HE F RUIT OF THE S PIRIT (5:22-23) There is a concatenation of the graces of Christianity. –Jonathan Edwards There is a concatenation of the graces of Christianity. –Jonathan Edwards

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. K EEP IN STEP W / THE S PIRIT (5:24-25)

If we live by the Spirit let us also keep in step with the Spirit. If we live by the Spirit let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25

If we live by the Spirit let us also keep in step with the Spirit. If we live by the Spirit let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10