1. “Living Under the Influence!”
Galatians 5:13-18

2. “If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be any evidence?”

3. Tells of when he was in the Marines
Tells of when he was in the Marines. He was in basic training camp at Camp Pendleton. After weeks of intense, rigorous, disciplined training, the Marines were given 48 hours of time off…
Chuck Swindoll

4. Are you under the influence of the law OR are you living under the influence of the Holy Spirit?

5. Purpose:
to better understand how the Christian under the influence of the Holy Spirit will handle liberty

6. I Spirit Led Freedom Will Not Indulge the Flesh (v 13)
A. “Indulge” is a Military Term

7. The flesh is always looking for an opportunity to establish a beachhead…

8. I Spirit Led Freedom Will Not Indulge the Flesh (v 13)
A. “Indulge” is a Military Term
B. Law Incites the Flesh

9. Romans 7:5 speaks of the flesh being aroused by the law… We know how true this is by our own experience don’t we?

10. I Spirit Led Freedom Will Not Indulge the Flesh (v 13)
A. “Indulge” is a Military Term
B. Law Incites the Flesh
C. Not Under Law but Under Grace

11. Romans 6:14
“For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.”

12. I Spirit Led Freedom Will Not Indulge the Flesh (v 13)
A. “Indulge” is a Military Term
B. Law Incites the Flesh
C. Not Under Law but Under Grace
D. The Spirit Led Are Free NOT to Sin

13. Liberty in Christ is freedom for the first time in one’s life to do what pleases God!

14. II Spirit Led Freedom Will Not Injure a Brother/Sister (v 13b)
A. Spirit Led Always Looks After One Another

15. Worldly concept is this: “If you have it, flaunt it
Worldly concept is this: “If you have it, flaunt it!” Such is the exact opposite of Christian freedom!

16. John 13:35
“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

17. II Spirit Led Freedom Will Not Injure a Brother/Sister (v 13b)
A. Spirit Led Always Looks After One Another
B. The Christian Life is Connected
C. The Christian Life is Serving

18. III Spirit Led Freedom Does Not Ignore the Law (vv 14-18)
A. God’s Law is Good

19. Matthew 5:17
“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets, I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.”

20. Romans 13:8
“Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.”

21. III Spirit Led Freedom Does Not Ignore the Law (vv 14-18)
A. God’s Law is Good
B. The Problem with Operating in the Flesh

22. Romans 5:5
“…the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who was given to us.”

23. III Spirit Led Freedom Does Not Ignore the Law (vv 14-18)
A. God’s Law is Good
B. The Problem with Operating in the Flesh
C. The Joy Living Under the Influence

24. “But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.”
Galatians 5:18
“But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.”

25. Indian came to missionary saying, “Battle going on inside
Indian came to missionary saying, “Battle going on inside. Good dog and bad dog always fighting.”…

26. Romans 8:5
“For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.”

27. Summary and Conclusion:
Jesus Christ came to set you and me free – free from the bondage of sin, from the bondage to law dependence for our salvation. But now, you and I must in this freedom be living under the influence. The question again is this: are we living under the influence of the law or are we living under the influence of the Holy Spirit?