Galatians 5:16-25
New International Version (NIV)
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[a] you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions21 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.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions21 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.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Peter Park continued the Pneuma series with a message from Galatians 5:16-25, on what it means to be a Christian, and to struggle with sins. We repeat sins because "I am" doing it without relying on the Holy Spirit. We are not living with the full potential of the Holy Spirit because we do not fully understand. The Holy Spirit is not an "it" but the 3rd person of the Trinity who lives within us. Change nothing, nothing changes. Spiritual highs are supposed to be for showing us a glimpse. Without a daily relationship with the Holy Spirit, we revert back to the old self. By knowing God, the by products are the Fruit of the Spirit. The relationship with the Holy Spirit points us back to Jesus. He constantly reminds us. The Holy Spirit within me draws us to the Fruit of the Spirit. When the Holy Spirit points us to Jesus then we point others to Jesus.
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