Galatians 5:16-21 Works of the Flesh CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
They are:
- Conceived by lust (v. 16)
- Jas 1:14-15
- Contrary to the Spirit (v. 17)
- Didn’t have war until saved, but now you have a way to fight
- Walk in the Spirit (can’t if in law)
- Rom 7:18-19
- Magnified by the law (v. 18)
- Not controlled by law
- We have laws and a totally lawless society
- Saying “NO” means “Do It”
- Rom 7:7-8
Three Categories:
Flesh
- Adultery – Thought and Act, Matt 5:28
- Fornication – the Act, Even when married, Matt 19:9
- Uncleanness – morally unclean, includes Iniquity, Wickedness, Filth
- Lasciviousness – no restraint, Inordinate affection and homosexuals, II Cor 12:21 in Corinth
- Drunkenness – too much to drink, Eph 5:18
- Revellings – Bashes, parties, dances; i.e. Mardi Gras; I Pet 4:3-4
Eyes
- Idolatry – idols and covetousness – Acts 17:23; Col 3:5
- Witchcraft – employing sorcery – Exercise of supernatural powers; I Sam 15:23
- Emulations – striving by imitation – To equal others in accomplishment or quality; Rival; Peer Pressure
- Envying – Painful resentment of an advantage enjoyed by another accompanied by desire to possess the same advantage
Pride
- Hatred – To cross – Prov 10:12, Hatred stirreth up strife, but love covereth all sins
- Wrath – Discord, state of being in disagreement, controversy – Matt 10:35-36 -Rage expressed vehemently and accompanied by bitterness – Prov 27:3-4
- Strife – Fight, quarrel, state of distrust or enmity – Often bitter – Prov 15:18
- Sedition – Resistance to lawful authority, tumults, rebel – Barababas, Lk 23:25
- Heresies – Opinions and doctrines contrary to the truth – Comp. Acts 24:14
- Murderers – Killings – see I Jn 3:15
Results:
Such an one won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Because you gave in to the flesh here and received your reward here (like the prodigal son), although you are still a son of God, you spent it with riotous living and will not receive an inheritance.