Thursday, October 28, 2010
Galatians 5: 24,25
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
Verse 24 of Galatians 5, gives us a direction for life in the Spirit and how to walk in the Spirit. "They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts". Crucifixion of the flesh, means that we are to "deny ourselves and take up our cross daily and follow Me (JESUS)" (Matthew 16:24) "whosoever will save his life shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it." (Matthew 16: 25). Affections are not love; lust is not love; whatever is not love is not of GOD, because GOD is love. "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of GOD, and everyone that loveth is born of GOD, and knoweth GOD." (1 John 4: 7). So, to deny oneself and crucify the flesh means to live a life of LOVE only. How can we do this, since we are human? We can only live in Love and walk in Love, by the Holy Spirit who was given to us by JESUS.
Galatians 5:16 says: "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." There is a link between life in the Spirit and walking in the Spirit; each depends on the other. We can not live in the Spirit and walk in the flesh. Likewise, we can not walk in the Spirit and live in the flesh. Living has everything to do with our thoughts, meditations, worship, focus, and heart; walking has to do with our actions. We can not act out a life in the Spirit unless we are living in the Spirit. We live in the Spirit by our prayer life. The more we pray, the more we live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit; the Spirit teaches us how to walk out our salvation in acts of GODLY LOVE.
BELOVED, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER, FOR LOVE IS OF GOD
GOD IS LOVE.
Galatians 5: 24,25
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
Verse 24 of Galatians 5, gives us a direction for life in the Spirit and how to walk in the Spirit. "They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts". Crucifixion of the flesh, means that we are to "deny ourselves and take up our cross daily and follow Me (JESUS)" (Matthew 16:24) "whosoever will save his life shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it." (Matthew 16: 25). Affections are not love; lust is not love; whatever is not love is not of GOD, because GOD is love. "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of GOD, and everyone that loveth is born of GOD, and knoweth GOD." (1 John 4: 7). So, to deny oneself and crucify the flesh means to live a life of LOVE only. How can we do this, since we are human? We can only live in Love and walk in Love, by the Holy Spirit who was given to us by JESUS.
Galatians 5:16 says: "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." There is a link between life in the Spirit and walking in the Spirit; each depends on the other. We can not live in the Spirit and walk in the flesh. Likewise, we can not walk in the Spirit and live in the flesh. Living has everything to do with our thoughts, meditations, worship, focus, and heart; walking has to do with our actions. We can not act out a life in the Spirit unless we are living in the Spirit. We live in the Spirit by our prayer life. The more we pray, the more we live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit; the Spirit teaches us how to walk out our salvation in acts of GODLY LOVE.
BELOVED, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER, FOR LOVE IS OF GOD
GOD IS LOVE.
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