3 For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. It is a delightful passion. It is notorious what famous and numerous churches were once in Africa; but, by the contentions of the Manichees, then of the Donatists, they are now extinguished. While the Law is, therefore, rejected as a way of life, it is accepted as a rule. I fear to come out boldly and declare that I believe that Christ fully saves me now. "Why, how is that? "The Fruit of the Spirit is all Goodness" (Gal. v. 22). In contrast to all this, Paul shows that Christian love, which is another name for liberty, fulfils the demands of Law. Divisions are as the north-east wind to the fruits, which causeth them to dwindle away to nothing; but when the storms are over, everything begins to grow. Nothing is more important then, than that we should be continuously filled with the Holy Spirit, or to keep to the metaphor, that the "trees of the Lord should be continuously full of sap"--His sap. The shrubs looked over to one another, and got into friendly talk; and so they said, "What a good thing that piece of old wall fell down; it is a pity it stood so high so long."4. Let it, therefore, be your great care to keep the devil's spark from your powder.(W. )How to end bickeringsC. There is a singular charm, a charm that one can scarcely explain, in the words of Paul in Gal. And we, on our part, have only to get into a right relationship with Him, and we shall see His power being demonstrated in our hearts and lives and service, and His victorious life will Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadThe Dove and the LambVictorious living and effective soul-winning service are not the product of our better selves and hard endeavours, but are simply the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Nothing is more important then, than that we should be continuously filled with the Holy Spirit, or to keep to the metaphor, that the "trees of the Lord should be continuously full of sap"--His sap. There is a singular charm, a charm that one can scarcely explain, in the words of Paul in Gal. I have said this, lest haply married fruitfulness dare to vie with virgin chastity, and to set forth Mary herself, and to say unto the virgins of God, She had in her flesh two things worthy of honor, virginity and fruitfulness; inasmuch as she both continued a virgin, and bore: this happiness, since we could not both have the whole, we have divided, that ye be virgins, we be mothers: for what is wanting to you in children, let your virginity, that hath been preserved, be a consolation: for us, St. )The evil of dissensionsT. In asking their question, the Jews intended to inquire of Christ what particular things they must do, before all others, in order to please God. Just a company of them around me all the time worse than Job's miserable comforters. There is nothing (next Christ and heaven) that the devil grudges believers more than their peace and mutual love; if he cannot rend them from Christ, or stop them from getting heaven, yet he takes some pleasure to see them go thither in a storm; like a shattered fleet severed one from another, that they may have no assistance from, nor comfort of, each other's company all the way; though, where he can divide, he hopes to ruin also, well knowing this to be the most probable means to effect it; one ship is easier taken than a squadron. (a)Lament your own and others' sin in this particular. Are we perfectly good? doubts! Gurnall. Goodness is a fruit of the Spirit. Pray that the power of the Holy Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionBrokennessWe want to be very simple in this matter of Revival. His power is boundless. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. )The evil of dissensionsT. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: For these are opposed St. Neil. If there be tempest (not in the air) in the spirits of Christians, and the wind of their passions be high and loud, it is easy to tell who is the conjuror; it is the devil that is practising his black art upon their lusts, which yet are so much unmortified, as gives him too great an advantage of raising many times sad storms of division and strife amongst them. The wolves were somewhat afraid, for the dogs were many and strong, and therefore they sent out a spy to observe them. In asking their question, the Jews intended to inquire of Christ what particular things they must do, before all others, in order to please God. Text: Galatians 5, 16-24. v. 22). He spake not of all; but, having named St. The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. How this may be so for us is graphically Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadThe Holy Spirit Bringing Forth in the Believer Christlike Graces of Character. "(a)It includes the ruin of our outward comforts. The love of God rests on them, and can dwell in them. Especially are the doubts concerning my entire consecration aggravating, and those, too, concerning my entire cleansing. ). I try to do good; but at times my efforts are so crude that I seem to do more harm than good. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. I am not perfect; far from it. "The Fruit of the Spirit is Gentleness" (Gal. Is not this still true that many professed Christians snap right and left at their own brethren, when they had better save their teeth for the wolves?Evils of strifeSpencer.They say of bees, that, when they strive among themselves, it is a sign that the queen is about to leave the hive. If there be tempest (not in the air) in the spirits of Christians, and the wind of their passions be high and loud, it is easy to tell who is the conjuror; it is the devil that is practising his black art upon their lusts, which yet are so much unmortified, as gives him too great an advantage of raising many times sad storms of division and strife amongst them. 'The fruit of the Spirit,' says Paul, not the fruits, as we might more naturally have expected, and as the phrase is most often quoted; all this rich variety of graces, of conduct and character, is thought of as one. Fuller, D. D.The English ambassador, some years since, prevailed so far with the Turkish emperor as to persuade him to hear some of our English music, from which (as from other liberal sciences) both he and his nation were naturally averse. and exhorts to walk in the Spirit.Dictionary of Bible ThemesGalatians 5:155132biting5821criticism, among believers8765grudgeGalatians 5:2-256511salvationGalatians 5:9-216026sin, judgment onGalatians 5:13-166679justification, results8452neighbours, duty toGalatians 5:13-185380law, and gospelGalatians 5:14-163209Holy Spirit, and loveLibraryMarch 28. 5. The apostle gives us the difference between goodness and righteousness in this passage in Romans, "Scarcely for a righteous man would one die, yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die." Gurnall.You all profess to have been baptized into the spirit of the gospel; but you do not show it when you bite and snarl at one another. (g)These contentions in religion tempt men to be atheists. Gal 5:17 John NewtonOlney HymnsAnd on this Account That, Which, the Parts that Beget Being Bridled by Modesty5. This is the healing grace; and if this be not applied to our bleeding wounds, they will never be cured. 26 Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another. "For He is our peace, who hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us." "What a pity that piece of old wall had not fallen down before," said the flowers.3. He also lets loose his frustration with the opponents who are preaching a different set of requirements to the Galatians. "The fruit of the Spirit is all goodness" (Gal. Believers are one in Christ, as He is one with the Father. It is a very singular instance of imaginative misreading of plain facts that the primitive Church should be held up as a pattern Church. And also, when he exhorts us, that we live not after the flesh, lest we die, but that by the Spirit we mortify the deeds of the flesh, that we may live; surely the trumpet which sounds, shows the war in which we are engaged, and enkindles us to contend keenly, and to do our enemies to death, [1832] that we be not done to death by them. The flowers and shrubs of each garden discovered that members of their own families had been living on the other side, and therefore really near to each other, though they had had no communion, owing to the wall between.5. Pray that the power of the Holy Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionBrokennessWe want to be very simple in this matter of Revival. Galatians 5 shows that spiritual liberty comes from knowing the truth. Let none now seek to divide Christians by building up a wall of party spirit between them; for, "behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity."(G. What a catalogue we have here of lovely moral characteristics. It is all the time to be His fruit. A. TorreyThe Person and Work of The Holy SpiritJoy'The fruit of the Spirit is joy.' This beautiful fruit is in lovely harmony with the gentle month of which it is the keynote. When Jesus Isn't Enough (Galatians) The Opportunity. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. )Dissensions in the ChurchR. "The ideal brotherhoodA little boy, seeing two nestling birds pecking at each other, inquired of his elder brother what they were doing. The early communities had apostolic teaching; but beyond that, they seem to have been in no respect above, and in many respects below, the level of subsequent ages. The gospel, which makes wolves and lambs agree, does not teach the lambs to turn wolves and devour each the other. How this may be so for us is graphically Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadThe Holy Spirit Bringing Forth in the Believer Christlike Graces of Character. Messages on Galatians | Desiring God Sermon To Deliver Us from the Present Evil Age Jan 23, 1983 Scripture: Galatians 1:1-5 John Piper Conference Message No Other Gospel The Formal and Material Principles of the Reformation Apr 3, 2017 Scripture: Galatians 1 John Piper Sermon When Not to Believe an Angel Feb 6, 1983 Scripture: Galatians 1:6-10 More sermons in this series can be found at https://www.mackave.com/teachings/galatians. (a)You break the great commandment of God's law, which is love. Of such good old Mr. Greenham is to be understood, when, being asked by the lord-treasurer Cecil, where the blame of that great rent lay between the bishops of those times and others, "The fault," said he, "is on both sides, and on neither side: for the godly-wise on both sides bear with each other, and concur in the main; but there be some selfish, peevish spirits on both sides, and these make the quarrel."3. )Wranglings destroy ChurchesAmerican.Jars and divisions, wranglings and prejudices, eat out the growth, if not the life, of religion. If we may judge of their morality by the exhortations and dehortations which Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Fruit of the Spirit'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. 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