Walking by the Spirit

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Walking by the Spirit

• Galatians 516-25
• Grasping the Essentials of
• Biblical Christian Living

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The Question

• How are we to live
• under the New Covenant?

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Walking by the Spirit

• Gal 516-17 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and
  you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
  For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit,
  and the Spirit against the flesh for these are
  in opposition to one another, so that you may not
  do the things that you please.

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The Deeds of the Flesh

• Galatians 518-21 But if you are led by the
  Spirit, you are not under the Law. Now the deeds
  of the flesh are evident, which are immorality,
  impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery,
  enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger,
  disputes, dissensions, factions, envying,
  drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of
  which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned
  you, that those who practice such things will not
  inherit the kingdom of God.

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The Fruit of the Spirit

• Galatians 522-23
• But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
  patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  gentleness, self-control against such things
  there is no law.

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Crucified and Raised

• Gal 524-25 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus
  have crucified the flesh with its passions and
  desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also
  walk by the Spirit.

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Summary

• Live your life by the Spirit of God and you will
  not practice the works of sin but rather grow in
  the righteous fruit of Gods purifying power.

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An Essential Question

• How do we Walk by the Spirit?

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The Partakers of the New Covenant

• Acts 233 Therefore having been exalted to the
  right hand of God, and having received from the
  Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has
  poured forth this which you both see and hear.
• Acts 241-42So then, those who had received his
  word were baptized and that day there were added
  about three thousand souls. Acts 242 They were
  continually devoting themselves to the apostles'
  teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of
  bread and to prayer.

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The Spiritual Endeavors

• The Word of God
• Prayer
• Fellowship (Baptism and the Lords Supper)

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Confirming Evidence Colossians

• Col 315 Let the peace of Christ rule in your
  hearts, to which indeed you were called in one
  body and be thankful.
• Col 316 Let the word of Christ richly dwell
  within you, with all wisdom teaching and
  admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and
  spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in
  your hearts to God.
• Col 42 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping
  alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving

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Confirming Evidence Hebrews

• Heb 416 Therefore let us draw near with
  confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may
  receive mercy and find grace to help in time of
  need.
• Heb 513-61 For everyone who partakes only of
  milk is not accustomed to the word of
  righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid
  food is for the mature, who because of practice
  have their senses trained to discern good and
  evil. Therefore leaving the elementary teaching
  about the Christ, let us press on to maturity.
• Heb 1024-25 and let us consider how to stimulate
  one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking
  our own assembling together, as is the habit of
  some, but encouraging one another and all the
  more as you see the day drawing near.

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Continuing in the Gospel Not Moving Away from
the Gospel

• These Spiritual Endeavors are
• Built on the Word of God
• Inaugurated and Engaged in by the Spirit
• Eternal in Nature

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Let Us Not Depart

• Hebrews 21-3 For this reason we must pay much
  closer attention to what we have heard, so that
  we do not drift away from it.  For if the word
  spoken through angels proved unalterable, and
  every transgression and disobedience received a
  just, penalty, how will we escape if we neglect
  so great a salvation?

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Keep Fixed on the King

• John 539-40 You diligently study the Scriptures
  because you think that by them you possess
  eternal life. These are the Scriptures that
  testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to
  have life.