Works of the Flesh (2)

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Works of the Flesh (2)

• We usually think of the flesh as those
  appetites which appeal to the flesh, which is
  earthly or fleshly.
• What we need to please God, is to concentrate on
  the spirituality of life. We must crucify
  these earthly desires!!
• Whose servants do we choose to be, God or Satan?
  And, to emphasize this, what service have we
  given? Romans 617ff tells us that our works
  determine our service and to whom we yield
  service to. But it is still our choice!

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Why Do Some Choose the Flesh?

• We are enticed, Jms. 114,15. But every man is
  tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust,
  and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it
  bringeth forth sin and sin, when it is finished,
  bringeth forth death. Many are carried away by
  the glamorization of carnality and are captured
  by it.
• We are not to admire sin in any form. Rather, we
  should HATE sin, Jude 23, And others save with
  fear, pulling them out of the fire hating even
  the garment spotted by the flesh. Ps. 9710, Ye
  that love the LORD, hate evil he preserveth the
  souls of his saints he delivereth them out of
  the hand of the wicked. Prov. 2331,32, Like
  wine, dont build desire for it, Look not thou
  upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his
  colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
  At the last it biteth like a serpent, and
  stingeth like an adder.

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Old Habits

• Old habits die hard so we dont find it easy to
  stop them. 2 Pet. 222, But it is happened unto
  them according to the true proverb, The dog is
  turned to his own vomit again and the sow that
  was washed to her wallowing in the mire. We
  seem to just keep committing the same sins.
• As a Christian, we are to become a new
  creature. We start our life over again. 2 Cor.
  517, Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a
  new creature old things are passed away behold,
  all things are become new.
• Remember our illustration of the sponge and
  glass, the more we sin, the darker the water, and
  the harder to clarify the water.

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Follow Paul

• Gal. 220, I am crucified with Christ
  nevertheless I live yet not I, but Christ liveth
  in me and the life which I now live in the flesh
  I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved
  me, and gave himself for me. We must, also,
  crucify our flesh, and continue with Christs
  life!
• Some forget and relapse into their old man.
• 2 Pet. 18-9, For if these things be in you, and
  abound, they make you that ye shall neither be
  barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our
  Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these
  things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and
  hath forgotten that he was purged from his old
  sins.

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Follow Paul

• Gal. 220, I am crucified with Christ
  nevertheless I live yet not I, but Christ liveth
  in me and the life which I now live in the flesh
  I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved
  me, and gave himself for me. We must, also,
  crucify our flesh, and continue with Christs
  life!
• Some forget and relapse into their old man.
• 2 Pet. 18-9, For if these things be in you.
• God has given us things to grow by, to strengthen
  our hearts from desiring to sin. 2 Pet. 1 5-7,
  And beside this, giving all diligence, add to
  your faith virtue and to virtue knowledge And
  to knowledge temperance and to temperance
  patience and to patience godliness And to
  godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly
  kindness charity. These will set our minds on
  the things above.

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Follow Paul

• Gal. 220, I am crucified with Christ
  nevertheless I live yet not I, but Christ liveth
  in me and the life which I now live in the flesh
  I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved
  me, and gave himself for me. We must, also,
  crucify our flesh, and continue with Christs
  life!
• Some forget and relapse into their old man.
• 2 Pet. 18-9, For if these things be in you.
• God has given us things to grow by, to strengthen
  our hearts from desiring to sin. 2 Pet. 1 5-7.
  These will set our minds on the things above.
• We are to grow, 2 Pet. 318, But grow in the
  grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus
  Christ. To him be the glory both now and for
  ever. Amen. If there is no growth, there can be
  no fruit!

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Follow Paul

• Gal. 220, I am crucified with Christ
  nevertheless I live yet not I, but Christ liveth
  in me and the life which I now live in the flesh
  I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved
  me, and gave himself for me. We must, also,
  crucify our flesh, and continue with Christs
  life!
• Some forget and relapse into their old man.
• 2 Pet. 18-9, For if these things be in you.
• God has given us things to grow by, to strengthen
  our hearts from desiring to sin. 2 Pet. 1 5-7.
  These will set our minds on the things above.
• We are to grow, 2 Pet. 318. If there is no
  growth, there can be no fruit!
• Note these passages

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Passages

• Gal. 524, And they that are Christs have
  crucified the flesh with the affections and
  lusts.
• Prov. 166, By mercy and truth iniquity is
  purged and by the fear of the LORD men depart
  from evil.
• Gen. 39 7-9, And it came to pass after these
  things, that his masters wife cast her eyes upon
  Joseph and she said, Lie with me. But he
  refused, and said unto his masters wife, Behold,
  my master wotteth not what is with me in the
  house, and he hath committed all that he hath to
  my hand There is none greater in this house than
  I neither hath he kept back any thing from me
  but thee, because thou art his wife how then can
  I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
• Prov. 813, The fear of the LORD is to hate
  evil pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and
  the froward mouth, do I hate.
• We cannot continue to enjoy the pleasures of sin!

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How to Crucify the Flesh?

• Again, Gal. 524, And they that are Christs
  have crucified the flesh with the affections and
  lusts. Prov. 166, By mercy and truth iniquity
  is purged and by the fear of the LORD men depart
  from evil.
• Fear God enough to overcome the flesh!
• Abhor and detest sins of the flesh!
• Remember Joseph fled from temptation!
• Flee fornication, 1 Cor. 618!
• Flee youthful lusts, 2 Tim. 222!
• Abstain from all appearance of evil, 1 Thess.
  522!
• REMEMBER, we are made good, in the image of
  God. We arent made to live in these
  lifestyles.

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Develop Optimism

• If we are to cease these lifestyles, we need to
  replace them with another lifestyle. It will be
  harder for those things to return, if there is no
  room for them in our life.
• We must believe we can conquer the flesh! 1 Cor.
  1013, There hath no temptation taken you but
  such as is common to man but God is faithful,
  who will not suffer you to be tempted above that
  ye are able but will with the temptation also
  make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear
  it. Do you really believe this? God makes a
  way to stop and escape, to CHANGE!
• 2 Tim. 17, For God hath not given us the spirit
  of fear but of power, and of love, and of a
  sound mind. Remember, the gospel is the power
  of God, Rom. 116. Perfect love casts out fear,
  1 Jn. 418, so love God with your all. Pray
  without ceasing, 1 Thess. 517.

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Passages to Help us!

• Jn. 155-10, I am the vine, ye are the branches
  He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same
  bringeth forth much fruit for without me ye can
  do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast
  forth as a branch, and is withered and men
  gather them, and cast them into the fire, and
  they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words
  abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it
  shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father
  glorified, that ye bear much fruit so shall ye
  be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so
  have I loved you continue ye in my love. If ye
  keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love
  even as I have kept my Fathers commandments, and
  abide in his love.
• Phil. 413, I can do all things through Christ
  which strengtheneth me.
• Follow after Christs example. He never forgot
  His Father!

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Conclusion

• Jesus is always with us, to give support and
  mentor. Mt. 2820, Teaching them to observe all
  things whatsoever I have commanded you and, lo,
  I am with you alway, even unto the end of the
  world. Amen.
• In Christ, we are conquerors! Rom. 837-39,
  Nay, in all these things we are more than
  conquerors through him that loved us. For I am
  persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor
  angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor
  things present, nor things to come, Nor height,
  nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able
  to separate us from the love of God, which is in
  Christ Jesus our Lord.
• We are the victors in life! 2 Cor. 214, Now
  thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to
  triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour
  of his knowledge by us in every place.

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Conclusion

• Jesus is always with us, to give support and
  mentor. Mt. 2820.
• In Christ, we are conquerors! Rom. 837-39.
• We are the victors in life! 2 Cor. 214.
• Consider that life is short and death is sure!
• Judgment is certain, Heb. 927! And as it is
  appointed unto men once to die, but after this
  the judgment
• We will all appear before the judgment seat of
  Christ! 2 Cor. 510, For we must all be made
  manifest before the judgmentseat of Christ that
  each one may receive the things done in the body,
  according to what he hath done, whether it be
  good or bad.
• The Questions, Have I lived a sinful life as a
  Christian and not been a faithful servant of
  Christ?
• Are you outside of Christ?