Galatians Series # 9For Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free

Life Lived By The Spirit

Galatians 5:16-26

ReviewFor Freedom Christ Has Set Us Free

I. Freedom Through Revelation (chps 1-2)God has revealed the true way of salvation to us.II. Freedom Through Justification(chps 3-4)By Faith God has set us free from the penalty of

sinIII. Freedom Through Sanctification(chps 5-6)By faith the Spirit sets us free from the power of

sin

Galatians 5:16-18“So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.”

Life Lived By The SpiritGalatians 5:16-26

I. The Spirit Eliminates License and Legalism (5:16-18)

Legalism – a wrong attitude that I can save myself or impress God by my own efforts.

License - a wrong attitude that uses freedom irresponsibility with disregard for proper standards of personal conduct.

This is not how the Spirit leads us.

This is how the Spirit leads us.

A Moment By Moment Choice

A Life Of Love Empowered By The Spirit

LicenseLegalism

Love 

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Galatians 5:19-21“The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Life Lived By The SpiritGalatians 5:16-26

I. The Spirit Eliminates License and Legalism (5:16-18)II. The Spirit Eliminates Acts Of The Sinful Nature

( 5:19-21)

We all struggle with sin

Galatians 5:22-26“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.”

Life Lived By The SpiritGalatians 5:16-26

I. The Spirit Eliminates License and Legalism (5:16-18)II. The Spirit Eliminates Acts Of The Sinful Nature

(5:19-21)III. The Spirit Produces In Us A Godly Life

(5:22-26) A. The Spirit Produces The Fruit

(5:22-23)

Life Lived By The SpiritGalatians 5:16-26

I. The Spirit Eliminates License and Legalism (5:16-18)II. The Spirit Eliminates Acts Of The Sinful Nature

(5:19-21)III. The Spirit Produces In Us A Godly Life

(5:22-26) A. The Spirit Produces The Fruit

(5:22-23)B. Believers Must Allow The Spirit To

Produce This Fruit (5:24-26)

Romans 6:10-11 “The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Romans 13:14 “…clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.”