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Paul instructs the believers in Galatians 5:16 to "walk by the Spirit." Sure. Not as easy as it seems.
How can I tell whether my acts are inspired by the Spirit or not? When we are not even near to living by the Spirit, we are quite capable of persuading ourselves that we are.
However, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control; against such things, there is no law. These characteristics distinguish the life led by the Spirit from the life of the sinful nature (Galatians 5:22-23).
Galatians 5:16-25 ESV
What does it mean to “Walk in the Spirit”
As Believers, we have the “indwelling of the spirit”
Jesus does NOT live in your heart
Romans 8:9 ESV
Jesus promised us the gift of the Comforter
John 16:7 ESV
John 16:7 KJV
Jesus told us all about the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit comes from God
John 15:26 ESV
The Holy Spirit convicts the WORLD of sin
John 16:8-11 ESV
The Holy Spirit guides the believer into ALL TRUTH
John 16:12-13 ESV
The Holy Spirit always Glorify Christ
John 16:14-15 ESV
The Holy Spirit teaches you all things and causes you to remember and reflect on Christ
John 14:26 ESV
The Holy Spirit assists believers in prayer
Jude 1:20 ESV
The Spirit “intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God”
Romans 8:27 ESV
He also leads the believer into righteousness
Galatians 5:16-18 ESV
He produces His fruit in those yielded to Him
Galatians 5:22-23 ESV
Believers are to submit to the will of God and walk in the Spirit.
A “walk” in the Bible is often a metaphor for practical daily living. The Christian life is a journey, and we are to walk it—we are to make consistent forward progress.
The biblical norm for all believers is that they walk in the Spirit: “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit”
Galatians 5:25 ESV
Romans 8:14 ESV
In other words, the Spirit gave us life in the new birth, and we must continue to live, day by day, in the Spirit.
John 3:6 ESV
To walk in the Spirit means that we yield to His control
a. Follow is His leading
b. Allow Him to exert His influence over us
c. To walk in the Spirit is the opposite of resisting Him or grieving Him
Ephesians 4:30 ESV
Galatians 5 examines the work of the Holy Spirit in the believer
The context is freedom from the Law of Moses
Galatians 5:1 ESV
Those who walk in the Spirit “eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope” and are free from the Law
Galatians 5:5 ESV
Galatians 5:18 ESV
Those who walk in the Spirit “will not gratify the desires of the flesh”
Galatians 5:15 ESV
Without the limitations of the Law, the Spirit generates godly attributes in us when He is in control.
Galatians 5:22-23 ESV
Believers “have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires” (verse 24), and now we walk in the Spirit (verse 25)
Galatians 5:24-25 ESV
The Spirit and the flesh, or our corrupted nature, are at odds with one another.
Galatians 5:17 ESV
When the flesh is in charge, the results are obvious (verses 19–21).
Galatians 5:19-21 ESV
Those who walk in the Spirit are united with Him and are the bearers of the fruit the Spirit produces.
a. Those who walk in the Spirit walk in love
b. They live in love for God and for their fellow man.
c. They walk in joy—they exhibit gladness in what God has done, is doing, and will do.
d. They walk in peace—their lives are not defined by worry or anxiety
e. They walk in patience—they are known for having a “long fuse” and do not lose their temper.
f. They walk in kindness—they show tender concern for the needs of others.
g. They walk in goodness—their actions reflect virtue and holiness.
h. They walk in faithfulness—they are steadfast in their trust of God and His Word.
i. They walk in gentleness—their lives are characterized by humility, grace, and thankfulness to God.
j. They walk in the Spirit walk in self-control—they display moderation, constraint, and the ability to say “no” to the flesh.
k. Those who walk in the Spirit rely on the Holy Spirit to guide them in thought, word, and deed.
l. They show forth daily, moment-by-moment holiness, just as Jesus did (see the Temptation of Christ)
To walk in the Spirit means
To be filled with the Spirit, and some results of the Spirit’s filling are thankfulness, singing, and joy
Ephesians 5:18-20 ESV
To follow the Spirit’s lead. They “let the word of Christ dwell in [them] richly”
Colossians 3:16 ESV
To yield to the Spirit as HE uses the Word of God to “for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness”
2 Timothy 3:16 ESV
Your whole way of life is lived according to the rule of the gospel, as the Spirit moves them toward obedience.
When we walk in the Spirit, we find that the sinful appetites of the flesh have no more dominion over us.
I AM saved, am BEING saved, and WILL BE saved.
He HAS saved us (regeneration)
Ephesians 2:8 ESV
He IS saving us (sanctification)
2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV
He WILL save us (glorification)
1 Peter 1:5 ESV
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