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Jun 24, 2024 · We are called to love others as Christ loves us: “For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love” (Galatians 5:13, CSB).
Jun 25, 2024 · Bible Meaning and Study Guide. In Galatians 5:22-23, Paul lists nine specific fruits of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control – that result from the work of the Holy Spirit in a Christian’s life.
5 days ago · From passions of the flesh, deliver us, O Lord. From the concupiscence of the eyes, deliver us, O Lord. From pride, deliver us, O Lord. From every occasion of sin, deliver us, O Lord. Through that desire, with which Thou desirest to eat the Passover with Thy disciples, deliver us, O Lord.
Jul 1, 2024 · Our flesh, our sinful nature, is at odds with the Spirit of God. Our flesh and the Spirit are at war. So we must yield to the Spirit's leading rather than doing whatever we want. Our desires can be purified only by the Holy Spirit's transformation of us into the likeness of Jesus.
Jul 1, 2024 · What is the lust of the flesh? Basically, the lust of the flesh are things that our body desires – when it’s a desire for something wrong or even an excessive desire for something good (like food).
4 days ago · The doctrines of divine health, prosperity gospel, and the like are all focused on the flesh of man, not the spirit. They look at the flesh as though that is what is important, and it isn't. God’s promises. Yes, the Lord has given us the ability to find healing through prayer and anointing with oil.
3 days ago · In undergoing his scourging, Jesus bore in his flesh the sins we commit in ours. Remember, even when we repent of sin, that’s not the end of the story. God may forgive us our guilt, but theologians used to talk of the “temporal punishment” due to sin.
