When we walk according to the flesh, we experience death-like emptiness, hostility toward God, and spiritual frustration. But when we yield to the Spirit's control, we discover the freedom, peace, and righteousness that Christ secured for us. The choice is ours. [... more]

The Christian life is a walk, a moment-by-moment, day-by-day kind of walk as we present ourselves to the Lord. It's a choice to align our lives with the Holy Spirit's direction rather than the pull of flesh. The Spirit gives us a new persuasion, a new direction, and a new nature, enabling us to live a holy life and please God. [... more]

The struggle between the flesh and the spirit is a common experience for believers, as described in Romans 7. Paul explains that the flesh, or sinful nature, is in opposition to the spirit, and that believers must rely on the Spirit of God to experience victory over sin. The struggle never completely ends, but with the help of the Spirit, believers can overcome the flesh and live a life pleasing to God. [... more]

The Bible teaches that a profession of faith does not automatically save someone, and that true salvation requires a change in one's constituent nature through the Holy Spirit. Christians must continually battle their sinful nature, known as the flesh, and choose to walk in the Spirit to avoid gratifying its desires. The works of the flesh are evident and include behaviors such as sexual immorality, idolatry, and drunkenness, while the fruit of the Spirit includes characteristics like love, joy, and peace. [... more]

The Saved Life is a concept that distinguishes between those in Christ and those outside of Him, emphasizing the importance of living according to the Spirit rather than the flesh. This involves putting to death sinful ways and developing one's strengths, with the ultimate goal of defeating the flesh and living a life guided by God's Spirit. [... more]

R.C. Sproul explains the concept of the flesh and the Spirit in the context of Galatians, highlighting the ongoing battle between the two and the importance of being born again to see the kingdom of God. He warns against the concept of the carnal Christian and emphasizes the need to walk by the Spirit, not gratifying the desires of the flesh. [... more]

Living the Christian life is a daily struggle between the flesh and the Spirit. We have a personal responsibility to trust in the Holy Spirit's power and guidance, but we must also take action against sin and temptation. The Bible teaches us to walk by the Spirit, allowing Him to enable us to live a godly life, but we must choose to follow Him and not our natural sinful tendencies. [... more]

The Bible teaches that Christian liberty is freedom from the law as a means of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, and that this liberty also frees us from our own sin nature and lusts through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. The apostle Paul writes in Galatians 5 that walking in the Spirit is the key to living out Christian liberty, and that this involves ordering our life after what God has revealed in the Word of God. [... more]

The Christian life is a battle between the flesh and the Spirit, with the flesh tempting us to sin and the Spirit guiding us towards righteousness. To overcome the flesh, we must be persuaded of our inability to live the Christian life in our own strength, surrender our minds, wills, and emotions to the Holy Spirit, and trust in God's guidance and power to overcome temptation and sin. [... more]

The struggle to live a truly transformed life is a common experience for believers. The apostle Paul explains in Galatians chapter five that the flesh and the Spirit are in opposition to one another, and that we cannot live a godly life in our own strength. We have a propensity towards sin, inherited from Adam, and must yield to the Holy Spirit to live a life pleasing to God. [... more]

The believer's mindset is set on spiritual things, while the unbeliever's is on the things of the flesh. The Holy Spirit is the power that brings life and redemption, and those who are governed by the Spirit are living redeemed and experiencing life, while those who are governed by the flesh are living dead and headed for eternal death and separation from God. [... more]

Paul's teachings on Galatians chapter 5 emphasize the importance of walking in the Spirit to overcome the works of the flesh, including adultery, fornication, uncleanness, and lasciviousness. He explains that the Christian body is spiritually connected to Jesus Christ and should be dedicated to God's standards of purity, allowing believers to experience victory over sexual immorality. [... more]

A man after God's own heart, King David, is used as an example of how easily we can fall into sin when we give our flesh an opportunity. Pastor Bill Gebhardt teaches that living by the Spirit of God, not our own flesh, is the key to a life of freedom and happiness, marked by love, joy, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. [... more]

Dr. Tony Evans explains the law of sowing and reaping, a fundamental principle of Christianity that states what you sow, you will reap. He discusses the importance of understanding the spiritual world and the consequences of sowing to the flesh versus sowing to the Spirit, highlighting the need to intentionally set one's mind on God's thoughts and act on them to experience spiritual growth and redemption. [... more]

Dr. Tony Evans explains that living a Christian life under the law, trying to follow rules, leads to unhappiness. He emphasizes the importance of walking in the Spirit, which provides the power to move forward in one's Christian life. Dr. Evans contrasts the deeds of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit, highlighting the difference between living in the flesh and living in the Spirit. [... more]

The conflict between Israel and Ai serves as a powerful metaphor for the spiritual war between the flesh and the spirit. God's battle plan, as revealed to Joshua, demonstrates the importance of preparation, strategy, and faith in achieving victory. This lesson is echoed in Christianity, where victory often comes through apparent defeat, as seen in the cross of Christ. [... more]