"The fruit of the Spirit is all goodness" (Gal. (a)Lament your own and others' sin in this particular. For this reason the Lord, after He had said, "For from the heart go forth evil thoughts," then went on to add what it is that belongs to evil thoughts, "murders, adulteries," and the rest. The "works of God," as they denominate them, were not any and every duty, but those more special and important acts, by which the creature might secure William G.T. The Inward Warfare. The righteous man is the man of stiff, inflexible uprightness; but he may be Rev. The gospel, which makes wolves and lambs agree, does not teach the lambs to turn wolves and devour each the other. (d)Be clothed with humility. When men are divided, they seldom speak the truth in love; and then, no marvel, they grow not up to Him in all things which is the Head. The gospel, which makes wolves and lambs agree, does not teach the lambs to turn wolves and devour each the other. doubts! This means that your mind is dominated by the flesh or the Spirit. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. And on this account that, which, the parts that beget being bridled by modesty, is most chiefly and properly to be called Continence, is violated by no transgression, if the higher Continence, concerning which we have been some time speaking, be preserved in the heart. "Yes," he replied, "with all my heart." There are dogs of so many sorts one can hardly count, them; and as for the worst of them," said he, "they are little dogs, which bark loudly, but cannot bite. I should like to dismiss them, but it seems I can not. In heaven they are praising Him all the time for His victory. Are a cause of rejoicing to the enemies of the truth.6. This every one may do, and this every one ought to do: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 'Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.'--GAL. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would. It is to be like God. (d)Be clothed with humility. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." A. There is further to Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFaith the Sole Saving Act. When men are divided, they seldom speak the truth in love; and then, no marvel, they grow not up to Him in all things which is the Head. )Satanic origin of quarrels among ChristiansW. 1 Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted. (3) And sometimes men "bite" by downright railing at, if not cursing, those that differ from them. doubts! It is a very singular instance of imaginative misreading of plain facts that the primitive Church should be held up as a pattern Church. Text: 2 Peter 1:5-11 Sermon Series: Growing in Grace (2 Peter) . J. Wilmot-BuxtonThe Life of Duty, a Year's Plain Sermons, v. 2Sixth Day for the Spirit of Love in the ChurchWHAT TO PRAY.--For the Spirit of Love in the Church "I pray that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them and Thou in Me; that the world may know that Thou didst send Me, and hast loved them as Thou hast loved Me that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them." Goodness is just "Godness." IIIFifteenth Sunday after Trinity Church Officers Warned of Vain-Glory. (h)These biting and devouring contentions are uncivil, inhuman, and barbarous. [1716] We grant that all these things are true, and we say that the Law is not necessary, save for them unto whom bondage is yet profitable: and that St. I try to do good; but at times my efforts are so crude that I seem to do more harm than good. He replied with a sigh, "After all my experience, I am forced to confess that the best trick is, to keep out of their way." 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. The flowers and shrubs of each garden discovered that members of their own families had been living on the other side, and therefore really near to each other, though they had had no communion, owing to the wall between. A. doubts! It is, the relation between the Curate and his Incumbent; or more particularly, the Curate's position and conduct Handley C. G. MouleTo My Younger BrethrenHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. All we therefore, who believe in the Living and True God, Whose Nature, being in the highest sense good and incapable of change, neither doth any evil, nor suffers any evil, from Whom is every good, even that which admits of decrease, and Who admits not at all of decrease in His own Good, Which is Himself, when we hear the Apostle saying, "Walk in the Spirit, and perform ye not the lusts of the flesh. S. Paul says, "Walk in the Spirit;" he does not say, stand still. And God-like goodness has special reference to the active benevolence of God. The fact is, the sheep have taken to worrying each other, and our condition, therefore, could not be worse. J. Wilmot-BuxtonThe Life of Duty, a Year's Plain Sermons, v. 2Sixth Day for the Spirit of Love in the ChurchWHAT TO PRAY.--For the Spirit of Love in the Church "I pray that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them and Thou in Me; that the world may know that Thou didst send Me, and hast loved them as Thou hast loved Me that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them." 26 Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another. and exhorts to walk in the Spirit.Dictionary of Bible ThemesGalatians 5:155132biting5821criticism, among believers8765grudgeGalatians 5:2-256511salvationGalatians 5:9-216026sin, judgment onGalatians 5:13-166679justification, results8452neighbours, duty toGalatians 5:13-185380law, and gospelGalatians 5:14-163209Holy Spirit, and loveLibraryMarch 28. "For He is our peace, who hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us." What a catalogue we have here of lovely moral characteristics. The life of a Christian must be one of progress. We are not to suppose that the Apostle here uses the familiar contrast of spirit and flesh to express simply different elements of human nature. But who those enemies are, it hath set forth plainly enough. There is a singular charm, a charm that one can scarcely explain, in the words of Paul in Gal. This every one may do, and this every one ought to do: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. I. What shall I do? The Inward Warfare. v. 22, 23. Enfeeble and imperil the Church.5. v. 16. AugustineOn the Profit of Believing. The fact is, the sheep have taken to worrying each other, and our condition, therefore, could not be worse. Divisions are to Churches like wars in countries; where war is, the ground lieth waste and untilled; none takes care of it. (b)It threatens the ruin of our religion. I believe Robert Lee BerryAdventures in the Land of CanaanConflicts with Giant MistakeCONFLICTS WITH GIANT MISTAKE I make so many mistakes, it seems I am just a bundle of contradictions. There is a singular charm, a charm that one can scarcely explain, in the words of Paul in Gal. A. TorreyThe Person and Work of The Holy SpiritJoy'The fruit of the Spirit is joy.' But the greatest of these is love. Jesus is always victorious. v. 22, 23, R. V., "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance." And on this account that, which, the parts that beget being bridled by modesty, is most chiefly and properly to be called Continence, is violated by no transgression, if the higher Continence, concerning which we have been some time speaking, be preserved in the heart. 'In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.'--GAL. The gospel will not allow us to pay our enemies in their own coin, and give them wrath for wrath; much less will it suffer brethren to spit fire at one another's face. )Consumed one of another: Strife in the foldTwo friends met the other day. AugustineOn ContinenceAnd Also, when He Exhorts Us, that we Live not after the Flesh9. Text: Galatians 5, 25-26 and 6, 1-10. Whatever may be our experience of failure and barrenness, He is never defeated. "The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness" (Gal. It is contrary to sorrow, which is a perturbation Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityThe Routing of Giant DoubtTHE ROUTING OF GIANT DOUBT Doubts! (5) Consider your own personal moral failings. But who those enemies are, it hath set forth plainly enough. He replied with a sigh, "After all my experience, I am forced to confess that the best trick is, to keep out of their way." v. 6. And not a few afterwards acknowledged that a real good and blessing was the consequence to all parties, by the opportunely falling down of that old dividing wall Party spirit is a wall of separation which the coming and the work of Christ was intended to remove. In verse 26, there is a final exhortation not to "become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another." The freedom which was granted at salvation was a freedom from servitude to servanthood. (c)Endeavour for a catholic spirit. Bowden.A wall having become very feeble by age, a portion of it one day fell down. Divisions are to Churches like wars in countries; where war is, the ground lieth waste and untilled; none takes care of it. What can I do with them? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." Is not this still true that many professed Christians snap right and left at their own brethren, when they had better save their teeth for the wolves?Evils of strifeSpencer.They say of bees, that, when they strive among themselves, it is a sign that the queen is about to leave the hive. Without entering here on questions for which a sermon is scarcely a suitable vehicle of discussion, it may be sufficient for our present purpose to say that, as usually, when employing this antithesis the Apostle means by Spirit the divine, the Spirit of God, which he triumphed Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureWhat Makes a Christian: Circumcision or Faith? The feuds that were among the Assyrians, brought in the Persians; and the like among the Persians subjected them to the Macedonians; and the contentions among Alexander's successors rendered them up to be swallowed by the Romans, one after another. It is contrary to sorrow, which is a perturbation Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityThe Routing of Giant DoubtTHE ROUTING OF GIANT DOUBT Doubts! Nature's harshness has melted away and she is now beaming with the smile of spring, and everything around us whispers of the gentleness of God. Spiritual joy is a sweet and delightful passion, arising from the apprehension and feeling of some good, whereby the soul is supported under present troubles, and fenced against future fear. "They are quarrelling," was the answer. Without entering here on questions for which a sermon is scarcely a suitable vehicle of discussion, it may be sufficient for our present purpose to say that, as usually, when employing this antithesis the Apostle means by Spirit the divine, the Spirit of God, which he triumphed Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureWhat Makes a Christian: Circumcision or Faith? (Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity.) There is further to Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFaith the Sole Saving Act. The wolves were somewhat afraid, for the dogs were many and strong, and therefore they sent out a spy to observe them. We are told that, Aristippus and AEschines having differed, the former came to the latter and said "AEschines, shall we be friends?" Initiate service to others. This every one may do, and this every one ought to do: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Text: Galatians 5, 25-26 and 6, 1-10. And though all the time I try hard not to make mistakes, yet I still make them. AugustineOn ContinenceAll we Therefore, who Believe in the Living and True God18. Goodness is a fruit of the Spirit. "Yes," he replied, "with all my heart." 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