GOD CAN … YOU CAN’T
GAL.5

AN UNFRUITFUL CHRISTIAN IS A CONTRIDICTION

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   MATT. 7:16, “YOU WILL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS.”

   MATT.21:43, “THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU, AND BE GIVEN TO A NATION PRODUCING THE FRUIT OF IT.”

   JN. 15:5, “I AM THE VINE YOU ARE THE BRANCHES; HE WHO ABIDES IN ME AND I IN HIM, HE BEARS MUCH FRUIT …”

   JN 15:8, “BY THIS IS MY FATHER GLORIFIED, THAT YOU BEAR MUCH FRUIT AND SO PROVE TO BE MY DISCIPLES.”

GROUNDWORK, GAL.5:22

   IT IS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE OF THE GOSPEL …

GOD WORK, GAL.5:1

   FREEDOM,

   FREEDOM COMES IN KNOWING THAT EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR YOU TO BE SAVED AND EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR GOD TO BE
   PLEASED WITH YOU HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY JESUS!

   FLESH, GAL.5:13,14

JOHN 6:63, “THE SPIRIT GIVES LIFE; THE FLESH PROFITS NOTHING.”

MARTIN LUTHER, “NOTHING, IS NOT, A LITTLE SOMETHING.”

   SPIRIT, GAL.5:16-17

   FLESH ALWAYS LEADS YOU TOWARD LEGALISM OR LAWLESSNESS;

      LEGALISM,

      LAWLESSNESS,

PAUL TRIPP, “THE GRAND DELUSION OF EVERY ACT OF SIN IS THAT WE CAN BE DISLOYAL TO GOD AND EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT IN THE END.”

   BOTH ARE FORMS OF FRUTILESS FAITH:

      LEGALISM CAN NEVER PRODUCE FRUIT BECAUSE IT TRIES TO EARN SALVATION BY HOLDING TO A LAW IT CANNOT FULFILL.

      LAWLESSNESS CAN NEVER PRODUCE FRUIT BECAUSE IT TRIES TO LIVE BY A FALSE FREEDOM THAT ALWAYS PULLS YOU RIGHT BACK INTO SLAVERY AND NEVER SATISFIES.

   WORKS OF THE FLESH, GAL.5:19-23

   SPIRIT ALWAYS PRODUCES FREEDOM AND FRUIT, GAL.5:18

      “UNDER THE LAW”
THE SPIRIT IS ABOUT AN INTERNAL CHANGE … THE LAW IS ALL ABOUT EXTERNAL BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION …

      “THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT”

HOMEWORK, GAL.5:24-25

   YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS WITH THE FLESH: GRATIFY OR CRUCIFY

   OBVIOUS QUESTION: HOW DO WE WALK BY THE SPIRIT?