It seems to me that surely I am not sanctified, or else I should be more perfect. Here therefore these men too evil, while they essay to make void the Law, force us to approve these Scriptures. 'In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.'--GAL. No, when any such embers of contention begin to smoke among Christians, we may know who left the spark; no other but Satan, he is the great kindle-coal of all their contentions. 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. Nothing is more important then, than that we should be continuously filled with the Holy Spirit, or to keep to the metaphor, that the "trees of the Lord should be continuously full of sap"--His sap. (Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity.) The early communities had apostolic teaching; but beyond that, they seem to have been in no respect above, and in many respects below, the level of subsequent ages. I. GALATIANS v. 16. 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. (c)Endeavour for a catholic spirit. 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. Are often due to trivial causes.2. He wills them to stand in their liberty,3. However, this did not cheer me so much," continued the wolf, "as this, that as they came marching on, I observed they were all snapping right and left at one another, and I could see clearly that though they all hate the wolf, yet each dog hates every other dog with all his heart." It is all the time to be His fruit. This every one may do, and this every one ought to do: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. This beautiful fruit is in lovely harmony with the gentle month of which it is the keynote. )Good results from cessation of party strifeG. 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. S. Paul says, "Walk in the Spirit;" he does not say, stand still. Meekness, temperance'--GAL. (3) The best method to cure this great evil, and to prevent this great danger. There is a singular charm, a charm that one can scarcely explain, in the words of Paul in Gal. Neil. (b)You trample upon the great precept of the gospel, which is love. AugustineOn ContinenceAnd Also, when He Exhorts Us, that we Live not after the Flesh9. God's grace never thrives in an unquiet spirit. Bowden. They make me much trouble, but it seems I can not get them to leave me. Nothing is more important then, than that we should be continuously filled with the Holy Spirit, or to keep to the metaphor, that the "trees of the Lord should be continuously full of sap"--His sap. )How to end bickeringsC. (g)Avoid extremes. Unity and peace are said to be like the dew of Hermon, that descended upon Sion, where the Lord promised His blessing. "Yes," he replied, "with all my heart." I am afraid that the dissensions betwixt Christian Churches (being so long in reconciling their discords) will breed in pagans such a disrelish of our religion, as they will not be invited to attend thereunto.(T. No, when any such embers of contention begin to smoke among Christians, we may know who left the spark; no other but Satan, he is the great kindle-coal of all their contentions. Gurnall.You all profess to have been baptized into the spirit of the gospel; but you do not show it when you bite and snarl at one another. To which end consider (1) The greatness and baseness of the sin. (h)These biting and devouring contentions are uncivil, inhuman, and barbarous. v. 22). But it happened that the musicians were so long in tuning their instruments that the great Turk, distasting their tediousness, went away in discontent before the music began. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity Works of the Flesh and Fruits of the Spirit. Jesus is always victorious. When the sheep of Christ are malignant one against another, it is a fearful presage of ensuing ruin; when there are tumults in the Church, it may justly be feared that God is about to remove from us.(Spencer. This beautiful fruit is in lovely harmony with the gentle month of which it is the keynote. The perfume was borne across the breach; so that the gardens were the, sweeter. AugustineOn the Profit of Believing. Text: Galatians 5, 25-26 and 6, 1-10. If it was only the wolf that was worrying the flock, we might cherish the hope that we could get him driven out. 18 But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. The father had grown grey in a long life of depredation and danger, and his scars bore witness to his narrow escapes in the chase, or his less honourable encounters with the faithful guardians of the hen roost. The Daily Walk with Others (iii. Fuller, D. D.)PeopleGalatians, Paul, PhilippiansPlacesGalatiaTopicsBeware, Bite, Biting, Care, Careful, Cause, Consume, Consumed, Destroyed, Destruction, Devour, Devouring, Fighting, Heed, Lest, Perpetually, Snapping, Snarling, WatchOutline1. GALATIANS v. 16. The love of God rests on them, and can dwell in them. Paul tells us that they are the fruit of the Spirit, that is, if the Holy Spirit is given control of our lives, this is the fruit that He will bear. (j)My last advice is, to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem." Our understandings were sorely wounded by the fall of Adam; and they are but imperfectly and unequally recovered by all the means which the gospel affords. It is a delightful passion. Sermon The early communities had apostolic teaching; but beyond that, they seem to have been in no respect above, and in many respects below, the level of subsequent ages. I try to do good; but at times my efforts are so crude that I seem to do more harm than good. "Walk in the Spirit." 25 If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. 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. AugustineOn ContinenceAll we Therefore, who Believe in the Living and True God18. The life of a Christian must be one of progress. v. 22). (b)They consume the power and life of godliness. "No," replied the child, "that cannot be, for they are brothers." The father had grown grey in a long life of depredation and danger, and his scars bore witness to his narrow escapes in the chase, or his less honourable encounters with the faithful guardians of the hen roost. (3) The best method to cure this great evil, and to prevent this great danger. Bertram. A. The individual members are not isolated graces, but all connected, springing from one root and constituting an organic whole. (Admonition 23.) )Satanic origin of quarrels among ChristiansW. They make me much trouble, but it seems I can not get them to leave me. It is a sad presage of an approaching famine (as one well observes) not of bread, nor of water, but of hearing the Word of God when the thin ears of corn devour the plump full ones; when our controversies about doubtful things, and things of less moment, eat up our zeal for the more indisputable and practical things in religion.(American. (g)Avoid extremes. If there be tempest (not in the air) in the spirits of Christians, and the wind of their passions be high and loud, it is easy to tell who is the conjuror; it is the devil that is practising his black art upon their lusts, which yet are so much unmortified, as gives him too great an advantage of raising many times sad storms of division and strife amongst them. Mutual consideration secures harmony and social progress. (h)Mind every one his own business. )Wranglings destroy ChurchesAmerican.Jars and divisions, wranglings and prejudices, eat out the growth, if not the life, of religion. It is contrary to sorrow, which is a perturbation Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityThe Routing of Giant DoubtTHE ROUTING OF GIANT DOUBT Doubts! Would that this true and simple and natural logic were always borne in mind; then might the Christian nest be more peaceful, more like a family Divine!Unity among Christians to be sought afterMelancthon mourned in his day the divisions among Christians, and sought to bring them together by the parable of the war between the wolves and the dogs. 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. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. What can I do with them? 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.5. 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 fruit of the Spirit,' says Paul, not the fruits, as we might more naturally have expected, and as the phrase is most often quoted; all this rich variety of graces, of conduct and character, is thought of as one. (b)Learn Christian wisdom. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." Galatians 5:13. . No, when any such embers of contention begin to smoke among Christians, we may know who left the spark; no other but Satan, he is the great kindle-coal of all their contentions. Revival is just the life of the Lord Jesus poured into human hearts. And we, on our part, have only to get into a right relationship with Him, and we shall see His power being demonstrated in our hearts and lives and service, and His victorious life will Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadThe Dove and the LambVictorious living and effective soul-winning service are not the product of our better selves and hard endeavours, but are simply the fruit of the Holy Spirit. The sun was able to pour more light into the gardens on either side, which the height of the wall had obstructed, so that the flowers looked to greater advantage; and, owing to their having more air and sunshine, became really more beautiful.2. The gospel, which makes wolves and lambs agree, does not teach the lambs to turn wolves and devour each the other. A. Galatians 5 shows that spiritual liberty comes from knowing the truth. A town, if it can be but set on fire, the enemy may hope to take it with more ease. (e)Apply yourselves to the practice of real piety. Fuller, D. D.The English ambassador, some years since, prevailed so far with the Turkish emperor as to persuade him to hear some of our English music, from which (as from other liberal sciences) both he and his nation were naturally averse. MP3 Audio (3.09 MB) Gal 5 & The Eighth Day Kirt Merriman 10 17 22. )Dissensions in the ChurchR. Jesus is always victorious. It is all the time to be His fruit. There is further to Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFaith the Sole Saving Act. The gospel, which makes wolves and lambs agree, does not teach the lambs to turn wolves and devour each the other. 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. (a)You break the great commandment of God's law, which is love. (e)Apply yourselves to the practice of real piety. Neil.The following incident, respecting two philosophers of old, may well put to the blush Christians who are unwilling to be reconciled, and who consequently have their intercourse with heaven hindered (Matthew 5:24). He lists the works of the flesh,22. Joy is setting the soul upon the top of a pinnacle - it is the cream of the sincere milk of the word. The perfume was borne across the breach; so that the gardens were the, sweeter. Pray that the power of the Holy Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionBrokennessWe want to be very simple in this matter of Revival. Galatians 5:13-15 (One Body: Love One Another) November 11th, 2012. Neil. (i)Observe that good old rule, of doing to others as you would be done to. Revival is just the life of the Lord Jesus poured into human hearts. I fear to come out boldly and declare that I believe that Christ fully saves me now. It is a very singular instance of imaginative misreading of plain facts that the primitive Church should be held up as a pattern Church. )Wranglings destroy ChurchesAmerican.Jars and divisions, wranglings and prejudices, eat out the growth, if not the life, of religion. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces" (Psalm 122:6, 7).(R. I. [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. For contentions in general: it is evident that the divisions which were among the Trojans made way for their overthrow by the Greeks; the like animosities among the Greeks brought them under the slavery of Philip. Let me say a little on a subject which, like the last, is one of some delicacy and difficulty, though its problems are of a very different kind. v. 22, 23. The Inward Warfare. In asking their question, the Jews intended to inquire of Christ what particular things they must do, before all others, in order to please God. Leave off this brutish behaviour toward one another. But it happened that the musicians were so long in tuning their instruments that the great Turk, distasting their tediousness, went away in discontent before the music began. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. 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. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. I fear to come out boldly and declare that I believe that Christ fully saves me now. A. "Lest ye be consumed one of another. (g)Avoid extremes. It is a delightful passion. (3) The best method to cure this great evil, and to prevent this great danger. 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