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(c)These contentions bring great dishonour to Jesus Christ. Fuller, D. D.)PeopleGalatians, Paul, PhilippiansPlacesGalatiaTopicsBeware, Bite, Biting, Care, Careful, Cause, Consume, Consumed, Destroyed, Destruction, Devour, Devouring, Fighting, Heed, Lest, Perpetually, Snapping, Snarling, WatchOutline1. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. ***THE SKELETON AT THE FEAST IS YOU! 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. The righteous man is the man of stiff, inflexible uprightness; but he may be Rev. Enfeeble and imperil the Church.5. God has set us upon our feet in the right H. (a)Lament your own and others' sin in this particular. Let it, therefore, be your great care to keep the devil's spark from your powder.(W. 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? 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. I should like to dismiss them, but it seems I can not. AugustineOn ContinenceAnd Also, when He Exhorts Us, that we Live not after the Flesh9. 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. 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. Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Just a company of them around me all the time worse than Job's miserable comforters. 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 Fruit of the Spirit is Gentleness" (Gal. The love of God rests on them, and can dwell in them. [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. The righteous man is the man of stiff, inflexible uprightness; but he may be Rev. 15-16. One inquired of the other how his Church was prospering. (b)You trample upon the great precept of the gospel, which is love. (4)Our common enemy is ready to devour us.4. 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. 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. 25 If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. "Not at roll, I am sorry to say," was the answer; "our numbers are diminishing weekly." FREE AT LAST GALATIANS 5:1-15 INTRODUCTION: Picture me in handcuffs or sitting in a jail cell. 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. 16 But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. A town, if it can be but set on fire, the enemy may hope to take it with more ease. For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. (Persian Fables. The apostle gives us the difference between goodness and righteousness in this passage in Romans, "Scarcely for a righteous man would one die, yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die." (a)Lament your own and others' sin in this particular. "Yes," replied AEschines, "and therefore I conclude that you are the worthiest man: for I began the strife, and you began the peace."(C. The shrubs looked over to one another, and got into friendly talk; and so they said, "What a good thing that piece of old wall fell down; it is a pity it stood so high so long."4. (e)They stir up much corruption, both in the aggressor and in the defendant. (c)Endeavour for a catholic spirit. We are not called upon to produce the fruit, but simply to bear it. 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. 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. Are a cause of rejoicing to the enemies of the truth.6. [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. Jesus is always victorious. GALATIANS v. 16. Hence Paul Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatLinksGalatians 5:15 NIVGalatians 5:15 NLTGalatians 5:15 ESVGalatians 5:15 NASBGalatians 5:15 KJVGalatians 5:15 Bible AppsGalatians 5:15 ParallelGalatians 5:15 Biblia ParalelaGalatians 5:15 Chinese BibleGalatians 5:15 French BibleGalatians 5:15 German BibleGalatians 5:15 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)Ignorant and proud people.These are many in number, and generally most conceited and contemptuous. 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. 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." 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. (e)They stir up much corruption, both in the aggressor and in the defendant. What shall I do? doubts! God has set us upon our feet in the right H. 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. In heaven they are praising Him all the time for His victory. Do not the Scriptures command us to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is perfect? Men do "bite" one another by keen and venomous words. IV. It is to be like God. 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. Let none now seek to divide Christians by building up a wall of party spirit between them; for, "behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity."(G. 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. The shrubs looked over to one another, and got into friendly talk; and so they said, "What a good thing that piece of old wall fell down; it is a pity it stood so high so long."4. Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. The Daily Walk with Others (iii. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. 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. Justification starts a process; it does not conclude it! Meekness, temperance'--GAL. It seems to me that surely I am not sanctified, or else I should be more perfect. So saith Scripture (Hosea 10:2.; Matthew 12:25).2. 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. "What a pity that piece of old wall had not fallen down before," said the flowers.3. 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? 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. 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. 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. doubts! v. 22). 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. 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. There is nothing (next Christ and heaven) that the devil grudges believers more than their peace and mutual love; if he cannot rend them from Christ, or stop them from getting heaven, yet he takes some pleasure to see them go thither in a storm; like a shattered fleet severed one from another, that they may have no assistance from, nor comfort of, each other's company all the way; though, where he can divide, he hopes to ruin also, well knowing this to be the most probable means to effect it; one ship is easier taken than a squadron. The contentions among the Protestants in King Edward the Sixth's reign ended in the persecution by Queen Mary: and if ever the Romans ruin us again, it will be procured by our contentions among ourselves. "(a)It includes the ruin of our outward comforts. This beautiful fruit is in lovely harmony with the gentle month of which it is the keynote. And God-like goodness has special reference to the active benevolence of God. v. 22, 23, R. V., "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance." The shrubs looked over to one another, and got into friendly talk; and so they said, "What a good thing that piece of old wall fell down; it is a pity it stood so high so long."4. (Persian Fables. He also lets loose his frustration with the opponents who are preaching a different set of requirements to the Galatians. We are not called upon to produce the fruit, but simply to bear it. 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. There is further to Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFaith the Sole Saving Act. Divisions are as the north-east wind to the fruits, which causeth them to dwindle away to nothing; but when the storms are over, everything begins to grow. "But, remember," said Aristippus, "that I, being older than you, do make the first motion." ALL SERMONS. (g)These contentions in religion tempt men to be atheists. The Daily Walk with Others (iii. (c)This destruction infers the ruin of our posterity. Fuller, D. D.)PeopleGalatians, Paul, PhilippiansPlacesGalatiaTopicsBeware, Bite, Biting, Care, Careful, Cause, Consume, Consumed, Destroyed, Destruction, Devour, Devouring, Fighting, Heed, Lest, Perpetually, Snapping, Snarling, WatchOutline1. Meekness, temperance'--GAL. The righteous man is the man of stiff, inflexible uprightness; but he may be Rev. God has set us upon our feet in the right H. The shrubs looked over to one another, and got into friendly talk; and so they said, "What a good thing that piece of old wall fell down; it is a pity it stood so high so long."4. The fact is, the sheep have taken to worrying each other, and our condition, therefore, could not be worse. "The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness" (Gal. A. v. 22. AugustineOn ContinenceAnd Also, when He Exhorts Us, that we Live not after the Flesh9. Gal 5:17 John NewtonOlney HymnsAnd on this Account That, Which, the Parts that Beget Being Bridled by Modesty5. He spake not of all; but, having named St. The apostle gives us the difference between goodness and righteousness in this passage in Romans, "Scarcely for a righteous man would one die, yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die." Bowden. You would have others to bear with you; and why will not you bear with others? 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? 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. (e)Apply yourselves to the practice of real piety. You would have others to bear with you; and why will not you bear with others? 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. Bertram. It is a delightful passion. The perfume was borne across the breach; so that the gardens were the, sweeter. v. 22). Do not the Scriptures command us to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is perfect? AugustineOn ContinenceAll we Therefore, who Believe in the Living and True God18. It is not enough for us to have been born again of Water and the Holy Ghost, and to have received the Gifts of the Spirit from time to time through the different means of grace. (d)Be clothed with humility. (c)This destruction infers the ruin of our posterity. A. It is all the time to be His fruit. The safest mode of dealing with a quarrelsome person is to keep out of his way. This is the healing grace; and if this be not applied to our bleeding wounds, they will never be cured. 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. It is pride that begins and maintains our quarrels. v. 22). AugustineOf Holy Virginity. )How to defeat strifePersian Fables.A young fox asked his father if he could not teach him some trick to defeat the dogs, if he should fall in with them. There is too much reason for it. Here therefore these men too evil, while they essay to make void the Law, force us to approve these Scriptures. There is a singular charm, a charm that one can scarcely explain, in the words of Paul in Gal. Goodness is a fruit of the Spirit. And for religious differences: it is known how Julian the Apostate cherished those between the Catholics and the Donatists; saying, that no savage beasts were so cruel against one another as the Christians; so that he expected thereby to ruin them all. Great consequences followed the Falling of the piece of the old wall.1. He lists the works of the flesh,22. 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. v. 22). I am not perfect; far from it. 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. doubts! 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. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. The individual members are not isolated graces, but all connected, springing from one root and constituting an organic whole. Leave off this brutish behaviour toward one another. I. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces" (Psalm 122:6, 7).(R. Revival is just the life of the Lord Jesus poured into human hearts. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. J. Wilmot-BuxtonThe Life of Duty, a Year's Plain Sermons, v. 2, Sixth 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." There is a singular charm, a charm that one can scarcely explain, in the words of Paul in Gal. We are not called upon to produce the fruit, but simply to bear it. Goodness is just "Godness." (c)This destruction infers the ruin of our posterity. "The ideal brotherhoodA little boy, seeing two nestling birds pecking at each other, inquired of his elder brother what they were doing. I try to do good; but at times my efforts are so crude that I seem to do more harm than good. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces" (Psalm 122:6, 7).(R. (h)Mind every one his own business. 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