Are a cause of rejoicing to the enemies of the truth.6. Has the wolf got into the fold?" v. 22, 23, R. V., "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance." 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. 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. A. Bertram.1. 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. 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. And also, when he exhorts us, that we live not after the flesh, lest we die, but that by the Spirit we mortify the deeds of the flesh, that we may live; surely the trumpet which sounds, shows the war in which we are engaged, and enkindles us to contend keenly, and to do our enemies to death, [1832] that we be not done to death by them. On his return the scout said, "It is true the dogs are many, but there are not many mastiffs among them. (c)Endeavour for a catholic spirit. 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). (5) Consider your own personal moral failings. 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. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. The individual members are not isolated graces, but all connected, springing from one root and constituting an organic whole. "The fruit of the Spirit is all goodness" (Gal. What shall I do? 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. A. Bertram.1. (g)Avoid extremes. )Dissensions in the ChurchR. We are bidden "to stir up the gift that is in us;" we are told to "grow in grace." 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. AugustineOn ContinenceAnd Also, when He Exhorts Us, that we Live not after the Flesh9. 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, (2)Atheistical and debauched persons. )Dissensions in the ChurchR. Gal 5:52. 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. )How to end bickeringsC. and not to observe circumcision;13. but rather love, which is the sum of the law.19. v. 6. 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. 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, (e)Apply yourselves to the practice of real piety. While the Law is, therefore, rejected as a way of life, it is accepted as a rule. 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. His power is boundless. Here therefore these men too evil, while they essay to make void the Law, force us to approve these Scriptures. Divisions are to Churches like wars in countries; where war is, the ground lieth waste and untilled; none takes care of it. You would have others to bear with you; and why will not you bear with others? This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust [desires] of the flesh ( Galatians 5:15-16 ). The life of a Christian must be one of progress. "But, remember," said Aristippus, "that I, being older than you, do make the first motion." There is a better yoke than the yoke of bondage. doubts! Neil. v. 22). AugustineOn the Profit of Believing. 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. 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. Pray that the power of the Holy Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionBrokennessWe want to be very simple in this matter of Revival. 28, 29.--"Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. Do not the Scriptures command us to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is perfect? These are those waters of Marah that embitter our spirits, and quench the Spirit of God. Finally, so many benefits were seen to be the result of the occurrence that, instead of rebuilding the fallen part, the remainder was pulled down to a low level, that air and sunshine might have freer course, and the gardens a free communication. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. 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. "But, remember," said Aristippus, "that I, being older than you, do make the first motion." Whatever may be our experience of failure and barrenness, He is never defeated. Really I Robert Lee BerryAdventures in the Land of Canaan. Do not the Scriptures command us to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is perfect? Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces" (Psalm 122:6, 7).(R. The individual members are not isolated graces, but all connected, springing from one root and constituting an organic whole. )How to end bickeringsC. Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. It is contrary to sorrow, which is a perturbation Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityThe Routing of Giant DoubtTHE ROUTING OF GIANT DOUBT Doubts! Divisions run religions into briars and thorns, contention and parties. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces" (Psalm 122:6, 7).(R. It is a delightful passion. (d)They grieve the Holy Spirit of God. Part of the Galatians teaching series. His power is boundless. I try to do good; but at times my efforts are so crude that I seem to do more harm than good. Here therefore these men too evil, while they essay to make void the Law, force us to approve these Scriptures. 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. v. 22). B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 1. v. 22, 23, R. V., "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance." '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. Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Jesus is always victorious. (h)Mind every one his own business. (e)Apply yourselves to the practice of real piety. (3)Too many of those that should quench these flames, exasperate them. "What a pity that piece of old wall had not fallen down before," said the flowers.3. 5. (2)We are uncharitable in these contentions. A. Galatians 1:23 - They only heard the report: "The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once . 18 But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 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. "The ideal brotherhoodA little boy, seeing two nestling birds pecking at each other, inquired of his elder brother what they were doing. The Inward Warfare. "The fruit of the Spirit is all goodness" (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. 28, 29.--"Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? III 'Walk in the Spirit''Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.'--GAL. (2)We are uncharitable in these contentions. 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." 26 Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another. Let it, therefore, be your great care to keep the devil's spark from your powder.(W. Here therefore these men too evil, while they essay to make void the Law, force us to approve these Scriptures. (a)Lament your own and others' sin in this particular. They make me much trouble, but it seems I can not get them to leave me. 4. and the fruits of the Spirit,25. Are a cause of rejoicing to the enemies of the truth.6. '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. It were better, as one says, that Caesar should break all Pollio's curious glasses, than that they should break the bond of charity, or that the breach of them should be the occasion of so much inhumanity of brethren one against another. S. Paul says, "Walk in the Spirit;" he does not say, stand still. v. 6. 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. (h)Mind every one his own business. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. What shall I do? We are bidden "to stir up the gift that is in us;" we are told to "grow in grace." It is a very singular instance of imaginative misreading of plain facts that the primitive Church should be held up as a pattern Church. And though all the time I try hard not to make mistakes, yet I still make them. The individual members are not isolated graces, but all connected, springing from one root and constituting an organic whole. 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, (a)Lament your own and others' sin in this particular. 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. "Not at roll, I am sorry to say," was the answer; "our numbers are diminishing weekly." (Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity.) "Not at roll, I am sorry to say," was the answer; "our numbers are diminishing weekly." 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. (h)Mind every one his own business. Pray that the power of the Holy Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionBrokennessWe want to be very simple in this matter of Revival. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." Unity and peace are said to be like the dew of Hermon, that descended upon Sion, where the Lord promised His blessing. 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. And also, when he exhorts us, that we live not after the flesh, lest we die, but that by the Spirit we mortify the deeds of the flesh, that we may live; surely the trumpet which sounds, shows the war in which we are engaged, and enkindles us to contend keenly, and to do our enemies to death, [1832] that we be not done to death by them. The perfume was borne across the breach; so that the gardens were the, sweeter. 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. (1) Sometimes by censuring their brethren. Bertram. 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. 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. ). Bertram. (c)Endeavour for a catholic spirit. I am not perfect; far from it. Goodness is a fruit of the Spirit. Has the wolf got into the fold?" (i)Observe that good old rule, of doing to others as you would be done to. 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