What does a life lived walking in the Spirit look like?. 1. Paul shows us what it doesn’t look like -- v. 19-21 2. Paul contrasts that with the fruit of the Spirit See Ephesians 5:8-13
I. The Fruit of the Spirit is Love
II. Examining the Fruit of the Spirit
A. Spiritual Graces toward God 1. Love (agape)
2. Joy (chara)
3. Peace (eirene)
B. Graces toward our Neighbor 1. Longsuffering/patience – (macrothumia)
2. Kindness (see 6:1)
3. Goodness
C. Personal Discipline 1. Faithfulness (pistis) 4:12-20
2. Gentleness (Meekness)
3. Self-control
III. Against Such There Is No Law
Law must condemn the works of the flesh. These graces, and others like them, are condemned by no law. These graces are the root principle fulfilling the laws demands v. 14.
Calvin “Thus, where the Spirit reigns, the law has no longer any dominion. By molding our hearts to His own righteousness, the Lord delivers us from the severity of the law, so that He does not deal with us according to its covenant, nor does He bind our consciences under its condemnation. Yet the law continues to perform its office of teaching and exhorting. But the Spirit of adoption sets us free from subjection to it.”
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Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
