19 Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,
20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,
21 envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you just as I have forewarned you that those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
If you want to inherit the kingdom of God, what shouldn't you be practicing?
What has Paul said earlier in this letter about an inheritance and the heirs of this inheritance?
Read Galatians 3:18, 29; 4:1-7, 30-31.
So, up to this point, what has Paul said about an inheritance and its heirs?
- The inheritance is based on a promise made to Abraham and his offspring: it is not based on the law.
- If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, and you are heirs according to promise.
- Those who belong to Christ have the Spirit of God living in their hearts because they are sons of God, and if you're a son, then you're an heir through God.
- The son of the bondwoman shall not be an heir with the son of the free woman, and we are children of the free woman.
If you practice the above behaviors listed in verses 19-21, what does it show about your relationship to God? What is a consequence of practicing such behaviors?
How can a believer keep from practicing such behaviors? What did Paul tell the Galatian believers earlier in this chapter?
How would carrying verse 16 in your heart and mind keep you confident of your freedom from such behaviors?
If (your name) walks by the Spirit, (your name) will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
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