Galatians: Growing Good or Bad Fruit

Growing Good or Bad Fruit

Objective: At the end of this study, you will describe and understand 1) liberty 2) works of evil and 3) fruit of good.

B701. Welcome to this in-depth online free course on the book of Galatians from the Bible Dialog Institute.

Galatians 5:13-26

A. How can liberty become an opportunity for the flesh? ____________________________________

[13] For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
NLT: You have been called to live in freedom- not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love.

A1. How is the works of our sinful nature different from law-breaking?_______________________________________

[14] For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself.

A2. What is included in the law to love your neighbor as yourself?___________________________________________

[15] But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
[16] This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
[17] For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

[18] But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
NLT: But when you are directed by the Holy Spirit, you are no longer subject to the law.

A3. Does that mean we can do as we please and disregard the law? ________________________________________

B. What is the difference between works of the flesh & law-breaking?_________________________

[19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
NLT: When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, your lives will produce these evil results,

which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
[20] Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
[21] Envying, murders, drunkenness, reveling, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

B1. How is our salvation dependent on avoiding the desires of our sinful nature? ________________________________

C. What is the relationship between the fruit of the spirit and the law?___________________________

[22] But the fruit of the Spirit
NLT: But when the Holy Spirit controls your lives, He will produce this kind of fruit in us:

C1. Who produces the fruit of the Spirit?_____________________________________________

C2. Does every one who loves demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit?_____________________________

is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
[23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (NLT: Here there is no conflict with the law.)
[24] And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

C3. How do you crucify the flesh?_____________________________________

[25] If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
[26] Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

C4. What is the difference between walking in the Spirit and walking within God's law of love?___________________

by R. Klimes, PhD

Library

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Resources: http://www.livingweb.com/library/227_4.htm http://www.gospelcom.net/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/toc/code=3011 http://www.efree.org/sermons_galatians.htm

Luther on Galatians: Martin Luther said of Galatians, "This is my epistle, I am wedded to it." Luther A , Luther B, Luther C, Luther D, Luther E, Luther F, Luther G.

Commentaries: Note 1, Note 2, Note 3, Note 4, Note 5, Note 6, Note 7, Note 8, Note 9, Note 10, Note 11.

Audio: http://calvarychapel.com/portcharlotte/GalAudio.htm

Other courses: Course A, Course B, Course C, Course D, Course E, Course F, Course G.

Course Instructor: R. Klimes, DMin; Consultants: Ordell Calkins, Diane Ottlinger, Mike Miller.