Galatians 5:17

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Summary

For the flesh lusteth 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.

The flesh

And these

So

Bible References

The flesh

"Blessed are you, Simon, Son of Jonah," Jesus replied. "For no human being has revealed this to you, but my Father who is in Heaven.

Watch and pray, that you may not fall into temptation. True, the spirit is eager, but human nature is weak."

All that owes its birth to human nature is human, and all that owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual.

I know that there is nothing good in me-I mean in my earthly nature. For, although it is easy for me to want to do right, to act rightly is not easy.

They who follow their earthly nature are earthly-minded, while they who follow the Spirit are spiritually minded.

Do you suppose there is no meaning in the passage of Scripture which asks--'Is envy to result from the longings of the Spirit which God has implanted within you?'

And these

Does that set the Law in opposition to God's promises? Heaven forbid! For, if a Law had been given capable of bestowing Life, then righteousness would have actually owed its existence to Law.

He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not help me to gather is scattering.

What are we to say, then? That Law and sin are the same thing? Heaven forbid! On the contrary, I should not have learned what sin is, had not it been for Law. If the Law did not say 'Thou shalt not covet,' I should not know what it is to covet.

They who follow their earthly nature are earthly-minded, while they who follow the Spirit are spiritually minded.

So

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

"Master," said Peter, "with you I am ready to go both to prison and to death."

I do not understand my own actions. For I am so far from habitually doing what I want to do, that I find myself doing the very thing that I hate.

Not that I have already laid hold of it, or that I am already made perfect. But I press on, in the hope of actually laying hold of that for which indeed I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

We often make mistakes, every one of us. Any one who does not make mistakes when speaking is indeed a perfect man, able to bridle his whole body as well.

If we say that there is no sin in us, we are deceiving ourselves, and the Truth has no place in us.