Galatians 5, continued

Galatians 5:22-26 – Fruit of the Spirit

• Love
• Joy – Matthew 13:14
• Peace – Romans 8:6; Galatians 1:3; 6:15; Ephesians 4:3; Philippians 4:9
• Longsuffering – God is patient with us, therefore we should be patient.
• Kindness
• Goodness
• Faithfulness – Galatians 2:16; 3:26; 5:6; James 2:17; Revelation 2:19
• Gentleness
• Self-control

Galatians 6

• Galatians 6:1-2 – Those caught up in sin should be treated gently, like we would want to be treated.
• Galatians 6:3-6 – We must each examine our own work.
• Galatians 6:7-9 – We must sow spiritual things to reap spiritual rewards.
• Galatians 6:10 – This is talking about individual responsibility – not general benevolence. There are other passages that address benevolence.
• Galatians 6:11-13
• Galatians 6:14-15 – We must crucify the works of the world in ourselves.
• Galatians 6:16-18 – The “Israel of God” is the church. Paul bore the marks of his suffering for Christ.

Backward

• I Corinthians 11:17-22 – They were abusing the Lord’s Supper to the extent that Paul said it was not the Lord’s Supper they were eating (I Corinthians 11:20).
• “Do this in remembrance of me.”
• Luke 22:19
• Matthew 26:28
• Horror of the cross: scourging, ridicule, crown of thorns, nails (7-inch iron spikes), painful movement to avoid suffocation.
• Colossians 1:19-22
• Hebrews 10:4-10
• I Peter 1:18-19; 2:21

Forward

• I Corinthians 11:26 – “until He comes”
• Hebrews 9:28 – “will appear a second time for salvation”
• Because of His sacrifice, I live for Him until the end.
• Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.”
• I Corinthians 6:20 – “For I have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.”

Outward

• I Corinthians 11:26 – “you proclaim the Lord’s death”
• Consider …
• I Corinthians 14:22-24 – “if the whole church assembles together and … unbelievers enter”
• Joshua 4:6 – “when your children ask …”

Inward

• I Corinthians 11:20, 27-31 – “but a man must examine himself … judge the body rightly”
• “Where are my thoughts?”
• Read a passage – Isaiah 53; Matthew 26-28; Mark 14-16; Luke 22-24; John 18-20; I Corinthians 11; Hebrews 9-10, etc.
• Consider song lyrics.
• Imagine the scenes in your mind.

Upward

• I Corinthians 10:14-22
• Christian Cup/table of the Lord Christ
• Israel Eat sacrifices God
• Gentiles Cup/table of demons Idols (demons)
• We have communion (sharing, fellowship, participation) with Christ! See Matthew 26:29.

Introduction

• Isaiah 29:8 – This is how it will be for everyone that tries to fight against God. They are dreaming!

Sennacherib besieges Jerusalem

• Isaiah 36-37
• Isaiah 37:33
• 185,000 of Sennacherib’s soldiers were killed. Then his sons killed him.

Esther

• Haman planned to kill Mordecai and all the Jews.
• Haman and his ten sons were executed. The Jews defeated their enemies.
• Haman was just a dreamer to think he could work against God.

Genesis 11 – The Tower of Babel

• God defeated them by confusing their languages.

Numbers 16 – The rebellion of Korah

• God opened the ground and swallowed them and their households. Fire from heaven consumed the 250 princes that joined the rebellion.

Famous atheists

• The Big Bang Theory
• They are all dreamers!

Famous evolutionists

• They are just dreaming if they think they can remove God from the equation.

I Corinthians 5:1 – Sexual immorality in the church

• If they thought this sin was okay, they were just dreaming!

False doctrines of churches

• The unbelieving will go to the lake of fire. Revelation 21.
• False teachers are just dreamers!

If our interests are centered in this world, we are going to be like the dreamers.

• I John 2:17; II Peter 3:12-13
• Ephesians 5:14
• I Corinthians 15:34
• Romans 13:11-14
• Heaven and hell are real!

We plan and dream for so many things …

• Hebrews 6:18-20 – Follow Jesus within the veil.

Do not remove the ancient landmarks

• Proverbs 22:28; Deuteronomy 19:14; Proverbs 23:10
• Leviticus 19:11-14
• Hosea 5:10

God’s law is our boundary

• Inspired word of God sets our boundaries
  • II Timothy 3:16-17
• Jesus gave us boundaries
  • Hebrews 1:1-3
• Apostles were commanded to teach God’s boundaries
  • Matthew 28:19-20

God’s laws are our boundaries – Genesis 2:15-17

• The world bristles at the idea of boundaries.
• Galatians 5:13 – Don’t use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh.
• Galatians 5:16-17

Boundaries protect us from things that are bad for us.

• Sin corrupts us and damages us.
• Deuteronomy 6:24-25
• Boundaries are a blessing because they protect us from things that are bad for us!

Boundaries keep us from hurting others.

• Romans 5:12
• Ephesians 4:29, 25
• Our sin is never committed in a vacuum. Our sin hurts others.
• Numbers 13:26-31 – The unfaithfulness of the spies.
• II Samuel 11-12 – David and Bathsheba
• Genesis 37:34 – Joseph and his brothers
• Acts 7:59-60; 8:1 – Paul’s persecution of Christians.
• Boundaries are a blessing because they keep us from hurting others!

Boundaries help us become the person we want to be.

• I Corinthians 9:24-27
• Ephesians 5:25, 28
• Hebrews 13:4
• Romans 6:18-23
• I Timothy 1:8-11
• Romans 3:20
• Boundaries are a blessing because they help us become the person we want to be!

Do not remove the ancient landmarks; they are God’s blessings to us!

Galatians 5, continued

• Galatians 5:16-18 – This chapter talks about many contrasts between flesh and spirit (Philippians 2:5). See I Corinthians 2:14. We need to have the mind of Christ.
• Galatians 5:19-21
  • Jealousy is a negative form of zeal.
  • Outbursts of wrath are not the same as righteous indignation, such as what Jesus showed. He was also notable in that He was also in control and did not have outbursts, even though He showed anger at times.
• Galatians 5:22-26 – the fruits of the spirit