A. I have said this, lest haply married fruitfulness dare to vie with virgin chastity, and to set forth Mary herself, and to say unto the virgins of God, She had in her flesh two things worthy of honor, virginity and fruitfulness; inasmuch as she both continued a virgin, and bore: this happiness, since we could not both have the whole, we have divided, that ye be virgins, we be mothers: for what is wanting to you in children, let your virginity, that hath been preserved, be a consolation: for us, St. But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. But who those enemies are, it hath set forth plainly enough. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. THESE DISSENSIONS ARE UNCHARITABLE, WHEN PERSONS BITE AND DEVOUR ONE ANOTHER. doubts! In asking their question, the Jews intended to inquire of Christ what particular things they must do, before all others, in order to please God. The righteous man is the man of stiff, inflexible uprightness; but he may be Rev. (i)Observe that good old rule, of doing to others as you would be done to. And on this account that, which, the parts that beget being bridled by modesty, is most chiefly and properly to be called Continence, is violated by no transgression, if the higher Continence, concerning which we have been some time speaking, be preserved in the heart. and exhorts to walk in the Spirit.Dictionary of Bible ThemesGalatians 5:155132biting5821criticism, among believers8765grudgeGalatians 5:2-256511salvationGalatians 5:9-216026sin, judgment onGalatians 5:13-166679justification, results8452neighbours, duty toGalatians 5:13-185380law, and gospelGalatians 5:14-163209Holy Spirit, and loveLibraryMarch 28. The Holy Spirit Bringing Forth in the Believer Christlike Graces of Character. And also, when he exhorts us, that we live not after the flesh, lest we die, but that by the Spirit we mortify the deeds of the flesh, that we may live; surely the trumpet which sounds, shows the war in which we are engaged, and enkindles us to contend keenly, and to do our enemies to death, [1832] that we be not done to death by them. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity Works of the Flesh and Fruits of the Spirit. --JOHN x"The fruit of the Spirit is love."--GAL. "For He is our peace, who hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us." Jesus is always victorious. The wolves were somewhat afraid, for the dogs were many and strong, and therefore they sent out a spy to observe them. And also, when he exhorts us, that we live not after the flesh, lest we die, but that by the Spirit we mortify the deeds of the flesh, that we may live; surely the trumpet which sounds, shows the war in which we are engaged, and enkindles us to contend keenly, and to do our enemies to death, [1832] that we be not done to death by them. 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. (h)These biting and devouring contentions are uncivil, inhuman, and barbarous. When the sheep of Christ are malignant one against another, it is a fearful presage of ensuing ruin; when there are tumults in the Church, it may justly be feared that God is about to remove from us.(Spencer. I try to do good; but at times my efforts are so crude that I seem to do more harm than good. 2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. (b)Learn Christian wisdom. If there be tempest (not in the air) in the spirits of Christians, and the wind of their passions be high and loud, it is easy to tell who is the conjuror; it is the devil that is practising his black art upon their lusts, which yet are so much unmortified, as gives him too great an advantage of raising many times sad storms of division and strife amongst them. Gurnall.You all profess to have been baptized into the spirit of the gospel; but you do not show it when you bite and snarl at one another. v. 22). There is further to Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFaith the Sole Saving Act. Would that this true and simple and natural logic were always borne in mind; then might the Christian nest be more peaceful, more like a family Divine!Unity among Christians to be sought afterMelancthon mourned in his day the divisions among Christians, and sought to bring them together by the parable of the war between the wolves and the dogs. And God-like goodness has special reference to the active benevolence of God. The perfume was borne across the breach; so that the gardens were the, sweeter. There is nothing (next Christ and heaven) that the devil grudges believers more than their peace and mutual love; if he cannot rend them from Christ, or stop them from getting heaven, yet he takes some pleasure to see them go thither in a storm; like a shattered fleet severed one from another, that they may have no assistance from, nor comfort of, each other's company all the way; though, where he can divide, he hopes to ruin also, well knowing this to be the most probable means to effect it; one ship is easier taken than a squadron. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces" (Psalm 122:6, 7).(R. "The fruit of the Spirit is all goodness" (Gal. Fuller, D. D.The English ambassador, some years since, prevailed so far with the Turkish emperor as to persuade him to hear some of our English music, from which (as from other liberal sciences) both he and his nation were naturally averse. )Good results from cessation of party strifeG. AugustineOn ContinenceAnd Also, when He Exhorts Us, that we Live not after the Flesh9. No, when any such embers of contention begin to smoke among Christians, we may know who left the spark; no other but Satan, he is the great kindle-coal of all their contentions. (d)Be clothed with humility. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. Thrice happy they who at Thy side, Thou Child of Nazareth, Have learnt to give their struggling pride Into Thy hands to death: If thus indeed we lay us low, Thou wilt exalt us o'er the foe; And let the exaltation be That we are lost in Thee. "Lest ye be consumed one of another. "The Fruit of the Spirit is all Goodness" (Gal. v. 22). (5) Consider your own personal moral failings. 'The fruit of the Spirit,' says Paul, not the fruits, as we might more naturally have expected, and as the phrase is most often quoted; all this rich variety of graces, of conduct and character, is thought of as one. For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. The Works of The Flesh Galatians 5. This beautiful fruit is in lovely harmony with the gentle month of which it is the keynote. The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. A town, if it can be but set on fire, the enemy may hope to take it with more ease. "For He is our peace, who hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us." Divisions run religions into briars and thorns, contention and parties. And also, when he exhorts us, that we live not after the flesh, lest we die, but that by the Spirit we mortify the deeds of the flesh, that we may live; surely the trumpet which sounds, shows the war in which we are engaged, and enkindles us to contend keenly, and to do our enemies to death, [1832] that we be not done to death by them. (j)My last advice is, to "pray for the peace of Jerusalem." Let me say a little on a subject which, like the last, is one of some delicacy and difficulty, though its problems are of a very different kind. v. 22). Is not this still true that many professed Christians snap right and left at their own brethren, when they had better save their teeth for the wolves?Evils of strifeSpencer.They say of bees, that, when they strive among themselves, it is a sign that the queen is about to leave the hive. (2) The certainty and sadness of the danger. The fact is, the sheep have taken to worrying each other, and our condition, therefore, could not be worse. "Yes," replied AEschines, "and therefore I conclude that you are the worthiest man: for I began the strife, and you began the peace."(C. "The Fruit of the Spirit is all Goodness" (Gal. And also, when he exhorts us, that we live not after the flesh, lest we die, but that by the Spirit we mortify the deeds of the flesh, that we may live; surely the trumpet which sounds, shows the war in which we are engaged, and enkindles us to contend keenly, and to do our enemies to death, [1832] that we be not done to death by them. "Not at roll, I am sorry to say," was the answer; "our numbers are diminishing weekly." Jesus is always victorious. "They are quarrelling," was the answer. I. Do not the Scriptures command us to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is perfect? (d)They grieve the Holy Spirit of God. It is all the time to be His fruit. He wills them to stand in their liberty,3. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. Paul tells us that they are the fruit of the Spirit, that is, if the Holy Spirit is given control of our lives, this is the fruit that He will bear. A town, if it can be but set on fire, the enemy may hope to take it with more ease. When the sheep of Christ are malignant one against another, it is a fearful presage of ensuing ruin; when there are tumults in the Church, it may justly be feared that God is about to remove from us.(Spencer. J. Wilmot-BuxtonThe Life of Duty, a Year's Plain Sermons, v. 2Sixth Day for the Spirit of Love in the ChurchWHAT TO PRAY.--For the Spirit of Love in the Church "I pray that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them and Thou in Me; that the world may know that Thou didst send Me, and hast loved them as Thou hast loved Me that the love wherewith Thou hast loved Me may be in them, and I in them." The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." "No," replied the child, "that cannot be, for they are brothers." Gal 5:17 John NewtonOlney HymnsAnd on this Account That, Which, the Parts that Beget Being Bridled by Modesty5. I am afraid that the dissensions betwixt Christian Churches (being so long in reconciling their discords) will breed in pagans such a disrelish of our religion, as they will not be invited to attend thereunto.(T. Neil.The following incident, respecting two philosophers of old, may well put to the blush Christians who are unwilling to be reconciled, and who consequently have their intercourse with heaven hindered (Matthew 5:24). These are those waters of Marah that embitter our spirits, and quench the Spirit of God. S. Paul says, "Walk in the Spirit;" he does not say, stand still. Jesus is always victorious. "What a pity that piece of old wall had not fallen down before," said the flowers.3. So saith Scripture (Hosea 10:2.; Matthew 12:25). It is a delightful passion. The sun was able to pour more light into the gardens on either side, which the height of the wall had obstructed, so that the flowers looked to greater advantage; and, owing to their having more air and sunshine, became really more beautiful.2. Goodness is just "Godness." )Consumed one of another: Strife in the foldTwo friends met the other day. Are offensive to God.(R. Divisions are as the north-east wind to the fruits, which causeth them to dwindle away to nothing; but when the storms are over, everything begins to grow. (g)Avoid extremes. All real beauty of character, all real Christlikeness in us, 'The fruit of the Spirit is joy.' His power is boundless. THE JOY OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH ALONE - Galatians 2:15-16 - 12.9.18 by Jerusalem Church Sermons. doubts! Let me say a little on a subject which, like the last, is one of some delicacy and difficulty, though its problems are of a very different kind. For they mark what is said, that they who are under the Law are in bondage, and they keep flying above the rest that last saying, "Ye are made empty [1715] of Christ, as many of you as are justified in the Law; ye have fallen from Grace." Fuller, D. D.)PeopleGalatians, Paul, PhilippiansPlacesGalatiaTopicsBeware, Bite, Biting, Care, Careful, Cause, Consume, Consumed, Destroyed, Destruction, Devour, Devouring, Fighting, Heed, Lest, Perpetually, Snapping, Snarling, WatchOutline1. We are told that, Aristippus and AEschines having differed, the former came to the latter and said "AEschines, shall we be friends?" I am not perfect; far from it. Enfeeble and imperil the Church.5. )Wranglings destroy ChurchesAmerican.Jars and divisions, wranglings and prejudices, eat out the growth, if not the life, of religion. There is nothing (next Christ and heaven) that the devil grudges believers more than their peace and mutual love; if he cannot rend them from Christ, or stop them from getting heaven, yet he takes some pleasure to see them go thither in a storm; like a shattered fleet severed one from another, that they may have no assistance from, nor comfort of, each other's company all the way; though, where he can divide, he hopes to ruin also, well knowing this to be the most probable means to effect it; one ship is easier taken than a squadron. (5) Consider your own personal moral failings. (Persian Fables. Let none now seek to divide Christians by building up a wall of party spirit between them; for, "behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity."(G. 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