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As you all may have read on the title page of this site, Galatians 5:16-26 states something like: the flesh (the body, the old man, the container) is at war with the Spirit. That means that, the works of the flesh, [mentioned a little later in Galatians] are obvious, being adultery, fornication [unmarried sex], uncleanness, lewdness [wickedness], Idolatry [worship of Idols], sorcery, hatred, contentions [debates or fights],jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions [only what you want], dissensions[disagreements], hersies, envy [wanting what others have], murders, drunkeness, revelries [unrestricted merrymaking] and the like. Paul says that nobody who practices such crud will inherit the kingdom of God. BUT the fruit of the Spirit is
Love, joy, peace,longsuffering, kindness, Gentleness, self-control. Against such, there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited (get high opinions of ourselves), provoking one another, envying one another.
That is CERTAINLY a lot to go by. If you are having any of the flesh thingees, I highly reccommend replacing those things with all the Spirit's things. If you don't know what I mean by love, you should read this sites' page on it.
When Paul says 'peace' he means pretty much serenity, peace of mind. We can't be wrathful either, and we can't want what others have. So, then, you must recieve the Spirit! don't just sit down and watch the tube! That is what I did, not get caught up in the world, love the world or any thing of it! If we are to love our enemies, we are to love them because they were made by God. *(let me remind you a scientific law that is true with an addendum; No atoms can be created or destroyed.[by humans.]0 Please do not choose to follow the flesh, and if you are like me, and are crying at this point because the Holy Spirit convicted you, I ask that you pray to God that he might strengthen you when you desire the lusts of the flesh. Know that ALL things are possible with God.
So as we are at war, we should certainly use the neccessary equipment, should we not? The neccesary equipment includes the helmet of salvation, the sword of the spirit, the belt of truth, the shield of faith. Above all we must trust in God, not becoming lost in ourselves, or what we want. If we were meant to love the World, why then do we need to be born again, my friends? to serve God, and be in his son, is life. We must therefore sharpen our swords with the word of God, for, without the word, what is the spirit but a big hunk of metal? We must be able to lift our sword against all the powers of Satan, and we should not become lukewarm, doing nothing for God. We must allow God to work within us, as we work for him, and forgive our brothers, and live for the King of Kings and the LORD of LORDS!
Who is like the LORD? tell me so that I may know. Seriously. Tell me. here.