It's amazing how this word catches our attention. We already know that whatever is being advertised may have a free trinket to close the deal. Why are we so drawn to this word and yet we live lives that aren't free so to speak? A lot of effort goes into the things we do but [...]
The new testament is filled with instructions regarding the flesh. In Galatians character 5:17, Paul tells us that the flesh is in constant conflict with the Spirit. In Romans 8, the Spirit is contrasted to the flesh and verse 9 says we are in the realm of the Spirit not of the flesh. Verse 14 [...]
In Galatians 5, the fruit of the Spirit is contrasted with works of the flesh. There is a deeper mystery here, the works are in plural but the fruit is singular. There are many explanations to this but my understanding is that works are things we do while the fruit is something we become. And [...]