<--back to Flesh v/s Spirit MainNow the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.Today, we will study two more symptoms of a carnal fleshly lifestyle. As usual we will take a look at some of the original Greek text.Wrath - thumos (thoo-mos'): fiercenessThe dictionary meaning for fierceness is vehement hostility and unrestrained violence. A brutally harsh bully.It may seem that a nice Christian Mother couldn't possibly manifest these behaviors. That assumption would be wrong. Very wrong. Just because you are a Christian doesn't mean you don't have issues with sin. However, you … [Read more...]

<--back to Flesh v/s Spirit MainNow the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. WITCHCRAFT Our society takes witchcraft very lightly. I urge you to do a deeper study into this subject than what we will do today. Witchcraft is a serious thing. It has many layers.The most common are what you are probably thinking; spells, chants, sorcery, astrology, and other forms if divination. Our society, including many Christians, encourage our children to read "literature" and watch movies that have varying degrees of witchcraft in them. It is to be expected from the secular world. However, for the Church … [Read more...]

<--back to Flesh v/s Spirit MainBut the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. KJV Temperance This will be a fun one...In the original Greek temperance is egkrateia (eng-krat'-i-ah) and means SELF CONTROL.We have a choice in everything. God did not create us to be puppets on a string. He gave us freedom of choice. Not only to accept Jesus as our Savior but in how we conduct ourselves in life. "The devil made me do it" is a bunch of bologna. The devil can not "make" you do anything. The only thing that he can do is tempt us. It is then our choice to resist temptation or give in. It is definitely our choice all the way.When we choose to lose control we have chosen to sin. It does not have to be that … [Read more...]