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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But the fruit of the Spirit,.... Not of nature or man's free will, as corrupted by sin, for no good fruit springs from thence; but either of the internal principle of grace, called the Spirit, Galatians 5:17 or rather of the Holy Spirit, as the Ethiopic version reads it; the graces of which are called "fruit", and not "works", as the actions of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Either human or divine; everybody is agreed that these things are all good.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Surely, neither human nor divine. These are things which are commended on all hands. But if we do not have them — if they are not found in us —then we have not the Spirit, for if we had the Spirit, we...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, Universal love; first, to God; next, to his people; and, then, to all mankind. Have we that fruit of the Spirit? If so, it will make us of a very amiable disposition; it will dethrone selfishness, and set up holy affections within our heart.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: Joy and peace seem to blossom and ripen out of love. Longsuffering, too, is part of the fruit of the Spirit. You will be hourly tried, but the Spirit of God will give you patience to suffer long and to endure much. You will also have gentleness. Some people are very...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Neither human nor divine. Good men make no law against these things, nor does God, for he approves of them. What a wonderful cluster of the grapes of Eshcol we have here! “The fruit of the Spirit” — as if...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Meekness,.... Humility and lowliness of mind, of which Christ is an eminent example and pattern; and which the Holy Spirit from him transcribes into the heart of a regenerate person; and lies in having mean thoughts of himself, in walking humbly with God, acknowledging every favour, being thankful for every blessing, and depending on his grace,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Against such there is no law. Neither God nor man has ever made a law against these things; the more there is of them, the better will it be for everybody. Oh, that they prevailed all over the world!
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they that are Christ's,.... Not all as yet that are secretly so, who are chosen in him, and by him, are given by the Father to him in covenant, and whom he has purchased by his blood, and considers as his people, his sheep, and his children, though as yet they are not called by his grace; of these, as yet, what follows cannot be said, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. Condemned it to die, nailed it up to the cross, and kept it in a dying, mortifying posture.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, A very common sin — wishing to shine. Whether we deserve to be honoured or not, still wanting to be fore-horse in the team, and to take the leading place. “Let us not be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. A crucified Christ is the leader of a crucified people. Oh, to have all the affections and lusts of the flesh nailed up! They may not be actually dead; for those who are crucified may still live on for some hours, but they are doomed to die, their life is a very...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. It is not yet dead, but it is crucified. It hangs up on the cross, straining to break away from the iron hold fast, but it cannot, for it is doomed to die. Happy indeed shall that day be when it shall be wholly dead.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
If we live in the Spirit,.... Or "by the Spirit", as all do that are spiritually alive. Sin has not only brought on men a corporeal death, and made them liable to an eternal one, but has also induced upon them a spiritual or moral death; they are dead in trespasses and sin, nor can they quicken themselves, nor can any creature give them life; not...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If we live in the Spirit let us also walk in the Spirit. If our spiritual life is the result of a divine work, let our actions be in harmony with it: “If we live in the Spirit let us also walk in the Spirit.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. If that be our real life, let it also be our course of action.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. Do Christian people need to be talked to like this? Ay, that they do, for the best of men are but men at their best, and the godliest saint is liable to fall into the fondest sin unless the grace of God...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Let us not be desirous of vain glory,.... Ambitious of being thought wiser, and richer, and more valuable than others; of having the preeminence in the management of all affairs, and of having honour, esteem, and popular applause from men: this may well be called vain glory, since it is only in outward things, as wisdom, riches, strength, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Let us not be desirous of vain glory,- We call it glory, but it is vain glory. It is marred by vanity if it arises from anything done by us. Glory for you or for me because of anything that we can do is too absurd an idea to be entertained for a moment: “Let us not be desirous of vain glory,”- Gal_5:26. Provoking one another,- For, whenever a man...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Provoking one another, envying one another. If each would strive who should do the greatest deeds of love, and each were willing to take the lowest place, then this evil would never be known again. This exposition consisted of readings from Gal_4:12-31; Gal_5:1-4; Gal_5:19-26; Gal_6:1-11.