Churches of Christ -- Sermons; Sermons, American -- 20th century
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, provoking one another, envying one
another.”
The fact that we are not bound by the law of Moses then does not mean
that we can do as we please. This Scripture plainly says, “Ye cannot do
the things that ye would.” We are restrained by the law of the Spirit.
We are restrained by the law of love. “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thyself.” In order that we may clearly understand what this implies, the
Holy Spirit has listed for us the works of the flesh and the fruits of
the spirit. This list is the basis of the lesson which I want to present
this morning. I have the items on the board. Perhaps those in the back
of the building cannot see them. But at least we shall refer to them as
we go along and you will get the picture anyway.
II
The Works of the Flesh
Let us look at the works of the flesh first. The Bible plainly says that
those who follow the works of the flesh shall not enter the kingdom of
God. If you find yourself guilty of one or more of these works of the
flesh, then remember that you are on the outside, that you will remain
on the outside until you repent and obey God. People who follow the
works of the flesh simply cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.
1. _Adultery and Fornication._ The first four in the list are adultery,
fornication, uncleanness, and lasciviousness. All four of these words
have reference to immorality. Some state legislatures make a distinction
between adultery and fornication, using the word adultery to apply to
immorality on the part of married people, and the word fornication to
apply to the same sort of sin on the part of unmarried people.
Therefore, those words cover exactly the same sort of crime—illegitimate
relationship between men and women. I don’t know just how prevalent this
sin is in the world—I have no statistics on that point, and would not be
particularly interested in gathering any, but I do know that such sins
are very common, and I know that you know whether you are guilty. If you
are guilty the Bible says that you cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.
You must repent of that sin and have it washed away by the blood of
Jesus before there is any hope for you.
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