Try It, You'll Like It!!!!!

[Thankful 1]

(Galatians 5:16)

[OneLight]

(Galatians 5:16)

[Guest man]

(Galatians 5:16)

[enoob57]

We actually could go on and on and on and on about all the rules, restraints or disciplines we could make and put on ourselves to deal with the besetting sins in our lives..huh? Yes? I do understand the concern of many, as it seems right and reasonable to make more rules in order to lessen the sin in our lives....however, making more rules does not help....as the bible says that rules just show us that we are sinners, but they DON'T help overcome sin.

Col. 2:23 >> Rules and bodily disciplines do not affect the inner person, or do the trick in lessening sin.

However, in Gal. 5:16-26 it tells us how to overcome the flesh without having to try over and over again to obey the rules...which, I know sounds really foreign to our carnal natures. BUT in doing this we are kept out of that vicious circle of trying to tame the flesh, because the flesh cannot consistantly obey a perfect law, and so life becomes erratic or like a roller-coaster of defeat and constant wrestling with the flesh.

So, what we do in a nut shell is follow the lead of the Spirit! >>> So, essentially, when you are focused on agape-loving those around you in your daily life, then you naturally won't be deliberately doing harmful things to those around you in your daily life. When you are focused on peacemaking in your daily life, then you naturally won't be doing violent things in your daily life...and etc.....

Agape love contains no deliberate harm...so, as you walk in it, abide in it, you will learn to make this a way of life and the flesh will have to cooperate...as light over-powers the darkness. Sinful deeds (self-focused) cannot be active in an atmosphere of loving (other-focused).

Romans 8:13 "If by the power of the Holy Spirit you put to death the deeds of the sinful nature, you will live." Darkness is put to death by the light. >> Setting out to love others drowns out the desire to harm them.

Eph.5:9 "For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true."

Eph.4:15 "Instead we will hold to the truth in love, becoming more and more like Christ."

I see that it is scriptural that if we are busy doing the do's (loving, peacemaking,and etc.) then we will NOT be doing the don'ts...this is why "love completely fulfills the intent of law".

Becoming more and more like Christ is becoming less and less like the flesh.

Loving your neighbor sets you free! Love affects both the lover and the lovee!!

Try it, you'll like it!!

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Matthew 5:37-" Let your word be "Yes, Yes' or "No, No'; anything more than this comes from the evil one."

James 5:12- "Above all, my beloved, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation."

What, in heavens name, are you nattering on about?

She is saying that the liberty that is in Christ to love another is the power over sin rather than the commandment that killed... Love Steven