Galatians 5:25
“Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives.”
Christians today often seem to distinguish between one who is living “a Christian life” and one who is living “the life of the Spirit”, or “Spirit-filled” or “Spirit-led” life. However, this style of thinking is foreign to what the Apostle Paul says about the Christian’s life in the Spirit:
“When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.” Galatians 5:19-25
Don’t let Satan use semantics to keep you form the truth that living a Christian life and living a Spirit-filled life are the exact same thing, because they are. If you think about it, does living a non-Spirit-filled make any sense at all?
Related Text:
Romans 8:1-17
