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[508.24 --> 512.78] But so safe to say, my life became fixated on cones. |
[512.84 --> 513.58] I know that's silly. |
[514.64 --> 518.56] But that occurred to me now, as it did even back then, |
[518.66 --> 520.04] that this is sort of an illustration |
[520.04 --> 523.04] of what our spiritual lives should be like. |
[524.14 --> 526.88] In other words, a life of holiness, |
[527.48 --> 529.58] a life that walks by the Spirit, |
[529.58 --> 533.32] is to constantly be thinking, to be acting, |
[533.96 --> 537.86] and to always have this living in Christ, |
[538.24 --> 541.30] fixated on my God, always thinking about Him, |
[541.56 --> 544.88] always acting, and having habits that form out of that. |
[546.26 --> 549.60] And hope the good news for us from our passage this morning, |
[549.84 --> 551.94] from Galatians, actually, in the whole, |
[552.26 --> 554.20] is that we are freed in Christ |
[554.20 --> 556.82] to live this life of holiness out. |
[558.10 --> 560.90] God's Holy Spirit Himself dwells in us |
[560.90 --> 563.26] and guides us to a life of holiness, |
[563.64 --> 565.86] a life of Christ-likeness, |
[565.86 --> 568.18] in and through our thoughts, |
[568.30 --> 569.58] our actions, our habits, |
[570.06 --> 571.10] forming character. |
[572.14 --> 573.32] And in the words of Paul, |
[573.40 --> 575.32] what Paul calls this character part |
[575.32 --> 577.54] is the fruit of the Spirit. |
[578.24 --> 580.10] And notice that it's not fruits of the Spirit, |
[580.24 --> 581.76] it is the fruit of the Spirit. |
[582.30 --> 582.92] And he's saying, |
[583.16 --> 584.66] this comes from God Himself. |
[585.36 --> 586.96] And to emphasize the main point here |
[586.96 --> 588.14] before we move on, |
[588.40 --> 591.08] I do not want to somehow misrepresent the gospel, |
[591.08 --> 594.10] that this is some sort of self-help method |
[594.10 --> 595.24] for a better life. |
[596.04 --> 597.28] The fruit of the Spirit, |
[597.72 --> 599.28] a life of Christ-like holiness, |
[599.52 --> 600.52] is made possible, |
[600.80 --> 602.90] not by our own self-reliance |
[602.90 --> 604.34] or our own self-efforts. |
[604.66 --> 606.64] This is not some sort of flashy program |
[606.64 --> 608.56] or some sort of technique |
[608.56 --> 610.08] that gives you a better life. |
[610.68 --> 612.24] But this life of holiness, |
[612.68 --> 614.56] this life of Christ-likeness, |
[614.86 --> 617.58] is by the empowering of the Holy Spirit Himself. |
[617.58 --> 620.86] The promise of the gospel |
[620.86 --> 623.34] is that this Spirit-led life |
[623.34 --> 627.22] is gifted to those who belong to Christ. |
[628.16 --> 629.12] That is for us. |
[629.36 --> 633.24] That is a gift only by the grace of God. |
[634.80 --> 635.84] And many times, |
[635.92 --> 637.60] we need to name the fact |
[637.60 --> 638.56] that many times, |
[638.66 --> 640.14] this life led by the Spirit, |
[640.92 --> 641.92] it hurts. |
[642.62 --> 643.94] It's uncomfortable. |
[644.68 --> 646.14] It's not all easygoing. |
[646.14 --> 648.10] Because part of it means |
[648.10 --> 650.16] to acknowledge and resist |
[650.16 --> 651.56] our old selves, |
[652.10 --> 653.94] our old sinful natures, |
[654.36 --> 654.92] the flesh, |
[655.36 --> 656.64] as Paul says it in his letter. |
[657.98 --> 658.34] And so, |
[658.50 --> 660.36] one of the main books that I read |
[660.36 --> 663.14] was from the late theologian J.I. Packer. |
[663.42 --> 664.50] And he said it like this. |
[665.22 --> 665.60] He said, |
[665.88 --> 666.80] God's acceptance |
[666.80 --> 668.72] of each Christian believer |
[668.72 --> 670.46] is perfect to start. |
[671.28 --> 672.20] It is then accompanied |
[672.20 --> 673.44] by repentance |
[673.44 --> 675.02] all throughout our lives. |
[675.02 --> 676.42] I think that captures |
[676.42 --> 678.10] the picture of what |
[678.10 --> 679.82] a Spirit-led life looks like. |
[680.78 --> 681.10] And hence, |
[681.20 --> 682.14] Paul says too, |
[682.66 --> 683.64] walk by the Spirit |
[683.64 --> 685.20] and you will not gratify |
[685.20 --> 687.42] the desires of your sinful nature, |
[687.54 --> 688.06] your flesh. |
[689.66 --> 690.04] And so, |
[690.16 --> 690.76] to sum up, |
[691.48 --> 692.60] this life of holiness, |
[693.18 --> 694.68] this life of Christ-like holiness, |
[695.30 --> 696.54] is twofold in character. |
[697.12 --> 697.46] One, |
[697.84 --> 698.88] it is the forming |
[698.88 --> 700.24] of Christ-like thoughts |
[700.24 --> 700.92] and actions |
[700.92 --> 701.58] and habits |
[701.58 --> 702.90] that allow us |
[702.90 --> 704.58] to reflect God's own goodness |
[704.58 --> 705.86] and love for the world. |
[706.14 --> 707.22] It is the same old |
[707.22 --> 709.96] to be blessed, |
[710.52 --> 711.44] to be a blessing |
[711.44 --> 712.90] for the world. |
[713.76 --> 715.00] And in Paul's words, |
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