WALK ACCORDINGLY

Sunday Morning:  October 6, 2002

Text:  Galatians 6:16-18  "And as many as walk [march in rank] according to this rule [line], peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. 17. From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. 18. Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen."

WALK

Galatians 5:16  "This I say then, Walk [to be occupied with] in [by] the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh."

MARCH

Galatians 5:25  "If we live (as in walking) in [by] the Spirit, let us also walk [march in line] in [by] the Spirit."

WALKING LIKE THE SON

Galatians 4:4-6  "But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5. To redeem them (those in the family, Israel) that were under the law, that we (family) might receive the adoption of sons [one word to place as a son, singular]. 6. And because ye are (walking as) sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."

NOT THE SAME SPIRIT

John 14:16-17  "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17. Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you."

SPIRIT MINISTERED

Galatians 3:2-5  "This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3. Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? 4. Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 5. He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?"

THE RULE OR PRACTICE

Mark 14:36  "And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt."

SPIRIT OF A SON

John 4:34  "Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work."

NOT MY OWN WILL

John 5:30  "I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me."

THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME

John 6:38  "For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me."

DO THE THINGS THAT PLEASE HIM

John 8:29  "And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him."

ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

Matthew 7:21  "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."

SPIRIT OF ADOPTION

Romans 8:14-15  "For as many as are led by the Spirit (of sonship) of God, they are (behaving like) the sons of God. 15. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."

WAITING TO BE PLACED AS A SON

Romans 8:23  "And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption [placed as a son], to wit, the redemption of our body."

SOW TO THE SPIRIT

Galatians 6:7-9  "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting [agelasting]. 9. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

IN THE COMING AGE

Mark 10:28-30  "Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29. And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30. But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world [age] to come [the one coming] eternal [agelasting] life."

SEEK

Romans 2:6-7  "Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 7. [agelasting life] To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality [incorruption, opposite of corruption], eternal [agelasting] life:"

LAY HOLD ON AGELASTING LIFE

1 Timothy 6:17-19  "Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 18. That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 19. Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal [agelasting] life."

WALK IN THE SPIRIT OF SONSHIP

Galatians 5:16-17  "This I say then, Walk (to live, fig.) in the spirit (of a son, not the Holy Spirit], and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit (of sonship), and the Spirit (of a sonship) against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would."

EVIDENCE OF THIS SPIRIT

Galatians 5:22  "But the fruit of the Spirit (of sonship, not the Holy Spirit) is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"