WALK ACCORDINGLY (2)

Sunday Morning:  October 13, 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."

NOT ALL WILL WALK

Galatians 6:16  "And as many as [those who will, NASB] walk [march in rank] according to this rule [line], peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God."

WALK

Galatians 5:16  "This I say then, Walk [to live] 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 the Spirit."

WRITTEN TO BRETHREN

Galatians 6:18  "Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen."

OCCURS 11 TIMES

Galatians 1:2; 1:11; 1:19; 3:15; 4:12; 4:28; 4:31; 5:11; 5:13; 6:1; 6:18.

FROM BRETHREN TO BRETHREN

Galatians 1:2  "And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:"

WHO IS A BROTHER

Luke 8:21  "And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it."

A BROTHER

Matthew 12:50  "For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother."

ENTERS THE KINGDOM

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."

YOUR SPIRIT

Galatians 6:18  "Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen."

SPIRIT OF HIS SON

Galatians 4:5-6  "To redeem them (Israel) that were under the law, that we (family) might receive [subjunctive, may not receive] the adoption of sons [one word to place as a son, singular]. 6. And because ye are (walking, living as) sons, God hath sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father."

THAT SPIRIT APPLIED

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."

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."

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."

LED BY THAT SPIRIT

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."

BENEFITS OF THAT SPIRIT

Hebrews 12:2-3  "Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds."

THE OVERCOMER

Revelation 3:21  "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne."

OVERCOMERS WILL BE SONS

Revelation 21:7  "He that overcometh [present active participle] shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be [future tense] my son."

JOINT HEIRS

Romans 8:17-19  "And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 18. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God."

WAITING FOR THAT AGE

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."

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 [present active, epi + minister, supply] to you the spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?"

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 (now) to his flesh shall of the flesh (future) reap corruption; but he that soweth to the spirit (now) shall of the spirit (future) reap life everlasting [agelasting]. 9. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap (future), if we faint not (now)."

AGELASTING LIFE IS FUTURE

Mark 10:28, 30  "Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. . . 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 AGELASTING LIFE

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 6:11-12  "But thou, O man of God, . . . 12. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal [agelasting] life, whereunto thou art also called, . . ."

WALK IN THE SPIRIT OF SONSHIP

Galatians 5:16-17  "This I say then, Walk (figuratively, to live) in the spirit (of His 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 IN YOUR LIFE

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