OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT

Sunday Morning:  November 9, 2003

Text: Galatians 5:24-26  "And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another."

Galatians 6:1  "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."

CRUCIFIED FLESH

Galatians 5:24  "And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts."

CONFLICT

Galatians 5:17  " For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh."

RECKON YOURSELVES DEAD

Romans 6:11-12  "Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof."

LIVE AND WALK

Galatians 5:25  "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk [orderly, in step, in line] in the Spirit."

LIVING IN THE ABBA SPIRIT

Galatians 5:22-23  "But the (living branches bear) fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

WALK IN STEP

Romans 4:12 ". . walk in the steps of that faith (that gives substance to things hoped for) of our father Abraham. ."

WALK BY FAITH

2 Corinthians 5:7  "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"

WALK CIRCUMSPECTLY

Ephesians 5:15-17  "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16. Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."

UNDERSTANDING

Hebrews 6:4-5  ". . . enlightened (honey), and have tasted of the heavenly gift (agelasting life), and were made partakers of the (teaching ministry of) Holy Ghost, 5. And have tasted (partake of) the good word of God (the butter, the mysteries of the kingdom), and the powers of the world [age] to come."

DRAW BACK

Hebrews 10:38  "Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him."

LET US NOT PROVOKE

Galatians 5:26  "Let us not be desirous of vain glory (the law, 2 Cor 3:7), provoking (irritating) one another, envying one another."

BUT PROVOKING TO LOVE

Hebrews 10:24  ". . let us consider one another to provoke (not the same word as in Galatians 5:26) unto love and to good works:"

OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT

Galatians 6:1  "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault (a falling away), ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."

FALL AWAY

Hebrews 6:6  "If they shall fall away (from the Word of God, the kingdom message, v.5), to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame."

ERR FROM THE TRUTH

James 5:19  "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;"

DEPART FROM THE FAITH

1 Timothy 4:1  "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and (false) doctrines of devils;"

THEN PRACTICING THE SINS

Galatians 5:21  "Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do [practice the sins of the flesh] such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God."

PRACTICE SIN

1 John 3:9  "Whosoever is born of God (an overcomer,   1 John 5:4) doth not commit [present tense, practice] sin; for his seed (the word of God, the mysteries of the kingdom) remaineth [present active] in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God."

YE WHICH ARE SPIRITUAL

Galatians 6:1  "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."

NOT SPIRITUAL

1 Corinthians 3:1  "And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal,. ."

WITH SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING

Colossians 1:9  "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;"

RESTORE SUCH AN ONE

Galatians 6:1  "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."

TO MEND

Mark 1:19 ". . he saw James . ., and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending [restoring] their nets."

MINISTRY OF MENDING

2 Corinthians 5:19  "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling (restoring) the world (the nation of Israel who was with the God) unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation."

SAVING A BROTHER FROM PERISHING

James 5:19-20  "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 20. Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death [thanatos death, a cast away], and shall hide a multitude of sins."

ADMITTING WEAKNESS

James 5:16  "Confess (be accountable to some one) your faults (what causes you to fall away) one (not to everyone) to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed [restored]. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."

MAKING STRAIGHT PATHS

Hebrews 12:13  "And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed [made whole]."

MENDING YOUR FAITH

1 Thessalonians 3:10  "Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect [mend, restore] that which is lacking in your faith?"

HELPING THOSE WHO APPOSE THEMSELVES

2 Timothy 2:24-26  "And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging [knowledge upon knowledge] of the truth; 26. And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will."

THE LORD IS LONGSUFFERING

2 Peter 3:9  "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise (of kingdom age life), as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any (of us) should perish, but that all (of us) should come to repentance."