"What a pity that piece of old wall had not fallen down before," said the flowers.3. The early communities had apostolic teaching; but beyond that, they seem to have been in no respect above, and in many respects below, the level of subsequent ages. The love of God rests on them, and can dwell in them. Meekness, temperance'--GAL. Revival is just the life of the Lord Jesus poured into human hearts. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: For these are opposed St. Great consequences followed the Falling of the piece of the old wall.1. AugustineOn ContinenceHere Therefore These Men Too Evil, While they Essay to Make Void the Law9. And on this account that, which, the parts that beget being bridled by modesty, is most chiefly and properly to be called Continence, is violated by no transgression, if the higher Continence, concerning which we have been some time speaking, be preserved in the heart. )How to defeat strifePersian Fables.A young fox asked his father if he could not teach him some trick to defeat the dogs, if he should fall in with them. His power is boundless. This every one may do, and this every one ought to do: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Nothing is more important then, than that we should be continuously filled with the Holy Spirit, or to keep to the metaphor, that the "trees of the Lord should be continuously full of sap"--His sap. Divisions run religions into briars and thorns, contention and parties. Neil. This beautiful fruit is in lovely harmony with the gentle month of which it is the keynote. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would. Do not the Scriptures command us to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is perfect? He wills them to stand in their liberty,3. (g)These contentions in religion tempt men to be atheists. )Satanic origin of quarrels among ChristiansW. )The evil of dissensionsT. (i)Observe that good old rule, of doing to others as you would be done to. (i)Observe that good old rule, of doing to others as you would be done to. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[ a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. --JOHN x"The fruit of the Spirit is love."--GAL. It is to be like God. v. 22). "Worse than that, I fear. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." AugustineOf Holy Virginity. A. "The Fruit of the Spirit is all Goodness" (Gal. v. 22). "Yes," he replied, "with all my heart." (Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity.) We are not to suppose that the Apostle here uses the familiar contrast of spirit and flesh to express simply different elements of human nature. 16 But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. "(a)It includes the ruin of our outward comforts. Gurnall. Thrice happy they who at Thy side, Thou Child of Nazareth, Have learnt to give their struggling pride Into Thy hands to death: If thus indeed we lay us low, Thou wilt exalt us o'er the foe; And let the exaltation be That we are lost in Thee. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. I am afraid that the dissensions betwixt Christian Churches (being so long in reconciling their discords) will breed in pagans such a disrelish of our religion, as they will not be invited to attend thereunto.(T. 28, 29.--"Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? "Not at roll, I am sorry to say," was the answer; "our numbers are diminishing weekly." Has the wolf got into the fold?" For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. 'In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.'--GAL. Are often due to trivial causes.2. Goodness is a fruit of the Spirit. Gal 5:17 John NewtonOlney HymnsAnd on this Account That, Which, the Parts that Beget Being Bridled by Modesty5. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. The wolves were somewhat afraid, for the dogs were many and strong, and therefore they sent out a spy to observe them. ). "But, remember," said Aristippus, "that I, being older than you, do make the first motion." At Peace With Jesus II Peter 3. Fuller, D. D.)PeopleGalatians, Paul, PhilippiansPlacesGalatiaTopicsBeware, Bite, Biting, Care, Careful, Cause, Consume, Consumed, Destroyed, Destruction, Devour, Devouring, Fighting, Heed, Lest, Perpetually, Snapping, Snarling, WatchOutline1. These are those waters of Marah that embitter our spirits, and quench the Spirit of God. A. Bertram.1. (3)Too many of those that should quench these flames, exasperate them. A. He spake not of all; but, having named St. Are offensive to God.(R. Really I Robert Lee BerryAdventures in the Land of CanaanI have Said This, Lest Haply Married Fruitfulness Dare to vie with virgin Chastity7. Let us all, then, be entreated, conjured, and persuaded to forbear biting and devouring one another. There is a singular charm, a charm that one can scarcely explain, in the words of Paul in Gal. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. The apostle gives us the difference between goodness and righteousness in this passage in Romans, "Scarcely for a righteous man would one die, yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die." On his return the scout said, "It is true the dogs are many, but there are not many mastiffs among them. Thrice happy they who at Thy side, Thou Child of Nazareth, Have learnt to give their struggling pride Into Thy hands to death: If thus indeed we lay us low, Thou wilt exalt us o'er the foe; And let the exaltation be That we are lost in Thee. However, this did not cheer me so much," continued the wolf, "as this, that as they came marching on, I observed they were all snapping right and left at one another, and I could see clearly that though they all hate the wolf, yet each dog hates every other dog with all his heart." "Why, how is that? Nature's harshness has melted away and she is now beaming with the smile of spring, and everything around us whispers of the gentleness of God. There is further to Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFaith the Sole Saving Act. (g)Avoid extremes. All we therefore, who believe in the Living and True God, Whose Nature, being in the highest sense good and incapable of change, neither doth any evil, nor suffers any evil, from Whom is every good, even that which admits of decrease, and Who admits not at all of decrease in His own Good, Which is Himself, when we hear the Apostle saying, "Walk in the Spirit, and perform ye not the lusts of the flesh. Gurnall.You all profess to have been baptized into the spirit of the gospel; but you do not show it when you bite and snarl at one another. 'The fruit of the Spirit,' says Paul, not the fruits, as we might more naturally have expected, and as the phrase is most often quoted; all this rich variety of graces, of conduct and character, is thought of as one. We are told that, Aristippus and AEschines having differed, the former came to the latter and said "AEschines, shall we be friends?" This beautiful fruit is in lovely harmony with the gentle month of which it is the keynote. Nature's harshness has melted away and she is now beaming with the smile of spring, and everything around us whispers of the gentleness of God. Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." Believers are one in Christ, as He is one with the Father. v. 22). For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. Unity and peace are said to be like the dew of Hermon, that descended upon Sion, where the Lord promised His blessing. SheddSermons to the Natural ManWalking with God. Hath not each of us some "right eye"? "Not at roll, I am sorry to say," was the answer; "our numbers are diminishing weekly." Gal 5:17 John NewtonOlney HymnsAnd on this Account That, Which, the Parts that Beget Being Bridled by Modesty5. Do not labour to screw-up one another to the utmost. )The evil of dissensionsT. May the Holy Spirit lead us, beloved, these days, into His sweetness, quietness, and gentleness, subduing every coarse, rude, harsh, and unholy habit, and making us like Him, of whom it is said, "He shall not strive, Rev. Unity and peace are said to be like the dew of Hermon, that descended upon Sion, where the Lord promised His blessing. A. I have said this, lest haply married fruitfulness dare to vie with virgin chastity, and to set forth Mary herself, and to say unto the virgins of God, She had in her flesh two things worthy of honor, virginity and fruitfulness; inasmuch as she both continued a virgin, and bore: this happiness, since we could not both have the whole, we have divided, that ye be virgins, we be mothers: for what is wanting to you in children, let your virginity, that hath been preserved, be a consolation: for us, St. And not a few afterwards acknowledged that a real good and blessing was the consequence to all parties, by the opportunely falling down of that old dividing wall Party spirit is a wall of separation which the coming and the work of Christ was intended to remove. v. 22). Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. However, this did not cheer me so much," continued the wolf, "as this, that as they came marching on, I observed they were all snapping right and left at one another, and I could see clearly that though they all hate the wolf, yet each dog hates every other dog with all his heart." Bertram. "The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness" (Gal. To which end consider (1) The greatness and baseness of the sin. SheddSermons to the Natural ManWalking with God. Are often due to trivial causes.2. I am not perfect; far from it. On his return the scout said, "It is true the dogs are many, but there are not many mastiffs among them. The father had grown grey in a long life of depredation and danger, and his scars bore witness to his narrow escapes in the chase, or his less honourable encounters with the faithful guardians of the hen roost. One inquired of the other how his Church was prospering. )How to end bickeringsC. One inquired of the other how his Church was prospering. He spake not of all; but, having named St. Spiritual joy is a sweet and delightful passion, arising from the apprehension and feeling of some good, whereby the soul is supported under present troubles, and fenced against future fear. Revival is just the life of the Lord Jesus poured into human hearts. A. TorreyThe Person and Work of The Holy SpiritJoy'The fruit of the Spirit is joy.' This is the healing grace; and if this be not applied to our bleeding wounds, they will never be cured. 3. "Yes," he replied, "with all my heart." In heaven they are praising Him all the time for His victory. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. v. 22, 23, R. V., "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance." Nothing is more important then, than that we should be continuously filled with the Holy Spirit, or to keep to the metaphor, that the "trees of the Lord should be continuously full of sap"--His sap. 16 But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Let us all, then, be entreated, conjured, and persuaded to forbear biting and devouring one another. The sun was able to pour more light into the gardens on either side, which the height of the wall had obstructed, so that the flowers looked to greater advantage; and, owing to their having more air and sunshine, became really more beautiful.2. Are offensive to God.(R. For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. "No," replied the child, "that cannot be, for they are brothers." Enfeeble and imperil the Church.5. (g)These contentions in religion tempt men to be atheists. Goodness is a fruit of the Spirit. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: For these are opposed St. "But, remember," said Aristippus, "that I, being older than you, do make the first motion." As they proceed from a defect of love, so they quite ruin the remainders of it. However, this did not cheer me so much," continued the wolf, "as this, that as they came marching on, I observed they were all snapping right and left at one another, and I could see clearly that though they all hate the wolf, yet each dog hates every other dog with all his heart." Are not we all "men of like passions"?2. It is a sad presage of an approaching famine (as one well observes) not of bread, nor of water, but of hearing the Word of God when the thin ears of corn devour the plump full ones; when our controversies about doubtful things, and things of less moment, eat up our zeal for the more indisputable and practical things in religion.(American. The third fruit of justification, adoption, and sanctification, is joy in the Holy Ghost. Nature's harshness has melted away and she is now beaming with the smile of spring, and everything around us whispers of the gentleness of God. But it happened that the musicians were so long in tuning their instruments that the great Turk, distasting their tediousness, went away in discontent before the music began. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. The life of a Christian must be one of progress. If we may judge of their morality by the exhortations and dehortations which Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Fruit of the Spirit'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. The flowers and shrubs of each garden discovered that members of their own families had been living on the other side, and therefore really near to each other, though they had had no communion, owing to the wall between.5. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. Without entering here on questions for which a sermon is scarcely a suitable vehicle of discussion, it may be sufficient for our present purpose to say that, as usually, when employing this antithesis the Apostle means by Spirit the divine, the Spirit of God, which he triumphed Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureWhat Makes a Christian: Circumcision or Faith? When the sheep of Christ are malignant one against another, it is a fearful presage of ensuing ruin; when there are tumults in the Church, it may justly be feared that God is about to remove from us.(Spencer. (2) On the part of God they deserve destruction; and therefore they plainly prepare for it. )Wranglings destroy ChurchesAmerican.Jars and divisions, wranglings and prejudices, eat out the growth, if not the life, of religion. It is, the relation between the Curate and his Incumbent; or more particularly, the Curate's position and conduct Handley C. G. MouleTo My Younger BrethrenHow those that are at Variance and those that are at Peace are to be Admonished. JOHN vi. (i)Observe that good old rule, of doing to others as you would be done to. All real beauty of character, all real Christlikeness in us, R. But does it need to be? For those are they, whom it willed should be done to death by us, that is to say, the works of the St. "The Fruit of the Spirit is all Goodness" (Gal. Fuller, D. D.The English ambassador, some years since, prevailed so far with the Turkish emperor as to persuade him to hear some of our English music, from which (as from other liberal sciences) both he and his nation were naturally averse. Gurnall.You all profess to have been baptized into the spirit of the gospel; but you do not show it when you bite and snarl at one another. v. 6. v. 22). 25 If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would. Enfeeble and imperil the Church.5. GALATIANS v. 16. I believe Robert Lee BerryAdventures in the Land of CanaanConflicts with Giant MistakeCONFLICTS WITH GIANT MISTAKE I make so many mistakes, it seems I am just a bundle of contradictions. I am afraid that the dissensions betwixt Christian Churches (being so long in reconciling their discords) will breed in pagans such a disrelish of our religion, as they will not be invited to attend thereunto.(T. AugustineOn the Profit of Believing. A. "The fruit of the Spirit is gentleness" (Gal. (e)Apply yourselves to the practice of real piety. v. 22). The gospel will not allow us to pay our enemies in their own coin, and give them wrath for wrath; much less will it suffer brethren to spit fire at one another's face. 3 For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. Especially are the doubts concerning my entire consecration aggravating, and those, too, concerning my entire cleansing. I believe Robert Lee BerryAdventures in the Land of CanaanConflicts with Giant MistakeCONFLICTS WITH GIANT MISTAKE I make so many mistakes, it seems I am just a bundle of contradictions. The righteous man is the man of stiff, inflexible uprightness; but he may be Rev. Do not the Scriptures command us to be perfect even as our Father in heaven is perfect? Are always unreasonable.3. The individual members are not isolated graces, but all connected, springing from one root and constituting an organic whole. Would that this true and simple and natural logic were always borne in mind; then might the Christian nest be more peaceful, more like a family Divine!Unity among Christians to be sought afterMelancthon mourned in his day the divisions among Christians, and sought to bring them together by the parable of the war between the wolves and the dogs. (g)Avoid extremes. This beautiful fruit is in lovely harmony with the gentle month of which it is the keynote. 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