Galatians 5:17
For the flesh sets its desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. They are at war with each other, so that you are not free to do whatever you please.
Treated in 25 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites Gal. v. 17
…abides; no perfection in this life, Phil. iii. 12; 1 Cor. xiii. 12; 2 Pet. iii. 18; Gal. v. 17, etc. — The activity of abiding sin in believers, Rom. vii. 23; James iv. 5; Heb. xii. 1…
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
The foundation of the whole discourse, laid in Romans viii. 13 cites Gal. v. 17
…in regeneration, Rom. vi. 3–5, when a principle contrary to it, and destructive of it, Gal. v. 17, is planted in our hearts; but the whole work is by degrees to be carried on towards…
- The Key Teachings of John Owen ·
Be Killing Sin cites GALATIANS 5:17
…these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. GALATIANS 5:17 Second, sin is active. It does not merely sit in the heart; it works. Owen has a…
- All Things for Good ·
The worst things work for good to the godly cites Gal. v. 17
…Spiritual self conflicts with carnal self. “The spirit lusts against the flesh” (Gal. v. 17). Our life is a wayfaring life, and a war-faring life. There is a duel fought every day…
- Practical Religion ·
The Family of God cites Gal. v. 17
…and the spirit lusting against the flesh, so that they cannot do the things they would." (Gal. v. 17.) They live in the midst of an evil world, and are often sick of themselves and of the…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 2, Chapter 7 — The Law Given, Not to Retain a People for Itself, but to Keep Alive the Hope of Salvation in Christ Until His Advent cites Gal. 5:17
…declares that “the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh,” (Gal. 5:17). And he proves, that “as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse,” for…
- Baptism with the Holy Spirit ·
How Spiritual Power is Lost cites Galatians 5:17
…and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other.” (Galatians 5:17) Paul wrote, “I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.” (1 Corinthians 9:27…
- The Key Teachings of John Wesley ·
Sin Remains but Does Not Reign cites GALATIANS 5:17
…these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. GALATIANS 5:17 Every new believer eventually meets the same bewildering discovery. The joy of…
- The Key Teachings of John Calvin ·
Repentance the Whole Life Long cites GALATIANS 5:17
…these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. GALATIANS 5:17 This saves the Christian from two dangers. It saves him from despair when he finds sin…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
The Christian Warfare cites GALATIANS 5:17
…Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other. GALATIANS 5:17 Some readers will find his militant imagery hard to warm to, and it is true that it can…
- The Key Teachings of Charles G. Finney ·
Confess and Forsake cites Galatians 5:17
…struggle: the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh (Galatians 5:17). Finney himself, in another lecture, spoke of spiritual Christians groaning in conflict…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
Righteous and a Sinner at Once cites GALATIANS 5:17
…Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other. GALATIANS 5:17 Still sinners, already healed Luther’s sermons return to this again and again, often with…
- Morning by Morning ·
June cites Galatians 5:17
…June 2 “For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.” (Galatians 5:17) In every believer's heart there is a constant struggle between the old nature and the…
- Our Daily Walk ·
November cites Gal 5:17
…flash through the thoughts, but he does not fulfill it. The desire cannot be prevented (Gal 5:17), but its fulfillment can certainly be withheld. When we walk in the Spirit He produces…
- The Bruised Reed ·
Signs of smoking flax which Christ will not quench cites Gal. v. 17
…hatred between light and darkness at first, so between good and ill, flesh and spirit, Gal. v. 17. Grace will never join with sin, no more than fire with water. Fire will mingle with no…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
On Sin in Believers cites Gal. 5:17
…the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: These are contrary the one to the other.” (Gal. 5:17) Nothing can be more express. The Apostle here directly affirms that the flesh, evil…
- Holiness ·
Sanctification cites Gal. v. 17
…and the new, the flesh and the spirit, which are to be found together in every believer. (Gal. v. 17.) A deep sense of that struggle, and a vast amount of mental discomfort from it, are no…
- Holiness ·
Holiness cites Gal. v. 17
…the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh, and “in many things they offend all.” (Gal. v. 17; James iii. 2.) But still, for all this, I am sure that to have such a character as I…
- Holiness ·
The Fight cites Gal. v. 17
…the spirit and the spirit against the flesh, so that we cannot do the things we would? (Gal. v. 17.) Are we conscious of two principles within us, contending for the mastery? Do we feel…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Peace cites Gal 5:17
…7:71. Again, Whence is it that there is a combat with sin, but from the life of grace? Gal 5:17. Dead things cannot combat. Whence is it that the saints weep for sin? What are these…
- A Body of Divinity ·
A Believer's Privilege at Death cites Gal 5:17
…king, he is weak. (6.) Sin is ever restless. ‘The flesh lusts against the spirit.’ Gal 5:17. It is an inmate that is always quarrelling; like Marcellus, that Roman captain, of whom…
- Old Paths ·
Having the Spirit cites Gal. v. 17
…and the Spirit against the flesh, so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.” (Gal. v. 17.) They feel a holy principle within their breasts, which makes them delight in the law of…
- Old Paths ·
The Heart cites Gal. v. 17
…to live without praying. (f) A right heart is a heart that feels within a conflict. (Gal. v. 17.) It finds within itself two opposing principles contending one with another for the…
- The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit ·
The Holy Spirit Setting the Believer Free from the Power of Indwelling Sin cites Galatians 5:16-25
…We must live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit if we are to have continuous victory (Galatians 5:16-25). The life of the Spirit within us must be maintained by the study of the Word and…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Galatians 5:16-25
…and Spirit-filled conduct. Scriptures to revisit Ephesians 4:1-32; Ephesians 5:1-21; Galatians 5:16-25; 1 John 4:20. Reflection 1. Which relationship is currently the best test of your…