Reading for January 23rd

Read Galatians 5.13-26
In 5.13-26: Living in freedom.
Having just discussed what returning to slavery would mean (5.2-12), Paul now expounds on freedom (5.1).
In verse 13: Self-indulgence captures the sense of the flesh("sarx").
Now the slave imagery is used positively: Love requires a new form of submission (Rom 6.15-19).
In verse 14: Lev 19.18; Rom 13.8-10.
In verses 16-17: Spirit and flesh define opposing spheres of life and loyalties (Rom 8.5-7).
In verse 18: The law is associated with flesh (Rom 7).
In verses 19-21: Works of the flesh: This vice list enumerates various forms of self-indulgence (v. 13; see Rom 1.29-31).
Sexual sins head the list, followed by sins leading to social disorder, then personal excess.
Kingdom of God is God's future reign (1 Cor 6.9-10).
In verse 22-26: Fruit of the Spirit is what living by the Spirit produces (2 Peter 1.5-7).
In verse 24: The moral life is similarly described in Rom 6.6.
In verses 25-26: Rom 8.5-8.
Life in the Spirit recognizes different gifts and mutual need, thereby devaluing interpersonal rivalry (1 Cor 12).
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