Lesson 8 – Faithfulness

Question 7

As we walk by faith – we become faithful in all we think, say, and do. Our walk with Jesus, walking in the Spirit, will become evident. By faith, we will walk away from the "works of the flesh: (Galatians 5:19-21) (also see Matthew 15:18-19)
Let’s apply faith to the works of the flesh:
  • by faith, we will not - commit adultery; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - commit fornication; instead, we go to the Cross by faith, we will not - display uncleanness; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - display lewdness; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - commit idolatry; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - commit sorcery; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - display hatred; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - display contentions; instead, we go to the Cross by faith, we will not - display jealousies; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - display outbursts of wrath; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - display selfish ambitions; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - display dissensions; instead, we go to the Cross by faith, we will not – be teaching heresies; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not – display envy; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - commit murders; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - commit drunkenness; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - display revelries; instead, we go to the Cross
  • by faith, we will not - display or commit "the like"; instead, we go to the Cross

- by faith we go to the Cross and have our flesh crucified with its passions and desires
- by faith we will walk in the Spirit

This is the fruit of faithfulness.

It is by faith – we walk away from our sinful fleshly desires and walk in the Spirit. How? We come by faith to the Cross to be washed in the blood (1 John 1:7), we continue by faith to walk in the Spirit with the Cross always in view (Galatians 2:20, 5:24), and by faith, we war against our sinful flesh, by applying and working out the fruit of the Spirit in our lives. As we walk in faith – we will be showing the quality of faithfulness in our lives. (Galatians 5:16-18)

7. How are you going to the Cross to find the power to say, “No!” to the flesh and walk in the Spirit by faith?

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