Galatians 5:18-21

Galatians 5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
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 such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
 
Paul begins here letting us know when we are led by the Spirit of God, we are walking in righteousness and there is no law against righteousness. In the next three verses Paul encompasses 3 areas of human life; sex, religion, and human relationships. He shows us the different ways that the flesh manifests itself. All of these acts of the flesh are usually not seen in everyone and no one person may commit these acts to the same degree, but any of theses acts to any degree are sins of the flesh. Anyone who continues to do these things would cause them to be a person of flesh and flesh does not inherit the kingdom of God. None of us are perfect but as a Christian if any of this is a part of lives we need to strive each day to correct these things in our life and get closer to God. If you do unwillingly sin, ask for forgiveness. We have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous. He intercedes with the Father for us.

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