Running the race to win

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 

I Corinthians 9   (Paul says:)

 

24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

 

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Keep your flesh under the control of the Holy Spirit.  Let the Spirit of God rule over the flesh.

 

Galatians 5

 

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

 

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.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance:

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So the flesh will cause us to desire to do one of the works of the flesh.

 

But we know this is of the flesh and we call on God for help and we follow that which is a work of the Spirit of God which is brought to our mind.

 

Thus we choose to do that which is of the Spirit of God.

 

Romans 8:1  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

 

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