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Q3. (Galatians 6:9-10) Why do we tend to become weary living out our faith? Sometimes become physically exhausted but most of the time because we do not see any tangible reward What promise does Paul give us in 6:9 to forestall this weariness? We will be rewarded in the future if we do not give up' Why should our “doing good” begin with our spiritual family, not with the non-Christians? In order to help those in need who can then continuing to help others.This help to bulid a stronger unit bwho can continue God's work.

Q2. (Galatians 6:7-8) What does it mean to “sow to the flesh”? Living to satisfy the fleshly desires. What does this look like? All form of sin which is to satisfy the pleasures of man. (sexual immorality, gluttony, gossip, slandering, dishonesty, drunkeness, gambling, revelry, strife making, unkindness, pridefulness, lack of brotherly love) What synonyms does Paul use for “sow to the Spirit” in Galatians? The same as 'walking in the Spirit', 'being led by the Spirit' , 'keeping in step with the Spirit' and 'living in the Spirit.' (Hint: see 5:16, 18, 25). What does sowing to the Spirit look like in a congregation? Bearing each other burdens resulting in a harmonious and loving congreation exhibitng the fruits of the Spirit. (Galations 5:22-23 love , joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,goodness, faith, meekness and temperance.) What are the results in a congregation of sowing to the flesh? The opposite of the fruits of the Spirit will be displayed and will result in death without eternal life.

Q1. (Galatians 6:1-5) What does Paul mean, “caught in a sin”? Christians are tempted and if they yield to the temptation they have sin. Sin can come upon (catch) us. So Paul means where we sin unexpectedly other can help to restore us. What would restoration of a such brother or sister look like in his or her life? Restoration will not involved praying with the person and leading them gently back. Who should restore this person? The spirit-filled should do the restortion. In what spirit should it be done? In the spirit of humility. What is the result of trying to restore a person without humility? Restoration without humility leads to self righteousness in the restorer. When the person to be restored sees the pride in the restorter they find it more difficult to sense the forgiveness of God and the way back becomes more humiliating and difficult.

Q4. (Galatians 5:24-25) What does it mean to “crucify the flesh with its passions and desires”? We must let the Holy Spirit work in us to prevent giving in to our fleshly desires.We are always seeking to satisfy our fleshly desires and passions believing thes will brin us joy. But as is stated in 1John 2:15-17 We should, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16. For all that is in the world, the **** of the flesh, and the **** of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17. And the world passeth away, and the **** thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. (KJV) Can a person be a Christian without “crucifying the flesh”? No to be a Christian means to be Christ like. We are told that Jesus was tempted as we are but resisted all temptation and provides a way out for us to also resist temptation. How have we produced such a crop of lukewarm Christians? By making them believe that belief in God is enough, Jesus died for all sins so they are not sinning when they sin and that the grace of God means they are so loved they can do whatever they like.

Q3. (Galatians 5:22-23) How does the Holy Spirit produce this fruit in our lives? By changing our hearts. What theological term would you use to identify this process? Sanctification. How can it be that a person who has been a “Christian” for years displays few or none of these fruits? They have not allowed the Holy Spirit to work in changing them. Some christians have been heard to say I born so so I cannot change. Jesus told Nicodemus that he had to be born again in order to see the Kingdom of God. Are they saved, but just immature? They are not saved. They have not grown in grace or in the Spirit of God. What does James 2:17-19 say about this? Is that too harsh? Faith without works is dead. They faithmust be demonstrated. No it is the truth. Unless the truth in the word of God is not compromised we will all perish.

Q2. (Galatians 5:22) The fruit of patience should be understood as forbearance, that is, putting up with people around us without exploding. Why is this patient forbearance such an important personal character element? It is essential in our daily existence, we will meet with those persons who oppose us or tax our human endurance. Our reponse to them must be Christ like. Our reaction often cause these persons to stop and ask from where we get such forbearance thus giving opportunity to talk about Christ working in our lives. Why is it so important for peace in the family and in the Christian community? Without peace in a family it will be always living under stress and unable to solve tits problems.Thus spending less time as a family in family or individual devotion and worship. Lack of peace in the Christian community hinders God's work since the time is spent in beckering on some persons part and others trying to bring these persons together when this time could be spent praying for and working with the unsaved.

Q1. (Galatians 5:22a) Love is the first and primary fruit of the Holy Spirit, but joy and peace are inseparable from love. Why can’t joy and peace exist apart from love – love for God and love for our neighbors? We cannot have the peace and joy that God offers without first loving the way He expects to love. None of these fruits we can achieve on our own (flesh), they can only be accomplish through the working of the Holy Spirit in our hearts.

Q4. (5:21) Why do some Christians resist accepting Paul’s warning in 5:21 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-11? What statement might these Christians desire to substitute for Paul’s warning if they could reword the Scripture? (Justification by works of the law) GRACE

Q3. (Galatians 5:19-21) If you were to divide the works of the flesh into several groups, what would those groups be? Sexual immorality,debauchery,idolatry,witchcraft,hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions,factions, envy,murders, drunkenness and orgies.

Q2. (Galatians 5:16-18) We are told that it’s impossible for a Christian to live a sinless life. What do these verses teach about that? If we have the indwelling Spirit of God we would not sin. In what way does yielding to the Spirit suppress the power of the old nature (the flesh)? The Holy Spirit frees us from bondage to the corrupt sinful nature and contends actively with the flesh to keep us from sinning. If Spirit-led living is possible, why do people claim that it’s impossible not to sin? Even though we have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit we are still tempted by satan who is seeking to cause our downfall. People give in to the temptation even though God has said He will provide a way out when we are tempted. We just have to take the way out God offers thus it is not impossble but possible. People have to remember temptation is not sin, it is only when we give in to the temptation that we sin.

Q1. (Galatians 5:13-15) Have you ever seen Christians act as if they were lawless? Yes. They gossip, tell lies and run red lights etc. How do Spirit-led Christians fulfill the spirit of the law? By acting in love. When they demonstrate love towards God and their fellowman. What does backbiting and rudeness in a congregation say about the spiritual climate of that congregation (5:15)? That the climate is toxic. The Spirit of God is absent in such an environment. We need to be born again, put off the flesh and live in the Spirit.

Q5. (Galatians 5:11) What is “the offense of the cross” that offended the Jews? 1. The Jewish leaders had Jesus crucified -- but he turned out to be the Messiah prophesied in Scripture. 2. Grace reigns, not law. Jesus' atonement for sins on the cross means that we are made right with God by Christ's death, not by obedience to the law. How does the cross offend people in our day? They don't believe that Jesus died and rose again Have you noticed Christians softening their proclamation of the cross? Yes. Does this help them communicate more clearly to our age or does it compromise the true message? Anything which takes away from the word of God compromises the true message. The belief that Jesus died for our sins (faith in God) is the only way to salvation.

Q4. (Galatians 5:5-6) Circumcision had been the primary “mark of identity” for a believer in God. In what way has the Spirit become the new “mark of identity” for the believer? The spirit circumcises our hearts. What is the evidence of the Spirit’s presence in a believer’s life according to verse 6? Love. (Loving God with our our heart, soul and mind and loving our neighbours as ourselves.)

Q3. (Galatians 5:4) Exactly what does Paul mean by “fall from grace” here? Moving away from protection of God and His favour. What has occurred that has caused this fall? Being circumcised, which meant they had to obey all the Jewish Laws. How can present-day Christian legalism cause such a “fall from grace”? If we seek to make ourselves righteous, by our own selfrighteous works, rather than by faith in God.

Q2. (Galatians 4:19-20) How is Paul’s grief over his spiritual children like that of a parent seeing children stray? He laboured in bringing them to Christ, comparing his struggle with child birth. He boroght them from idol worship to a God their could not see but that possesses awesome power. What does it look like when Christ is formed in a person? The person changes from their old sinful nature to a more Christlike person displaying the fruits of the spirit. What is the process involved in this spiritual formation? Spending time in prayer, listening to God's voice, obeying God's leading in ones' life, bible reading and instruction in the word by a man/woman of God.