The Kingdom of God
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What Is The Kingdom of God?
What Is The Kingdom of God?
There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:9
John 3:1-
Pastor just taught on Heaven a few weeks ago
Pastor just taught on Heaven a few weeks ago
But what happens after The Rapture?
Is Heaven just an endless praise and worship session?
What about earth?
Is it destroyed and we just stay up in this unseen dimension?
What are we telling people about why we live the way we live, or should be living?
Do you know what you’re hoping for?
This came out of something that was on my heart toward the end of last year.
I started taking a journey by reading through The Prophets and wanting to see what G-d has to say about the World or Age to come.
That is what I feel He wants to speak to all of us about tonight.
Lord willing and time permitting, we’ll cover as much of this subject as possible.
When I was a child, I heard a quote made by the great Sherlock Holmes to his assistant Watson, “It’s elementary my dear Watson”, so let’s get into some elementary things, that is some basic or foundational things.
The definition of Kingdom is:
a realm or region in which something is dominant
b: an area or sphere in which one holds a preeminent position
Merriam-Webster, I. (2003). Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. (Eleventh ed.). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Sovereign:
one possessing or held to possess sovereignty
one possessing or held to possess sovereignty
b: one that exercises supreme authority within a limited sphere
c: an acknowledged leader
Sovereignty:
supreme excellence or an example of it
2 a: supreme power especially over a body politic
b: freedom from external control: autonomy
c: controlling influence
So when we read or hear about Jesus, our (Creator who created Himself a human life to live on our level) being Sovereign, we are saying He Is The Supreme Excellence, Supreme Power, The Controlling Influence, The One Who Is free from external control.
He possesses and exercises that Supreme Authority
Merriam-Webster, I. (2003). Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. (Eleventh ed.). Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
He Is, or Is supposed to be our Acknowledged Leader.
The Kingdom of God then is:
Sound about right?
Reign or sovereignty of God as contrasted with the kingdom of the worldly powers. (Jewish Encyclopedia)
It is the place where He has Supreme say.
This is presently supposed to be The Church that baptizes in Jesus’ Name and is filled with His Spirit with the same demonstrated evidence that Peter and Apostles had, that Cornelius and his family had, as well as the disciples of John The Baptist had when they were rebaptized in Jesus’ Name and filled with The Holy Spirit.
Which was/is speaking in tongues or other languages as The Spirit of God gives us the ability to speak.
Sound about right?
I’m breaking this down as simply as possible because we want you to be able to share it as simply as possible.
Let’s keep moving.
Jesus and His generation, to a big degree, had a decent understanding of what the Kingdom of G-d would be like based on what G-d Himself revealed throughout what we now call The OT writings.
This is why Jesus could come from being tempted by lucifer/satan himself and make a statement like:
From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
So let’s discover, rediscover, or refresh for others, where the coming Kingdom is spoken of and what it is like.
The Prophet Daniel wrote his book about 550yrs before Christ
Israel and Judah in exile
Certain Jews chosen to serve in Nebuchadnezzar’s government
Daniel, Shadrach, Meshech, Abednego, and Nebuchadnezzar’s dream
Scripture and interpretation
Daniel 2:
But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, and that you may know the thoughts of your heart.
Daniel 2:39-
But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”
It is here at the tail end that we read about G-d setting up a Kingdom that will never be destroyed and shall stand forever.
Decades later in , while under the rule of Nebuchadnezzar’s Grandson Belshazzar, G-d gives Daniel another vision clarifying a bit more about His Kingdom.
In this one He says among other things:
But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’
Our Creator entrusts His Kingdom to The Saints that make it into that period of time.
This is a New Age with a new way of living for the WHOLE world, not just those of us called out of it.
Moving on, and yet back a bit.
Isaiah wrote about 680-700 years before Christ
He delivers G-d’s calls to The Kingdom of Judah to turn from their moral rebellion (sin) and to get back into keeping their Covenant with Him so that they can truly prosper and that they won’t have to suffer the fate of rebels.
In the midst of one of these deliveries, G-d tells Isaiah about a period coming that no one on earth had ever seen aside from Adam and Eve, which will be overseen or ruled by The Messiah/Christ:
Isaiah 11:1-10
There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;
But with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze;
Their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole,
And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea.
“And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a banner to the people;
For the Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.”
This ruling King will be morally upright in ALL His ways, The Divine Spirit of our Creator living in Him will be His guide.
He will always seek to do the will of G-d and not be biased by what He physically sees or hears.
This is exactly the life that Jesus lived, this is why He stayed so prayerful, so that His Human nature would stay in submission to His Divine Spirit.
This is why our relationship with Jesus through our time spent with Him in prayer (not just a religious duty), and reading what He Is saying in the Holy Scriptures is so important.
We want our corrupted and rebellious human nature to stay in submission to His Perfect and Righteous Divine Nature within us
During this time of His oversight of the world, animals will be at peace with each other as prior to the flood of Noach’s day.
Wild animals will not hurt people as they do today.
Can you imagine a life like that? Adults? Children?
Let me jump forward a bit to the Gospels and then we’ll return to The Prophets.
In The Sermon on The Mount, Jesus says something that I don’t think we give much thought to.
He says in
And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
Jesus speaks on The Kingdom of G-d as if The People of Israel were already familiar with it.
But then He says “They shall inherit THE EARTH”!
Why not Heaven?
So let’s go back a bit
Shlomo, King David’s son said this:
You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
For the upright will dwell in the land,
And the blameless will remain in it;
But the wicked will be cut off from the earth,
And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it.
Deuteronomy
So there is coming a time, the final judgment, when those who have lived righteously, that is, living in a initiated and flourishing relationship with Jesus as His child, will inherit The World.
One more Scripture before we get to The New Testament
Anybody heard of The New Heaven and The New EARTH?
The Apostle John wasn’t the first one to be told about it when Jesus gave Him The Book of Revelation
Again, 700yrs before Christ, almost 800yrs before Revelation we read:
Isaiah 65:
“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind.
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing,
And her people a joy.
I will rejoice in Jerusalem,
And joy in My people;
The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her,
Nor the voice of crying.
“No more shall an infant from there live but a few days,
Nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days;
For the child shall die one hundred years old,
But the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.
They shall build houses and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
They shall not build and another inhabit;
They shall not plant and another eat;
For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people,
And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
They shall not labor in vain,
Nor bring forth children for trouble;
For they shall be the descendants of the blessed of the Lord,
And their offspring with them.
“It shall come to pass
That before they call, I will answer;
And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
The lion shall eat straw like the ox,
And dust shall be the serpent’s food.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,”
Says the Lord.
Parts of this cover the thousand year reign where people can and still will die, hence the mention of sinners (rebels).
During this time, those who enter the millennial reign who survived Armageddon but were not part of The Church, will continue to lives as mortals and will still have to face the final judgment.
But before you think you can live an ungodly life and possibly make it past The Great Tribulation, let me warn you:
Ezekiel, writing 560-590yrs before Messiah, under the inspiration of The Holy Spirit wrote this:
“Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’ When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, but he trusts in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die.
Ezekiel 33:12
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
Regardless of when the rapture is, if you die in your moral rebellion (sin) against our Creator, you will be judged as a rebel(sinner).
So don’t bank on making it through The Great tribulation if the rapture happens prior to it.
One more Scripture to put your mind at ease about it.
Revelation 13:
So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
Even in this present time many Saints are persecuted and killed for their faith/trust in Jesus.
Not just because of words on a page, but because The Holy Spirit it the evidence of the time that is just ahead, for judgment of the world, and for the restoration of the world.
During The Great Tribulation, it will be granted the antichrist and his government to have authority over and openly killed Christians/believers, who will be rebels in the eyes of this world leader.
Does that put the nail in the coffin?
So getting back on track.
When Jesus gets on the scene He expands on these concepts of The Kingdom of G-d, both personally and by His Spirit after He was raised to Heaven.
We have to be prepare for The Kingdom
We will resurrect the way we die.
Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding.’ So those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all whom they found, both bad and good. And the wedding hall was filled with guests.
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Matthew 22:
The King had sent out early invites, but the invitees, declined.
He then goes to find other guest’ who accept the invitation.
Although He provides the garments, one who accepted the invite did not put on the garments PROVIDED by the King.
Then a voice came from the throne, saying, “Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!”
And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.” And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
We are to be striving, in ALL ways possible, to be living a holy and righteous life in a holy and righteous relationship to Jesus!
Nothing that we willingly subject ourselves to should violate Jesus, The Holy Spirit within us.
We cannot help the ungodliness of the world, the society, and cultures around us.
But we can control what comes in our homes, what games we’re playing, what music we’re listening to, the way that we’re talking and much of our thinking.
This is what The Holy Spirit is given to us for.
Holy-
An adjective meaning sacred, holy. It is used to denote someone or something that is inherently sacred or has been designated as sacred by divine rite or cultic ceremony. It designates that which is the opposite of common or profane. It could be said the qāḏôš is a positive term regarding the character of its referent, where common is a neutral term and profane a very negative term. This word is often used to refer to God as being inherently holy, sacred, and set apart
Righteous-To be and do what is morally right as determined by our Creator
Righteous-
An adjective meaning just, righteous. The term bears primarily a moral or ethical significance. Someone or something is considered to be just or righteous because of conformity to a given standard. It could be used to describe people or actions in a legal context, indicating they were in accordance with the legal standards (); or in a religious context, that they were in accordance with God’s standards
Baker, W., & Carpenter, E. E. (2003). The complete word study dictionary: Old Testament (pp. 937–938). Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers.When we die, our body dies, temporarily.
When we die, our body dies, temporarily.
When we die, our body dies, temporarily.
But we continue on living.
Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven. But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
Matthew 22:
Going back to preparing for the resurrection, we read:
“Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
“Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money. After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
“So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’ His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
What will we be ruling over?
A New (Renewed) Heaven and Earth
Unfortunately, those who do not invest in the gifts and talents Jesus gave them are seen as not seeing the value of what they have been given and are told:
Matthew 25:24
“Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours.’
“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.
‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Moving past Jesus’ own life, Paul, in giving some correction to The Church in Corinth tells them:
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
1 Corinthians 6:2-
Peter and John also inform us of our future:
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
1 Peter 2:
Revelation 1;
Revelation 1:4-6
John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth.
To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 20:
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.
And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
I know it’s easy to get caught up in the day to day activities of life.
It’s easy to lose sight of the prize at the end of your marathon.
It’s easy to become overwhelmed by this life and it’s cares.
But this is why we are instructed to be careful about marriage ()
Who we marry and what our hearts are set upon.
Is it sin to marry?
NO!
But Jesus and Paul both wanted us to be able to serve G-d in this life with the fewest distractions as possible.
How much more with the things that shouldn’t have heart strings attached to them (material things and worldly events)
We have a great future ahead of us.
Find someone who can mentor you
Reach out to those around you whom you can mentor
We have so much to offer our society, our city, our neighborhoods and neighbors
But we are so caught up in ourselves many times
You want to understand, seek to understand
There’s a whole new world, a whole new age awaiting for us.
One of these days Heaven and Earth will permanently unite, but will we be a part of it?
Jesus is calling us to live in a closer relation to Him so that we can fulfill, complete our created purpose
So what is the Kingdom of G-d?
It is the time when all the moral rebellion is done away with
It is the time when G-d, in Jesus Christ, will restore the world to how it was in The Garden of Eden
It is a time of life, love, joy
A time when everyone who makes it into Jesus’ Kingdom will be at their best morally and physically
No more war
No more racism
No more bullying
No more falling short
It’s a time of triumph for The Church
It’s a time of our reward!
I close with these:
2 Peter 3:8-15
But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; and consider that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation—as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given to him, has written to you,
1 Corinthians
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
Ephesians 5:3-
But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them.
Galatians 5:16
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.