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{Sermons on John 1:47
The Doctrine Confirmed
Duties and Comforts of Godliness Are Not Fantasy
Walking in the Spirit
What Is Meant by the Spirit}
What is meant by “the Spirit” here? “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please” (Galatians 5:16–17 NASB). Since we see here that it is something that is opposed to the flesh or corruption, it must necessarily mean one of two things, possibly both. It may mean the Holy Spirit and the influence, assistance, and operations of the Holy Spirit. It may also mean that new nature that is begotten in us by the Holy Spirit and the grace of the Holy Spirit that is infused into our hearts and that abides in us. However we understand it, the difference is not very great.
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