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Session Description
I find that misunderstandings of this prove to be a great hindrance in the spiritual life. Many people take the words that are in Galatians 5, Romans 7, and Ephesians 4 to indicate the impossibility of not sinning. The idea is that the flesh generates a kind of bondage, and so we have a culture which is set up for the recurring disastrous failures that affect individual lives. The greatest problem is the perpetual defeat that many ordinary Christians suffer from. One of the terrible effects of this is that it eliminates transparency, one of the most important things for us to achieve in stabilizing our walk with the Lord and with others.
Conference Title
2008 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-25-2008
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Recording
Subject Area
Worship
Topic
Spiritual Formation/Discipleship
Keywords:
Galatians 5:16-18, Romans 7, Ephesians 4
Recommended Citation
Willard, Dallas, "Understanding the Battle Between the Flesh and the Spirit (Gal. 5:16-18)–and the Way Out" (2008). Symposium on Worship Archive. 40.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2008/allitems/40
Understanding the Battle Between the Flesh and the Spirit (Gal. 5:16-18)–and the Way Out
I find that misunderstandings of this prove to be a great hindrance in the spiritual life. Many people take the words that are in Galatians 5, Romans 7, and Ephesians 4 to indicate the impossibility of not sinning. The idea is that the flesh generates a kind of bondage, and so we have a culture which is set up for the recurring disastrous failures that affect individual lives. The greatest problem is the perpetual defeat that many ordinary Christians suffer from. One of the terrible effects of this is that it eliminates transparency, one of the most important things for us to achieve in stabilizing our walk with the Lord and with others.