Two Opposing Love LanguagesTwo Opposing Love Languages

What is your love language?

Comparing Love LanguagesComparing Love Languages

““You have fallen from grace.”You have fallen from grace.”

It’s Christ alone + It’s Christ alone + nothing else for nothing else for

salvationsalvation

What does Galatians say to What does Galatians say to us today?us today?

What do we sometimes add to the What do we sometimes add to the redeeming work of Jesus Christ on the redeeming work of Jesus Christ on the cross for our salvation? cross for our salvation?

GUILT????GUILT????

Jane – A Case StudyJane – A Case Study

Her anti-gospel is that life and Her anti-gospel is that life and forgiveness come through forgiveness come through Christ plus not having an Christ plus not having an

abortion.abortion.

Faith & LawFaith & Law

The law wasn’t meant to The law wasn’t meant to save you!save you!

Galatians 3:21-23Galatians 3:21-23

““Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by righteousness would certainly have come by the law. But the Scripture declares that the the law. But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Before this faith came, we were held believe. Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed.” should be revealed.”

What Paul says to the What Paul says to the GalatiansGalatians

““Grace and peace to you from God our Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Antinomianism Antinomianism

It basically means since we are under It basically means since we are under grace, we can do anything we want grace, we can do anything we want now, including gratifying the sinful now, including gratifying the sinful nature.nature.

It’s about a person, a redeemer!

Galatians 5:16-18Galatians 5:16-18

16So I say, live by the Spirit, and 16So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. 17For the of the sinful nature. 17For the sinful nature desires what is sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the Spirit what is contrary to the

sinful nature. sinful nature.

Another version says it this way, ‘For the Another version says it this way, ‘For the desires of the flesh (flesh in this desires of the flesh (flesh in this

context means the sinful nature within context means the sinful nature within human beings) are against the Spirit, human beings) are against the Spirit,

and the desires of the Spirit are against and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each the flesh, for these are opposed to each

other.’ They are in conflict with each other.’ They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you other, so that you do not do what you

want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.you are not under law.

““Strong faith Strong faith doesn’t mean doesn’t mean you walk you walk effortlessly effortlessly through life. It through life. It means you means you run quickly to run quickly to Christ when Christ when you’re in you’re in need.”need.”

Romans 8:12-14Romans 8:12-14

12Therefore, brothers, we have an 12Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation—but it is not to the sinful obligation—but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. 13For if nature, to live according to it. 13For if you live according to the sinful nature, you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, 14because those who are led will live, 14because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Galatians 5:19-21Galatians 5:19-21

19The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: 19The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy; dissensions, factions 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Idolatry and Idolatry and WitchcraftWitchcraft

James 4James 4

““What causes fights and What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires they come from your desires that battle within you? You that battle within you? You want something but don’t get want something but don’t get it.”it.”

““Have you Have you noticed that noticed that no books no books promise to promise to help produce help produce people who people who esteem esteem others.” others.”

AddictionsAddictions

““To reinforce the similarities between yourself To reinforce the similarities between yourself and the addicted person, remember that and the addicted person, remember that Scripture does not make drunkenness-the Scripture does not make drunkenness-the prototype for addictions-a sin that stands prototype for addictions-a sin that stands above all others. Instead, drunkenness is above all others. Instead, drunkenness is placed alongside “ordinary” sins such as placed alongside “ordinary” sins such as jealousy, selfish ambition, and envy. These jealousy, selfish ambition, and envy. These more commonplace sins are familiar to us more commonplace sins are familiar to us all. With this in mind, you now come to the all. With this in mind, you now come to the addict as a brother or sister, not as an expert addict as a brother or sister, not as an expert who has personally conquered all of your who has personally conquered all of your personal sin patterns.”personal sin patterns.”

Support Group – Beginning this Support Group – Beginning this SpringSpring

ABUNDANT LIFEABUNDANT LIFE

““You will only find yourself as you find You will only find yourself as you find Him. We must grow to see that real Him. We must grow to see that real living is experienced when we stand living is experienced when we stand before God and say, “Whom have I in before God and say, “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.” Psalm 73:25 I desire besides you.” Psalm 73:25

Our Lord’s Love Our Lord’s Love LanguageLanguage

22But the fruit of the Spirit is 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such self-control. Against such things there is no law. things there is no law.

““Those who belong to Christ Jesus have Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its crucified the sinful nature with its

passions and desires.”passions and desires.”

SummarySummaryDo we realize how dangerous we are? Do we realize how dangerous we are?

And do we realize how glorious God And do we realize how glorious God can make us? Your love language is can make us? Your love language is either a selfish love or a selfless love. either a selfish love or a selfless love. One passion is dangerous and keeps One passion is dangerous and keeps us in bondage. The other passion sets us in bondage. The other passion sets us free to love God and others.us free to love God and others.