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“Thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?” (Romans. 2:21).
“Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh” (Galatians 5:16).
The world around us is very quick to point out inconsistency in a Christian. They may allow all kinds of sin and inconsistency in themselves, but deep down inside they know what is right. They expect you and me to act differently, and if what we say does not match how we act, they will quickly point it out to us.
I suppose that not one of us always acts in perfect consistency, and most of us “talk beyond our walk” to some extent. This is regrettable, but because we all still have the old sinful nature in us, we tend to do this. However, it is very important to be consistent as Christians, and to show the world that our Christianity is real. How do we do this?
According to our verse today, we must “walk in the Spirit” so that we do not “fulfil the lusts of the flesh.” The Spirit of God cannot act in us when we are indulging the old nature, nor can the old nature act when we are walking in the Spirit. If we do not grieve the Spirit of God, He will help us to act in a right way before the Lord, and before the world.
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