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LESSON FOR JAMUAR!
H SPIRIT OF LIFE.

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The connection Of this lesson with
the others OF the series is in the TACT
that this chapter is a r%ancsyric re-
garding the spirit.tilled life. the COM
ing Of which We have SO recently
studied. Read praycrfully in this con
nection Gal. So. &c. We somehow
feel that we ought to study this entire
chapter rather than that portion as
signed. The key to the whole is found
in verse thirty-scvcn. I'VE are more
than c%onQuerors." If conqucrors. how
he more than conQucrors? Very sim.
pie. Some victories leave the victor
so exhausted that he cannot possess
nor enjoy his victory: not so the spirit
filed Christian tor he is more than
conquerOr."
Previously in this epistlc the spirit
is mentioned bat once t5:5): in this
chapter he Is mentioned nineteen
times. over what is the spirit'hlled
mai conqlcror?
|. over the Condemnation Of Sin,
v. I. The spirit-tilled Christian lives
in another realm than that OF the flesh
". 81. The spirit removes us from
the realm to that OF the spirit, quick.
ening us ii. e.. making us alive who
were dead in sinsl to condemn sin in
the flesh and enabling us to walk
o. after the flesh. but after the
spirit"
u. C~onGuerors Over the Power and
Dominion of Sin, w. "a. While we
still have the body yet it is our priv.
ilcge. through the spirits power at
work within us, to put to death its
deeds every day and each minute
tGal. 5:16. 30. 23>. To live otherwise
is to iisplease God ". s.. Those who
surrender their lives to the control Of
the indwelling spirit are sons of God
and therefore free from the law or
sin and death" ". y. for the same
spirit that raised from the dead
(v. ~ not alone makes us sons but
gives us the sam" power.
As long as We are under laws and
ordinances We are children" (Gal. Az
r. W. but when we live the life OF
liberty in Christ Jesus We are led, noi
by these outward laws. but by a living
spirit as sons (Gal. 5:1S).
III. C]onquerors over Fear, v. IS.
The righteousness of the law is full
filled in Us who walk not after the
flesh but after the spirit ". A. and
having received the spirit of adOp-
ton" q. e.. being placed as sonsD We
call him a tyrant, or even ruler. but
eXclaim Abba. my father" AS sons
we are spiritually minded and have
life and peace" ". G. Gal. 4:G.
". c]onquerors Over Suffering, v.
10. We are Joint heirs with Jesus III
so be we suffer with him" Our posi-.
ton and hcirship in Christ involves
our participation in his suifcrings
lGal. GIT. II Tim. ELL. -. Acts
1i:22). What we often call Affections
are only discomfOrts and frequently
the results of our W foolish care
lcssness. But as contrastcd with his
glory there Is no comparison Only
eternity will enable us to comprehend
what it means to he made perfect
through suffering Phil. $40, II Tim.
2:12, Heb. $50. II we are heirs OF
all God has and all that God Is. We
are likewise an heir just as Christ is,
and to the extent that Christ is an
heir aud hence to his suffcrings 1--WE
suffer with HIM though we are even
there more than conqucrOrs for like
him we too shall rise triumphant
over all things"
v. C]onquerors Over Vanity, v. 20,
This glory is c0ntrasted with the crca'
tion now subject to vanity. but which
is in degradation by comparison. The
creature ". 81 ii. e., crcation) was
made subject not willingly but by rea'
son of him who subjected it in hope
that the creation should yet be de-
llvered from the bondage to the prin.
| cip!es of death and decay into the
glorious liberty, or the liberty of the
glory, of the children Of God.
VI. Conqucrors Over lnfirritics, v
rs. The believers all. sulliciency and
perfect security in the Lord Jesus. We
NAV not have all VIC want yet we hav,
all we need (Phil. 4:l0. This snllici
cncy is in the privilege we possess III
praying "acCording to the will OF Cod
r,o Lnntv mt hnW IN TrDv nc IL.
ought but the spirit makcth interces
sion for us ". 2G): so also Christ
who is at the right hand of God.
i%ntcrccdes for us ". 3i). The spirit
knows the mind Of God tho father
teaches us how to pray and at times
places a yearning in our hearts toe
deep for our Own comprehension.
Even God must search the heart t.
know the mind Of the spirit ". 81
and in this God does exceeding
a%bundantly above all that we ask Of
think" (IIph 3:20).
At other times he enables us tt
pray with the spirit and the under
standing as we'll q Cor. l4:l5). II tn,
EDlrlE ltuuS us III nI DIiytIS Dui
petitions will be according to the vii
of Cod and therefore granted q Johr
5:14, l5.
In thus praying ana being guided b!
the spirit VIC will overcome our In
tirmitics.
WI. Conqrcrors Over All Things. v
20. The rro"ning privilege the spirit
filed life has. Is in knowing that nj
things work together for good an,
hence we are tree from al possible
anxiety of heart under any and all cir
cumstauCcs Whatever to III
IA n part of his "all things m,
therefore should be grateful bcCaus
the outcome will be good. We ar
not fOrcOrhaincd to salvation IRE
rrpCtiyr of what we may be or do btl