Gal 5:16-18 | PNT | STEP | Walk in the Spirit . Under his guidance, as he directs. We have his directions in the words of Christ and the apostles. Ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh . He who is guided by the Spirit will not obey "the lusts of the flesh". See .

Galatians 5:16-18

Walk in the Spirit. Under his guidance, as he directs. We have his directions in the words of Christ and the apostles.

Ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. He who is guided by the Spirit will not obey "the lusts of the flesh". See 2Pe 2:18. The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, etc. The desires of the flesh and the Spirit are in conflict. They war within us. One would lead in one direction, and the other in another.

So that ye cannot do the things that ye would. The Greek is not so strong as this. It implies that the two wills within us hinder us from doing as we would by their conflict. But if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. If the desire of the Spirit prevails. Those "led of the Spirit are the sons of God" (Ro 8:14), and are free from the law. The law with its carnal ordinances in Paul's view was adapted to a fleshly condition.