CHAPTER TWELVE
THE WORKS OF THE FLESH
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
Identify the works of the flesh.
Explain how to walk in the Spirit rather than in the flesh.KEY VERSES:
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: Adultery,
fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions,
heresies,Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of the which I tell
you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such
things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God. (Galatians 5:19-21)INTRODUCTION
This chapter concerns the works of the flesh, sinful qualities which contrast the fruit of the Holy
Spirit.
WHAT ARE WORKS OF THE FLESH?
The works of the flesh are characteristics of the sinful nature of man caused by lust [sinful
desire]. They are opposites of the qualities which the Holy Spirit wants to develop in your life.
A SPIRITUAL BATTLE
There is a constant spiritual battle going on in the life of a believer. The works of the flesh are
trying to destroy the fruit of the Holy Spirit: