July 23, 1989

Life By the Spirit - What's Normal?

by Alistair Begg

Scripture teaches us that true belief, true obedience, and true love mark a life that has been transformed by Christ. What evidences are produced in normal Christian living that point to such a transformation? Alistair Begg discusses the product, practice, and practicalities of a daily walk with Christ.

Galatians 5:22-26

²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. ²⁴And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

²⁵If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

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Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.

Other messages in: Right With God, Volume 1

The book of Galatians provides rich material for study on the subject of Christian freedom. Warning against false teachers who attempted to pervert the one true Gospel, Paul confirmed the authority of Scripture and salvation through grace by faith in the finished work of Jesus on the cross. We have been granted access to God in Christ, and are called to live according to that freedom.

In Volume 1, Alistair Begg helps us to understand the author, audience, and central message of the letter. Through Christ’s atoning sacrifice for our sins, God has fulfilled His promise to Abraham and has given us the power to live as His children. When we unite as believers on the basis of truth, rather than at the expense of it, we can intentionally teach and display the Gospel to a lost and dying world.

Message	Scripture
The Man and His Message	Galatians 1:1-5
Only One Way	Galatians 1:6-10
No Human Invention	Galatians 1:11-24
At Stake-Truth of the Gospel	Galatians 2:1-10
Justification By Faith Alone	Galatians 2:11-21
Some Crucial Questions	Galatians 3:1-14
Promise and Law	Galatians 3:15-29
From Slavery to Sonship	Galatians 4:1-11
The Pastor & His People	Galatians 4:12-20
Sons of Freedom	Galatians 4:21-31
Complete Series

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Other messages in: Right With God, Volume 2

In Volume 2, Alistair Begg teaches on the essentials of Christianity as presented by the Apostle Paul. When we recognize Christ as our only hope of salvation, we become a new creation in Him and are free to live accordingly. Transformed by the power of the Gospel, although not free from conflict and trials, our lives will reflect the work God is doing in us as individual believers and as members of the Body of Christ.

Message	Scripture
The Only Thing that Counts	Galatians 5:1-12
Freedom Understood and Applied	Galatians 5:13-15
Life by the Spirit, Part One	Galatians 5:16-21
Life by the Spirit, Part Two	Galatians 5:16-21
Life By the Spirit - What's Normal?	Galatians 5:22-26
Restoration	Galatians 6:1
Let Me Carry That For You	Galatians 6:2-6
Sowing and Reaping, Part One	Galatians 6:7-10
Sowing and Reaping, Part Two	Galatians 6:9-10
Christian Essentials, Part One	Galatians 6:11-16
Christian Essentials, Part Two	Galatians 6:11-18
Complete Series

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