Galatians 5:19-21 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,… I. THE BIBLICAL ESTIMATE OF IT. 1. As a stern and diabolical reality (Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:19). 2. As unlawful trafficking with the unseen world (Leviticus 19:31; Isaiah 8:19). 3. As sometimes trickery and imposture (Isaiah 8:19). 4. As filthy defilement (Leviticus 19:31). 5. As deserving death (Leviticus 20:6; Exodus 22:18). 6. As one of the crimes for which the Canaanites were destroyed. 7. As inconsistent with a trust in God (Isaiah 8:19). 8. As frustrated by God (Isaiah 44:25). 9. As a power from which the godly have nothing to fear. II. Its PREVALENCE. 1. Amongst the heathen. Pythagoras, Plutarch, Pompey, Croesus, Caesar, were all under its spell. 2. The progress of modern civilization has not exterminated it. 3. But whilst it assumes the form of astrology, with its star-gazing; palmistry, with its handwriting; or spiritualism, with its media and trances and dark seances; it is the same abomination reprobated in the Word of God. Parallel Verses KJV: Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, |
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