Today Rick and Svea contrast works of the flesh with fruit of the Spirit.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:21 "Don't bite and devour each other..."
• 04:50 Defining ourselves by obeying rigid rules or religious structures invites comparison on who is and isn't achieving and breeds pride.
• 06:09 How might Jesus has told the parable of The Good Samaritan to Autumn Ridge Church?
• 08:16 If the Gospel stops messing with us, we're changing it; it's not changing us.
• 11:09 Paul was writing to believers, not unbelievers. Works of the flesh happen within church people.
• 13:38 We don't conquer works of the flesh by religious rule-keeping. Change happens by the Spirit growing Christ-like character in you.
• 17:04 Contrasting religious rule-keeping with living by the Spirit.
• 26:03 when we live by the Spirit, we can no longer stomach biting and devouring each other.