THE WORKS OF THE FLESH (Galatians 5:19-21) - Part 3

THE WORKS OF THE FLESH (Galatians 5:19-21) - Part 3

Verse 21 - Drunkenness, Revelries - Probably a specific reference to the orgies that characterized pagan, idolatrous worship. Generally, it refers to all rowdy, boisterous, and crude behavior. Practice. - Here is the key word in Paul’s warning. The sense of this Greek verb describes continual, habitual action. Although believers undoubtedly can commit these sins, those people whose basic character is summed up in the uninterrupted and unrepentant practice of them cannot belong to God (1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 John 3:4–10). Will not inherit the kingdom of God - Matthew 5:3. The unregenerate are barred from entering the spiritual kingdom of redeemed people over whom Christ now rules, and they will be excluded from His millennial kingdom and the eternal state of blessing that follows it. Ephesians 5:5.