Gal. 5:16-24.
But I say, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not carry out the lusts of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh. These are contrary to one another, so that you do not do what you want. But if the Spirit governs you, you are not under the law. But the works of the flesh are manifest, which are adultery, fornication, uncleanness, fornication, abominations, sorcery, enmity, strife, envy, wrath, strife, discord, divisions, hatred, murders, drunkenness, eating, and such like; of which I have told you before, and say before, that they which do these things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, chastity. Against these the law is not. But those who belong to Christ crucify their flesh together with lusts and desires.
This epistle is also abundantly acted in the whole interpretation. It exhorts to good works, or fruits of faith, those who now have the Holy Spirit through faith; and thus drives it home that it is not the opinion of this doctrine to forbid good works, or to permit evil and not punish, or to preach the law no longer; but clearly shows that God earnestly desires that Christians flee and avoid the lusts of the flesh, if they will remain in the Spirit. So that the two cannot stand together, having and keeping the spirit and faith, and yet perform the lusts of the flesh; for "the two," he says, "are contrary to one another," and there is a fierce strife between them, so that neither suffers next to the other, but one must have the upper hand and cast out the other. Therefore he clearly calls some
Works of the flesh, which are obvious and well known that they are not of the spirit, and concludes that those who perform and do them are not in a position to inherit God's kingdom, and have lost the Holy Spirit and faith. But he also shows from where Christians have such strength that they can resist the lusts of the flesh, namely, that they have received the Spirit through faith, and know that they have a gracious God; therefore, their hearts gain desire and love to be obedient to God and to guard against sins; Therefore they resist and do not follow the lusts of the flesh, so that they do not anger God again; and even if they still feel weakness in such a dispute, the law cannot condemn them, because they are and remain in Christ through faith.