Indecision
Galatians 5 presents with an ironic mystery. St. Paul gives us a list of sins and a list of virtues, but tells us that we are free in Jesus. The statement of liberty arrives with a command, while the lists of vice and virtue have no command.
In this passage, these lists provide evidence of a deeper understanding of grace. They are the diagnostics of our lives. When we find ourselves drawn to the works of “the flesh,” we know that there is spiritual work to be done. If however, we grow in the fruit of the spirit, we know that we are living “by the Spirit,” and making progress in our faith.
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