Fruit of the Spirit vs Works of the flesh

加 拉 太 書 5

你 們 要 謹 慎 ， 若 相 咬 相 吞 ， 只 怕 要 彼 此 消 滅 了 。

我 說 ， 你 們 當 順 著 聖 靈 而 行 ， 就 不 放 縱 肉 體 的 情 慾 了 。

因 為 情 慾 和 聖 靈 相 爭 ， 聖 靈 和 情 慾 相 爭 ， 這 兩 個 是 彼 此 相 敵 ， 使 你 們 不 能 做 所 願 意 做 的 。

但 你 們 若 被 聖 靈 引 導 ， 就 不 在 律 法 以 下 。

情 慾 的 事 都 是 顯 而 易 見 的 ， 就 如 姦 淫 、 污 穢 、 邪 蕩 、

拜 偶 像 、 邪 術 、 仇 恨 、 爭 競 、 忌 恨 、 惱 怒 、 結 黨 、 紛 爭 、 異 端 、

嫉 妒 （ 有 古 卷 在 此 有 ： 兇 殺 二 字 ） 、 醉 酒 、 荒 宴 等 類 。 我 從 前 告 訴 你 們 ， 現 在 又 告 訴 你 們 ， 行 這 樣 事 的 人 必 不 能 承 受 神 的 國 。

聖 靈 所 結 的 果 子 ， 就 是 仁 愛 、 喜 樂 、 和 平 、 忍 耐 、 恩 慈 、 良 善 、 信 實 、

溫 柔 、 節 制 。 這 樣 的 事 沒 有 律 法 禁 止 。

凡 屬 基 督 耶 穌 的 人 ， 是 已 經 把 肉 體 連 肉 體 的 邪 情 私 慾 同 釘 在 十 字 架 上 了 。

我 們 若 是 靠 聖 靈 得 生 ， 就 當 靠 聖 靈 行 事 。

不 要 貪 圖 虛 名 ， 彼 此 惹 氣 ， 互 相 嫉 妒 。

Galatians 5

New International Version (NIV)

Freedom in Christ

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
You were running a good race. Who bewitched you to keep you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

Life by the Spirit

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”^[b] If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever^[c] you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

Footnotes:

1. Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
2. Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18
3. Galatians 5:17 Or you do not do what

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而 且不像“情慾的事 works of the flesh” 那 ”事“字是多數的 (pural)，聖靈的這”果子 fruit of the Spirit“是單數的(singular) -- 是一個九味果喔！有時你咬一口基督徒，覺得味道好像是仁愛，再咬一口同樣的一位基督徒覺得比較像是喜樂、但是有時咬一口又覺得是和平，或是忍耐、有時候卻 是良善，但是今天咬一口比較是信實、明天可能是溫柔和節制。基督徒的生活真是多汁多踩呀！（故意用錯字的）。。。

Unlike the "works of the flesh", where 'works' is pural (meaning many works), the fruit of the Spirit is singular (only one fruit). In fact, it is a nine-flavour fruit. When persecution comes and others bite (not literally) Christians, sometimes they taste love. Other times they taste real joy. Another bite and they taste peace, or forebearance. Perhaps today they will taste kindness, and tomorrow goodness, or faithfulness or self-control.
 

The non-believers, they can't figure 'em out -- these Christians are very confusing! That's how they get attracted to Christ -- even the worse persecutors notice a difference, as it was during the Roman reign. And they have to check out who these Christians are exactly.

人 能做出”事“，但是只有神能造出”果子“ man produces "works", but only God grows "fruit" (you can't "make" fruits like you factory-manufacture works), and He does so in us automatically provided we completely give ourselves to the Holy Spirit and always choose to walk His way when we have a choice to make in our daily lives. Glory be to Him