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Fruit Not Works - Lutheran (Galatians 5:22-23) - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Fruit Not Works - Lutheran (Galatians 5:22-23)

Source: Law-gospel teaching80 words

Notice Paul's language: "fruit" of the Spirit, not "works" of the Spirit. Just before this, he lists "works of the flesh"—things we DO. Fruit is different: it's what GROWS from who we are. Luther emphasized: we don't produce righteousness by...

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Galatians 5:22-23 Galatians 5:19-21

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