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Johnson - MUHAMMED ALI was one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. He knew the “Law of the Harvest,” realizing that he would reap in the ring what he sowed in training. “Before I get in the ring,” he said, “I have already won or lost [the match] out on the road. The real part is won or lost somewhere far away from witnesses—behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road long before I dance under those lights.” All of us reap what we sow. It’s called the “Law of the Harvest.” God cannot be mocked. The word “mocked” means “to turn up the nose in contempt.” We can live to please our old evil nature by spending much time and money on pleasure, comforts, and self-promotion, or we can live to please the Spirit of God. (Game Day Decisions: Devotions for Athletes) Galatians 6:7 Sowing and Reaping David's harshness and lack of pity were due to his being out of touch with God. No wonder he failed to remember the judgment prescribed by the Law. At this point the Holy Spirit gave Nathan boldness to say to David, "Thou art the man" (2 Sam. 12:7). Through Nathan, the Lord reminded David of His sovereign choice of David, of His protection of him through the years of Saul's bitter enmity, of his elevation to the throne and of the abundance of God's provision for him. In spite of God's mercies, David had despised God's commandment. God hid nothing from His servant. David was forced to face his sin. Nathan's message to David not only reminded him of God's tender mercy, love, abundant gifts and honor but also warned David that, because he had sinned, he would reap a harvest of sorrow. "Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife" (v. 10). The Lord made it very plain in the New Testament that believers cannot escape reaping the kind of harvest they sow. We cannot hide our sin; we will not get away with it. The secrets of the night are not hidden from God. "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Gal. 6:7). BEWARE OF YOUR OWN LUSTS! > Consumed by Their Own Lust Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin. First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. Then he adds another layer of blood, and another, until the blade is completely concealed by frozen blood. Next, the hunter fixes his knife in the ground with the blade up. When a wolf follows his sensitive nose to the source of the scent and discovers the bait, he licks it, tasting the fresh frozen blood. He begins to lick faster, more and more vigorously, lapping the blade until the keen edge is bare. Feverishly now, harder and harder the wolf licks the blade in the arctic night. So great becomes his craving for blood that the wolf does not notice the razor-sharp sting of the naked blade on his own tongue, nor does he recognize the instant at which his insatiable thirst is being satisfied by his OWN warm blood. His carnivorous appetite just craves more—until the dawn finds him dead in the snow!” Dr. George Sweeting wrote in Special Sermons For Special Days It is a fearful thing that people can be “consumed by their own lusts.” Only God’s grace keeps us from the wolf’s fate. -- Chris T. Zwingelberg This powerful illustration from Paul Harvey—of a wolf unknowingly killing itself by licking a blood-covered knife—perfectly portrays the deceptive, destructive nature of sin. It highlights how sin, like the frozen blood, disguises itself as harmless or satisfying, yet ultimately leads to self-destruction. The wolf’s inability to recognize that it is consuming its own lifeblood mirrors how sinners become consumed by their own appetites, often without realizing their peril until it’s too late. Below are Scriptures that beautifully complement this illustration and can be used in teaching, preaching, or devotional writing: Scriptures That Align with This Illustration 1. James 1:14–15 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. Key Connection: Just as the wolf is drawn by its appetite and unknowingly seals its doom, so those who are lured by sinful desires will inevitably find that sin leads to spiritual death. 2. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Key Connection: The wolf’s fatal appetite mirrors the consequence of sin—death. Only God's grace rescues us from this fate through Christ. 3. Proverbs 14:12 There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Key Connection: The wolf thinks it is feeding itself, but is destroying itself. Sin often appears satisfying, even harmless, until its deadly end is revealed. 4. Galatians 6:7–8 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Key Connection: The wolf "sows to the flesh" and reaps corruption—death. Habitual sin is self-sabotaging. 5. 2 Peter 2:19 …by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. Key Connection: The wolf is overcome by its appetite—its own nature—just as sinners can become enslaved by their own desires until it destroys them. 6. Proverbs 5:22 His own iniquities will capture the wicked, and he will be held with the cords of his sin. Key Connection: Sin is not something merely external—it comes from within and traps us. The wolf is literally consuming and being trapped by its own blood. 7. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it? Key Connection: Like the wolf deceived by its own hunger, the human heart deceives itself into thinking sinful desires will satisfy. 8. Hebrews 3:13 But encourage one another day after day… so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. Key Connection: Sin deceives—and that deception leads to spiritual death if unchecked, just like the wolf’s fatal ignorance. 9. Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear. Key Connection: The wolf’s insatiable appetite leads to separation from life, just as sin separates us from God—unless we repent. P G Ryken has written that "The book of Lamentations is one long illustration of the eternal principle that “a man reaps what he sows” (Galatians 6:7b)". (Ryken, P. G. Jeremiah and Lamentations : From Sorrow to Hope. Preaching the Word. Page 743. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books) Sowing the Wrong Seed - I once read a fable about a farmhand who was given instructions to plant a field of barley. He acted immediately, but he sowed oats instead of barley. After several weeks, the owner of the farm went out to inspect the crop and was astonished to see oats growing instead of barley. The workman was told to report to the owner's office at once. "I told you to plant barley,' he said. "Why did you sow oats?" "Oh," the man responded, "I didn't think it would make any difference. I figured that even if I planted oats, I could expect barley to come up." Enraged, the owner shouted, "Are you crazy, man? What ever made you think that?" The farmhand replied, "I got that idea from you, sir. I've been watching the way you live. And I've noticed that even though you're constantly sowing 'seeds of evil,' you expect to be reaping `fruits of virtue'!" The cost of living goes up and down, but the cost of sowing wild oats remains the same! A woman gave her teenage son a used automobile. The youth enjoyed racing the car around curves so he could hear the tires squeal. One morning his car skidded and smashed into a telephone pole. The boy was thrown through the windshield and rushed to a hospital. When his pastor reached the hospital, the boy's mother was frantic. She grasped the pastor's hands in hers and exclaimed, "Why would God let this happen?" Her question is understandable, but it misses the hard truth of the situation. She can't blame God for that accident. If the Lord were to suspend the laws of physics and snatch a telephone pole from in front of her son, He might just as well place one in front of someone else who was driving carefully. For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us (Isaiah 59:12). A group of young people from Renaissance High School in Detroit cut classes to attend a rock concert in Hart Plaza. They probably thought they had gotten away with their truancy, but the next day, when the Detroit News appeared on the newsstand, it carried a color photo of the concert on the front page. And who was in that picture? That's right—the delinquent students of Renaissance High, easily recognizable to anyone. According to the paper, "Eagle-eyed assistant principal Dr. Elijah Porter spotted the students and had a conversation with them." As for the kids, it went on, "There was nothing they could say." The Bible teaches that we cannot hide our iniquities. We may be able to cover them up for a while and even get away with them for an extended period of time. But the time will inevitably come when we must face up to them, either in this world or in the next. Paul told the Galatians, "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap" (Gal. 6:7). The seed of wrongdoing maybe sown in secret, but the harvest cannot be concealed. Sowers and Reapers - The principle of sowing and reaping is often used to warn about the inevitable consequences of evil deeds. But it can also be used as an encouragement to believers in their service for Christ. A. B. Simpson said, “I believe the toils and prayers of 20 years ago are not lost. We may not see the results of our labor and sacrifice immediately, but in due time they will issue into beauty and glory. “The love you give, the forgiveness you show, and the patience and forbearance that grace your life will surely produce much fruit. The friend you long to bring to Christ may refuse to be reconciled to Him. His heart may seem to be very hard, and your prayers and efforts may appear to be lost; but they are not! They will come back to you a hundredfold—perhaps long after you have forgotten them. “Give God time! The results are working themselves out slowly but surely. There must be seedtime and summer before the autumn reaping.” This agrees with Solomon’s words: Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days (Ec 11:1). Keep on working through the seasons In the sunshine and the rain; Earnest prayer and faithful sowing Yield a wealth of golden grain. —Anon. God promises no loaves to loafers. Seeds and Fruit - I read a fable about a man who was browsing in a store when he made the shocking discovery that God was behind a sales counter. So the man walked over and asked, “What are You selling?” God replied, “What does your heart desire?” The man said, “I want happiness, peace of mind, and freedom from fear … for me and the whole world.” God smiled and said, “I don’t sell fruit here. Only seeds.” In Galatians 6, Paul stressed the importance of sowing seeds of God-honoring behavior, for “whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (Gal 6:7). We can’t expect to experience the fruit of God’s blessings if we don’t recognize the importance of doing our part. It helps to follow the example of others who have sown good seed. Author Samuel Shoemaker said that a good example can either inspire us or cause us to say, “Oh yes, he (or she) is like that. He is not troubled by temper or nerves or impatience or worry as I am; he is just a happier temperament.” Shoemaker continued, “It may not occur to us that perhaps he had to fight for his serenity, and that we might win if we would do the same.” We're always sowing seeds in life By everything we do and say, So let's make sure the fruit we reap Comes from the good we do each day. —Hess The seeds we sow today determine the kind of fruit we'll reap tomorrow. Count On It! - A children's book titled `The Chance World' describes an imaginary planet where everything happens unpredictably. For example, the sun might rise one day or it might not, and it might appear at any hour. Some days the moon might come up in its place. One day you might jump up and not come down, and the next day find gravity so strong you can't even lift your feet. Henry Drummond, the Scottish biologist, writer, and lecturer, read `The Chance World'. He commented that in such a place where natural law was annihilated, reason would be impossible. It would become a lunatic world with a population of lunatics. We should be thankful for the dependability of the natural laws the Creator has set in motion. They can be a great benefit to us if we recognize and respect them. If we violate those laws, however, we will suffer the consequences. That is also true of God's spiritual laws, such as the one in today's text (Gal 6:7-8) The person who ignores God's standards and caters to sinful appetites can expect destruction. But the person who follows the leading of the Spirit will experience the blessings of everlasting life. God's laws never fail. You will reap what you sow. Count on it! Surer than autumn's harvests Are harvests of thought and deed; Like those that our hands have planted, The yield will be like the seed. If we sow nothing but sin, we can count on a harvest of judgment. Examples of Attempts to Mock God - Ernest Hemingway became famous for snubbing his nose at morality and at God, declaring that his own life proved a person could do anything he wanted without paying the consequences. Like many others before and after him, he considered the ideas of the Bible to be antiquated and outdated, completely useless to modern man and a hindrance to his pleasure and self-fulfillment. Moral laws were to him a religious superstition that had no relevance. In a mocking parody of the Lord’s Prayer he wrote, “Our nada [Spanish for “nothing”] who art in nada.” (Ed: Woe! He had no concept of He 10:31-note and He 12:29-note) But instead of proving the impunity of infidelity, the end of Hemingway’s life proved the folly of mocking God. His debauched life led him into such complete despair and hopelessness that he put a bullet in his head. Other famous authors, such as Sinclair Lewis and Oscar Wilde, who openly attacked the divine moral standard and thumbed their noses at God, mocking His Word and His law, were nonetheless subject to that law Lewis died a pathetic alcoholic in a third-rate clinic in Italy, and Wilde ended up an imprisoned homosexual, in shame and disgrace. Near the end of his life he wrote, “forgot somewhere along the line that what you are in secret you will some day cry aloud from the housetop.” (John MacArthur) Reaping What You Sow - Because of the natural law of seedtime and harvest, the farmer knows when and what to plant to achieve the desired result. He knows that you harvest wheat if you sow wheat, that you do not sow weeds and reap wheat. God’s moral and spiritual laws work in the same way. You cannot sow sin and reap righteousness, or indulgence and reap health, or strife and reap peace. You cannot sow “the works of the flesh” and reap “the fruit of the Spirit.” But there is a further truth in this law. You reap what you sow in quality, but you reap more than you sow in quantity. From one grain of corn will come hundreds of grains of corn. Applying this in the moral and spiritual realms, it is no wonder that so many lives are ruined, that the world is in such turmoil, and that uncounted millions of souls stumble on their blinded way toward hell! And all because people live contrary to this benevolent but inexorable spiritual law of God. (Hobbs, H. H. - My favorite illustrations. Nashville, TN: Broadman Press) Dirty Hands — One of William Shakespeare’s most intriguing characters is Lady Macbeth. Having heard a prophecy that her husband would become king, she convinced him to assassinate the reigning monarch. When the bloody deed was done, Macbeth was conscience-stricken. His wife rebuked his squeamishness and helped him cover up the crime. Her husband was crowned king. But that wasn’t the end. Lady Macbeth’s initial resolve turned to remorse. She grew mentally unstable, and couldn’t stop washing her hands. “Will these hands ne’er be clean?” she asked. Finally, the guilt drove Lady Macbeth to suicide. Guilt is an emotion that can weigh us down whenever we cross a moral boundary. All of us are capable of feeling guilty when we violate the law of God written in our hearts (Ro 2:14, 15). If we continue to sin willfully, however, we will dull our conscience. Lady Macbeth is a good reminder of a biblical principle: Whatever we sow, we will certainly reap (Gal 6:7, 8). Sometimes there’s just one step to go Before we yield to sin, But God will help us to say no If we trust His power within. —Hess Only Jesus’ blood can wash away the stain of sin. Click here for much more in depth discussion of Galatians 6:7 - there is some repetition of that material on this page Galatians 6:8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Wuest For whatever a man is in the habit of sowing, this also will he reap; because the one who sows with a view to his own evil nature, from his evil nature as a source shall reap corruption. But the one who sows with a view to the Spirit, from the Spirit as a source shall reap life eternal. (Eerdmans Publishing)
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Johnson - 15 page paper What is replacement theology / supersessionism? Replacement Theology - What we should know - part 1 - Gabe Morris Replacement Theology - What we should know-part 2 - Gabe Morris Replacement Theology - The Evils of - Dr David Reagan What is spiritual Israel? What is New Israel? Table Comparing/contrasting Israel & Church How is the Term "Israel" Used in the New Testament? Is the Church Israel? Audio & Slide Show Does the Church Fulfill Israel's Program? - 3 Part Article - John Walvoord Eschatological Problems V: Is the Church the Israel of God? - John Walvoord Future Israel: Why Christian Anti-Judaism Must Be Challenged - Barry Horner Romans 11 Does God Have a Future for Israel? Gil Rugh (46 page booklet) The Jewish Problem - small book by Jewish believer David Baron (written in 1891-interesting!) Tony Garland's 15 Hour Course on Romans 9-11 - What is God's Plan for Israel? Why Israel Can’t Be Ignored - Discovery Series Galatians 6:17 From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus. NET Galatians 6:17 From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body. GNT Galatians 6:17 Τοῦ λοιποῦ κόπους μοι μηδεὶς παρεχέτω· ἐγὼ γὰρ τὰ στίγματα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματί μου βαστάζω. NLT Galatians 6:17 From now on, don't let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus. KJV Galatians 6:17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. ESV Galatians 6:17 From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. ASV Galatians 6:17 Henceforth, let no man trouble me; for I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus. CSB Galatians 6:17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body scars for the cause of Jesus. NIV Galatians 6:17 Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. NKJ Galatians 6:17 From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. NRS Galatians 6:17 From now on, let no one make trouble for me; for I carry the marks of Jesus branded on my body. YLT Galatians 6:17 Henceforth, let no one give me trouble, for I the scars of the Lord Jesus in my body do bear. NAB Galatians 6:17 From now on, let no one make troubles for me; for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body. NJB Galatians 6:17 After this, let no one trouble me; I carry branded on my body the marks of Jesus. GWN Galatians 6:17 From now on, don't make any trouble for me! After all, I carry the scars of Jesus on my body. BBE Galatians 6:17 From this time on let no man be a trouble to me; because my body is marked with the marks of Jesus. From now on let no one cause trouble for me: Ga 1:7 5:12 Jos 7:25 Ac 15:24 Heb 12:15 for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus.: Ga 5:11 2Co 1:5 4:10 11:23-25 Col 1:24 Galatians 6:17 The Marks of Jesus - Great Texts of the Bible Galatians 6 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries From now on let no one cause trouble for me - Let no one cause is a command in the present imperative calling for these legalistic individuals to cease trying to inject Law and works into his Christian lives, lives that can only be lived successfully by grace and the Spirit of grace (Heb 10:29). These men are still very active in churches today!!! THOUGHT - How are you doing? Is there someone in your life trying to coerce you into "doing this" or "not do that" claiming that these are things you MUST do or not do in order to be "spiritual?" Paul would say "Don't let them trouble you!" Campbell - "Paul’s calling as an apostle and the message he preached had been challenged by the Judaizers. He asked for an end to such trouble." (Bible Knowledge Commentary) Let...cause (bother, show)(3930)(parecho from para = near, beside + echo = hold) basically (literally) means to hold beside, to hold out toward someone, to present, offer. to cause someone to experience something. Trouble (2873)(kopos from kopto = chop, hew, cut down, strike; figuratively to lament apparently from idea of striking one's breast; kopiao) is strictly a smiting as a sign of sorrow, then sorrow itself. Kopos thus describes a state of discomfort or distress, trouble, difficulty, transferring the sense of the primary meaning which is beating. Indeed, Paul had experienced literal "trouble" (or smiting)! For - Paul is explaining why the legalists should stop bothering him.
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Johnson - Paul no longer is enslaved by the pursuits of the world, the maxims of the world, the smiles of the world, the treasures of the world. There's one thing about the Apostle Paul, he took that cross right down into everyday life. And so the third cross is the cross on which Paul died to the world. "And I, to the world." Now, I think that what he meant by that was that the world didn't think much of Paul. He didn't think much of the world and the world didn't think much of him. It was mutual antipathy. Now, Paul had been a great man. He had been a great scholar. If he had not been converted he would have had the highest of accolades written after his name. We might have been thinking not about Rachi or Ebenezer, but we might have been citing a man by the name of Saul as one of the great rabbis of all time. He was advanced beyond his contemporaries in Judaism. But when he was converted then the religious world was done with Paul and the world as a whole was done with Paul. (Three Crosses and Treasures of the World Online) J C