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Apologetic Defense of the faith, the Bible, and Christianity
Galatians 5 gives a unified portrait of Spirit-produced character. The list is representative, and Scripture describes additional virtues flowing from it.
Walking in the Spirit means living under the guidance of God’s Word, overcoming the weakness of the flesh through obedience and spiritual wisdom.
"Paul demonstrates the need for the Holy Spirit’s enablement. The Christian will, this side of heaven, always experience conflict between the Holy Spirit and the flesh. Here flesh is not limited to the physical dimension of man but denotes anything less than and other than God in which man places trust that belongs to God alone." — Max Anders
