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activity while despising the latter. However, if a person has truly been born again
of the Spirit they will find that there is something deep inside them that is drawn
to these latter pursuits, and which finds them highly satisfying. Even so, the child
of God must rule over the desires and passions of the flesh. They must wrest
control of their body away from the flesh, and allow the spirit man to rule. The
apostle Paul put it this way:

Galatians 5:16-17, 24-25
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the
flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against
the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another... Now those who
belong to Christ Yahshua have crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

You and I will only “LIVE” as we are surrendered to the Spirit of Christ. As
this chapter has indicated, there are very practical things to be done to promote
this spiritual life. We must rule over our appetites. We must choose to eat from
Yahweh’s table, and ONLY from His table. In this way we will be assured that the
old man who is enslaved to sin is diminishing, and the new creature in Christ is
increasing. You are what you eat, so feed upon Christ!