Les Feldick Bible Study

What is the result of practicing the works of the flesh?

Practicing the works of the flesh results in pandemonium, not the abundant life produced by the Spirit. It leads to chaos in communities, filling police blotters with those who practice such things, in total contrast to the fruit of the Spirit.

Les explains that the works of the flesh are a total inversion of the activity of the Spirit. While the fruit of the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, and other attributes that enhance life, practicing the flesh brings pandemonium. He illustrates this by noting that police blotters are full of people who practice those things, and asks us to imagine how much better a community would be if everyone lived by the Spirit's fruit instead.