Galatians 5:17: the flesh versus the Spirit, and cowardice
A host continues Moore's article: the normative Christian experience is unceasing war, citing Galatians 5:17, and reads the verse aloud in the NIV. The hosts agree that scripture promises battle, not ease, and that the expectation of smooth sailing is a false premise. One host reframes the problem as cowardice: Christians refuse to 'put on the armor of God' because it weighs '60 pounds of badassery', preferring gossip and porn to the fight.
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