How Do You Walk in Spirit in Galatians 5:25?

     “It is crucial to realize that the Christian walk is simply a life in the spirit” (Lee, Witness. Life Study of Galatians. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1979 Print).  Wow, that amazing statement on page 258 boils the entire Christian life into one sentence!  This is based on Galatians 5:25, "If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit." In order to help his readers get this spiritual truth, Witness Lee shares in these chapters about the organic union that took place when we were regenerated.  If you're like me, this term may sound a bit unusual to you. 

       And like so many biblical truths, you have to piece verses together to see this truth clearly.  An important verse that gives light on what happened at our regen-eration is in 1 Corinthians 6:17: "He who is joined to the Lord is ONE spirit."  This oneness denotes a union, and because we are living, this union must be organic!!   This Life-Study said that the Lord Himself alluded to this organic union when He told the disciples in John 15 that He was the vine and they were branches abiding in Him.  Surely the branches are in an organic union with the vine; they are not merely taped onto the vine.

  In chapter 27 of the Life-Study of Galatians he provides a very short and clear explanation on page 239 about this organic union and our walking by the Spirit:

Paul speaks of the Spirit and our spirit again and again.  Apart from the Spirit, there can no Christian walk.  When we are in our spirit, we are simultaneously in the Spirit, because the Spirit is one with our spirit.  When we first began to appreciate the preciousness of the Lord Jesus and to call on His name, an organic union took place between the Spirit and our regenerated spirit.  This organic union is described by the word mingling (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Galatians. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1979, Print).

Seeing my relationship with the Lord this way has really helped me!  

Blog Update 7/30/13:  Today I listened to a song on Youtube that a brother wrote based on Galatians 2:20--I like this part of the verse--"and the life  which I now live in the flesh, I live in faith, the faith of the Son of God, who  loved me and gave Himself up for me."

Blog Update 11/3/13:  I would encourage you to listen to Programs 27 and 28 that covers Galatians 5 on the Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee. 

Other Blogs on the Life Studies of Galatians:

Reading the Life Study of Galatians:  What is the Difference Between the Law & Christ?

Why Did Paul Emphasize the Hearing of Faith in Galatians 3?

Taking a Closer Look at Galatians 3:6-9 - How is Faith Like a Camera?

How is Christ Formed in the Believers in Galatians 4:19?

What is the Organic Union Seen in Galatians 5:25?

Have You Seen Regeneration in Galatians 4:5-6?

How Do We Practically Enjoy Grace in Galatians 5:18?

Can You See God's Intention for Creation in Galatians 4:5-6?