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We Christians are to show our faith through not only our actions, but also our attitude toward those around us. If the motivations for our actions are correct, then the actions will be correct. But it will not be a forced correctness, but rather a natural progression from the attitude to the action:
So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.
The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. (Galatians 5:16-26,NIV)
The motivations listed as 'the acts of the sinful nature' are what we are all born with as our basic nature. Some are suppressed as we grow up due to familial and societal pressures, but they are still there, nonetheless. And just as a poisoned tree cannot yield good fruit, no action which has any of these motivations as its impetus can be seen as righteous.
In order for the action to be righteous, the impetus that culminates in the action's being performed must also be righteous. and that takes place only when the motivations are those listed as 'the fruit of the Spirit'. It is when the reason for our actions are these 'fruit' that the actions themselves have assurance of conforming to God's will. That's why the words which immediately follow the listing of these 'fruit' are, "Against such things there is no law."
This 'yardstick' for measuring whether our actions conform to God's will can also be used to counter naivete. If others are trying to convince you of the correctness of what they want you to accept, measure the motivations underlying what they are promoting against this passage of Scripture. Are they trying to stir up motivations of hatred, jealousy, envy, discord, sexual immorality, or any of the other motivations listed as 'the acts of the sinful nature'? If they are, then what they are promoting is to be rejected, as its endresult can only be evil, irregardless of how much pious wording it camouflages itself with. Are they trying to stir up motivations of love, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, or any of the other motivations listed as 'the fruit of the Spirit'? If they are, then what they are promoting is to be given serious consideration, as its endresult can be seen as promoting the kingdom of God on this earth.
A word of caution is given here: Beware of those who would use the hitlerian tactic as the means of influencing you to accept their agenda. This tactic, used so expertly by Adolph Hitler, is specifically designed to 'short circuit' the intellect through both the body language and the intensity of the wording which is employed by those using such a tactic. This makes it relatively easy for them to manipulate the emotions of their audience so as to have the people not only accept, but also actively participate in committing actions which otherwise those people would see as being diametrically opposed to the teachings of Scripture. And this tactic is usually directed at young people such as yourself by those who want your strength and vitality to serve their own selfish ambitions.