Notice here in Gal. 5 that these are works of the flesh. Your flesh shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Now cross reference this with I Cor. 6:9-11.
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Notice here the works are not named, but rather the person or the unrighteous. This is God's view of you before you got in His Son. Now the new you shows up in verse 11. Beloved, now are we the sons of God...
If you can grasp this truth (your not the person anymore, though you can commit the work), carefully read Eph. 5:3-11. Notice now the distinction between you the saint, the child of light, and the children of disobedience. You see the works show up again in verse 11.
Other related passages would be Col. 3:5-... and Rom. 7:17-25.
P.S. An good understanding of this truth will clear up the false teaching surrounding verses like Rev. 21:8.
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