Treasuring Christ
Galtains 5:1-16
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.
Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law. You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit, by faith, ae waiting for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.
You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough. I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other view; but the one who is disturbing you will bear his judgement, whoever he is. But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished. I wish that those who are troubling you would even mutilate themselves.
For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. —Galatians 5:1-16
If we are going to
1.
A. We are
by grace to
God.
Freedom is to be right with God. —Justin Wilson
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ did needlessly. —Galatians 2:21
B. We cannot
our freedom.
If we try to
our freedom:
1. We have made Christ
.
2. We have become
to the whole law.
3. We have
the grace path.
But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and calle dme through His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood —Galatians 1:15-16
C. We wait in
for final freedom.
Neither religion nor lack of religion count toward establishing a relationship with God. —Tim Keller
To be disappointed with yourself is to have believed in yourself. —William Newell
If we are going to
2.
A. We must form
.
B. We must
of
.
If we are going to
3.
A. Grace doesn’t
God so that
can have
way.
B. Grace
to God so that
can
way.