“The Freedom to Love”

Galatians 5:13-15
January 10, 2021

Main Point: Believers are free in Christ from the Law, but true freedom expresses itself in loving and serving others not in satisfying selfish desires.

I. Freedom Can Lead in Two Directions
Galatians 5:13

II. Freedom + Love = Fulfills the Law
Galatians 5:14

III. Freedom – Love = Mutual Destruction
Galatians 5:15

Questions for Spiritual Growth

Our Cornerstone mission is To Know Christ and Make Him Known. Community Groups help us to live out our mission as Family, Missionaries, and Servants.

1. How is the American view of freedom similar or different from the biblical view of freedom in Galatians 5:13-15?
   

2. What does “the flesh” mean in verse 13? How is “the flesh” in conflict with “the Spirit” within you?
   

3. Why is love which serves the needs of others the best way Christian freedom can express itself? Why are the call to freedom and the call to love synonymous?
   

4. How is the whole Law fulfilled in one word in verse 14?
   

5. The most common error is to assume the command in verse 14 is a command to first love yourself. How do we know this assumption is wrong? What Bible verses support your answer?
   

6. Why is it difficult to serve others in love? In what situations do you find it hard to love others?
   

7. According to verse 15, what happens when we misunderstand our freedom in Christ and fail to love and serve one another?
   

8. How does the gospel free us to truly love God and others?
   

Your Community Group as Family, Missionaries, and Servants:
9. How will you live out your freedom in Christ to love and serve others? Is there a neighbor, classmate, coworker, or friend that you can show a gesture of love to this week? What will you do?