Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom Galatians 5:1-12 Pastor Keone

Galatians 5:1 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free Galatians 5:1 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

We are to Stand Firm in the freedom we have in Christ. Galatians 5:1 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. We are to Stand Firm in the freedom we have in Christ.

Galatians 5:2-3 2 Mark my words Galatians 5:2-3 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom by:

Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom by: Holding to a system of grace, not legalism

Galatians 5:4-6 5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom by: Holding to a system of grace, not legalism Eagerly looking forward to the day that we will be made completely righteous

Romans 8:29-30 29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. 2 Corinthians 3:18 18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom by: Holding to a system of grace, not legalism Eagerly looking forward to the day that we will be made completely righteous We look forward to the day that we will never again have to say, “I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do-- this I keep on doing.” Romans 7:18-19

Galatians 5:4-6 4 You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom by: Holding to a system of grace, not legalism Eagerly looking forward to the day that we will be made perfectly righteous like Jesus Having a living faith

Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom by: Holding to a system of grace, not legalism Eagerly looking forward to the day that we will be made perfectly righteous like Jesus Having a living faith James 2:14-17 14 What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15 Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

Galatians 5:7-10 7 You were running a good race Galatians 5:7-10 7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9 "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.

Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom by: Holding to a system of grace, not legalism Eagerly looking forward to the day that we will be made perfectly righteous like Jesus Having a living faith Knowing who/what/when/where/how/why we are hindering in our faith race

Galatians 5:7-10 7 You were running a good race Galatians 5:7-10 7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9 "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.

Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom by: Holding to a system of grace, not legalism Eagerly looking forward to the day that we will be made perfectly righteous like Jesus Having a living faith Knowing who/what/when/where/how/why we are hindering in our faith race Being on guard against small errors that might grow to impact the entire church

Galatians 5:11-12 11 Brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

Stand Firm in Your Christian Freedom by: Holding to a system of grace, not legalism Eagerly looking forward to the day that we will be made perfectly righteous like Jesus Having a living faith Knowing who/what/when/where/how/why we are hindering in our faith race Being on guard against small errors that might grow to impact the entire church Proclaiming the scandal of the cross