Galatians 4:8-20

Paul is personally and pastorally very concerned about his friends in Asia Minor who are following false teachers that are leading them away from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. These instigators are also putting a dividing wedge between the churches in Asia Minor and Paul himself. So, Paul passionately encourages them, and us 2,000 some years later, that true children of God are built on Grace ALONE. That true children of God know the Freedom of the Gospel of Grace, they are in tune with God’s voice through the Spirit, and are being formed into the likeness of Jesus Christ. It is God’s Grace through Jesus Christ and the power of the Spirit that both saves us (justification), and also makes us more like Jesus (sanctification).