Paul begins this last section of his letter now by giving instructions about several issues that are important in the Christian community, the church emphasizes the type of life Christians under grace are to live. This means that the Spirit leads us and transforms us from the inside out.

Tonight we learn the true meaning of the wages of sin is death. Paul teaches us what true sin looks like and how we are repaid for a life of sin. But at the same time he also teaches us that a life free from sin through Jesus Christ results in eternal life in heaven.

Christ has set us free from sin and the Law. But we are still called to fulfill the Law. People have tried to accomplish this under their own power and works. This is called legalism and it fell short. Other people claim we are free from the law and can live however we feel without penalty. This is called license and it ends in destruction. Our only hope is the same Spirit that has set us free now fills up with His power to freely follow God where He goes. Liberty in Christ!

Paul demonstrates that sin and death came to men and women through Adam, and how the actions of one man have such a wide-reaching effect. The good news is that righteousness, and life came through grace in Jesus Christ.

This morning Paul teaches us that through Jesus Christ we are truly free. Free from sin. Free from shame. Free from legalism. It’s faith alone in Jesus that matters.

God has called us to righteousness by faith. We could never be good enough to achieve the perfect righteousness that God requires, but instead He asks to bring Biblical type faith instead. But what is Biblical Faith? It is faith not in anything other than God Himself as the object of our faith.

Today we learn the true vastness of God’s love for us. Paul teaches that God sent Jesus to die and pay for our sins while we were still sinners. There is no greater love than this.

In the closing verses of Galatians 4, Paul continues to make the case that our self-righteousness cannot mix with God’s righteousness. We must only serve one. We are either a people that trust the promises of God or replace them by taking on the burden of our salvation ourselves.

The Jewish Christians in Rome would immediately have asked  Paul “How does this doctrine of Justification by faith relate to our history?  Paul accepted this challenge and explained how.

In chapter 3 & 4 of Galatians, Paul makes a passionate plea to not forget who they are in Christ. Rituals and observing holidays can never win God’s favor more than a direct relationship with Him. We never earned the things that God has offered to us by grace. We are His children and heirs through Christ because He chose us in love.