Sunday we begin the final two chapters of Galatians. Through chapter 3 & 4, Paul has made his case that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone. He has shown that God’s covenant has always been through faith, even in Abraham’s day. At the end of chapter four, Paul used Abraham and his family to demonstrate that the Gentiles who trust in Jesus are themselves children of promise - children of the free woman (as Paul says in chapter 4.) As he begins chapter 5, he will show believers how we walk in the freedom Christ has given us. Sunday we will examine Galatians 5:1-6 and save 7-12 for next Sunday. Galatians 5:1 is a summary of what the whole letter to the Galatians is about. "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." (Gal 5:1). This is why Paul writes Galatians. To think that the gospel is not sufficient and to go back to seeking righteousness by the law is to return to slavery for sinners can never earn right standing by the law. We would have to keep it all perfectly for the entirety of our lives. In 5:1-6, Paul shows that even adding one tiny thing to "help" the gospel, is to return to the whole law. But Jesus has freed us. Sunday we will examine this freedom and see how we live in it.

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