In Galatians 5:7-15, Paul warns believers to beware of those who would distort Christian freedom into merit, performance, and self-reliance. He reminds us that Christian freedom is neither legalism nor license, but the freedom to serve Christ and love others with the same love we have received.

We’re back in Galatians this Sunday, looking at Galatians 5:1–6. In these verses, Paul calls believers to stand firm in the freedom Christ has secured by refusing every form of self-salvation or law-keeping as a way to be right with God. Rather than returning to slavery, we are invited to cling to Christ alone—living by faith through the Spirit, a faith that expresses itself in love and good deeds rather than in license or anxious striving.

As we close 2025, we prepare to resume our study through Galatians by reflecting upon how our identity is grounded in our justification. We are saints chosen by God; a peculiar people.

During the Advent season, we take a break through the book we are teaching to prepare our hearts to celebrate Christ's incarnation at Christmas. This year our Advent series leads us through the Psalms to see how Christ is both the subject and the singer of the Psalms.

During the Advent season, we take a break through the book we are teaching to prepare our hearts to celebrate Christ's incarnation at Christmas. This year our Advent series leads us through the Psalms to see how Christ is both the subject and the singer of the Psalms.

During the Advent season, we take a break through the book we are teaching to prepare our hearts to celebrate Christ's incarnation at Christmas. This year our Advent series leads us through the Psalms to see how Christ is both the subject and the singer of the Psalms.

During the Advent season, we take a break through the book we are teaching to prepare our hearts to celebrate Christ’s incarnation at Christmas. This year our Advent series leads us through the Psalms to see how Christ is both the subject and singer of the Psalms.

In Galatians 4:28–5:1, Paul reminds believers that we are children of promise, not slaves, and urges us to reject legalism, remember our true identity in Christ, and stand firm in the freedom His grace has secured.

In Galatians 4:21–27, Paul uses the stories of Hagar and Sarah to contrast two ways of relating to God—one through human effort and one through divine promise. Those who depend on their own wisdom and strength find only frustration and bondage, but those who trust God’s promise experience true freedom and joy. The gospel reminds us that freedom is found not in what we do for God, but in what God has done for us in Christ.

Presenting the truth, even in love, can be costly. In Galatians 4:12-20, Paul urges the Galatians to return to the freedom and joy they once knew and reminds them of his affection for them. Like a loving Father, he contrasts his longing for Christ to be formed in them with the false teacher's desire to use and enslave them.