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FREEDOM IN CHRIST
Passage:
Galatians 5:1-12
Key verse: 5
NIV
Freedom in Christ
5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.(A) Stand firm,(B) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.(C)
2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,(D) 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.(E) 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law(F) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(G) 5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.(H) 6 For in Christ Jesus(I) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(J) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(K)
7 You were running a good race.(L) Who cut in on you(M) to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.(N) 9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”(O) 10 I am confident(P) in the Lord that you will take no other view.(Q) The one who is throwing you into confusion,(R) whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. 11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?(S) In that case the offense(T) of the cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators,(U) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
Cross references
- Galatians 5:1 : ver 13; Jn 8:32; Gal 2:4; S Ro 7:4
- Galatians 5:1 : S 1Co 16:13
- Galatians 5:1 : S Mt 23:4; Gal 2:4
- Galatians 5:2 : ver 3, 6, 11, 12; Ac 15:1
- Galatians 5:3 : Ro 2:25; Gal 3:10; Jas 2:10
- Galatians 5:4 : S Ro 3:28
- Galatians 5:4 : Heb 12:15; 2Pe 3:17
- Galatians 5:5 : Ro 8:23, 24
- Galatians 5:6 : S Ro 16:3
- Galatians 5:6 : S 1Co 7:19
- Galatians 5:6 : 1Th 1:3; Jas 2:22
- Galatians 5:7 : S 1Co 9:24
- Galatians 5:7 : Gal 3:1
- Galatians 5:8 : S Ro 8:28
- Galatians 5:9 : 1Co 5:6
- Galatians 5:10 : S 2Co 2:3
- Galatians 5:10 : Php 3:15
- Galatians 5:10 : ver 12; Gal 1:7
- Galatians 5:11 : Gal 4:29; 6:12
- Galatians 5:11 : S Lk 2:34
- Galatians 5:12 : ver 10
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ESV
Christ Has Set Us Free
5 For (A)freedom Christ has (B)set us free; (C)stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to (D)a yoke of (E)slavery.
2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that (F)if you accept circumcision, (G)Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that (H)he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are (I)severed from Christ, (J)you who would be justified[a] by the law; (K)you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly (L)wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus (M)neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but (N)only faith working through love.
7 (O)You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying (P)the truth? 8 This persuasion is not from (Q)him who calls you. 9 (R)A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 (S)I have confidence in the Lord that you will (T)take no other view, and (U)the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. 11 But if I, brothers,[b] still preach[c] circumcision, (V)why am I still being persecuted? In that case (W)the offense of the cross has been removed. 12 I wish (X)those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves!
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Galatians 5:4 Or counted righteous
- Galatians 5:11 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 13
- Galatians 5:11 Greek proclaim
Cross references
- Galatians 5:1 : ver. 13; ch. 2:4; See James 1:25
- Galatians 5:1 : See John 8:32
- Galatians 5:1 : See 1 Cor. 16:13
- Galatians 5:1 : Acts 15:10
- Galatians 5:1 : See ch. 2:4
- Galatians 5:2 : ver. 3, 11; Acts 15:1; 1 Cor. 7:18
- Galatians 5:2 : See ch. 4:11
- Galatians 5:3 : Rom. 2:25
- Galatians 5:4 : Rom. 7:6 (Gk.)
- Galatians 5:4 : [ch. 2:21; 3:10; Rom. 9:31, 32]
- Galatians 5:4 : [Heb. 12:15; 2 Pet. 3:17]
- Galatians 5:5 : See Rom. 8:23, 25
- Galatians 5:6 : ch. 6:15; 1 Cor. 7:19; Col. 3:11; See ch. 3:28
- Galatians 5:6 : [Eph. 6:23; 1 Thess. 1:3; James 2:18, 20, 22]
- Galatians 5:7 : See 1 Cor. 9:24
- Galatians 5:7 : See ch. 2:5
- Galatians 5:8 : ch. 1:6
- Galatians 5:9 : 1 Cor. 5:6; [1 Cor. 15:33; Heb. 12:15]
- Galatians 5:10 : See 2 Cor. 2:3
- Galatians 5:10 : [Phil. 3:15]
- Galatians 5:10 : ch. 1:7; [ver. 12]
- Galatians 5:11 : ch. 4:29; 6:12
- Galatians 5:11 : 1 Cor. 1:23; See 1 Pet. 2:8
- Galatians 5:12 : [ver. 10]; See ch. 2:4
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1. Faith is expressed in love (1-6)
Sometimes Christians become confused about how to please God. Over-zealous Jewish Christians in Paul's day insisted that Gentile Christians be circumcised. Paul called this the yoke of slavery. Religious ritual does not save anybody. We are saved by God's grace, through faith in Jesus alone. The gospel is sufficient to save sinners. Religious ceremonies such as circumcision (or even mass, confession, baptism or communion) cannot make a person righteous. Our faith in Jesus must be expressed in love.
2. You were running a good race (7-12)
What happened? Someone came and planted doubt in the hearts of growing Christians. Doubt is the gift of Satan. Paul was angry. The cross of Jesus offends those who don't want to repent of sin, those who do not want to die with Jesus. But there can be no substitute for repentance and faith.
Prayer: Lord, help me to express my faith in life that builds up fellow believers.
One Word: In Christ we are free to love
