Galatians 5:1 -
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Continuing on with our
Galatians study, we ask a Word of Wisdom from our Father in Christ's Name,
Amen.
Gal 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be
not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Don't let traditions
based upon God's Law bring you back into chains? We don't have to set a certain
day to worship Christ. We no longer need animal sacrifice for the atonement of
sins. Christ became our Sacrifice for one and all time.
It's no different today in many Church 'systems'
of man, as it was here in Paul's day. One Church thinks it a sin to have
musical instruments as part of service; another can't hold Church service
without them. Don't allow the things of this world to drive a wedge between us
as followers after Christ!
Gal 5:2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be
circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Circumcision now is of faith, not of the flesh. The command Abraham received for circumcision was established
for the Covenant of the Promise. Now that our Promise
(Christ) has come and offered all redemption through Him, if we are circumcised
of the 'heart' through faith in Christ, we then will have fulfilled God's
Covenant Promise of 'faith' in Him. GOD made sure His offer of Salvation
is not tied to traditions and works of bondage.
At the same time, this does not mean we have a
license to commit sin. We are going to pay for each sin we do while in the
flesh, in one way or another; but... now we have the Way of forgiveness through
Jesus Christ.
Gal 5:3 For I testify again to every man that is
circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you
are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Just as Paul explained in the first three Chapters of Galatians, to try and be
justified by following The Law and not Christ, then one would have to be
Perfect in doing 'all' of God's Law.
No one can do that. If anyone says they have, they're telling lies. So in
trying to obtain Salvation through following The Law instead of Christ, means
automatic rejection. They would rather hold to doing a certain thing on
this day, and that day, etc.; God forbid any emergencies come upon them. The
children of the 'bondwoman' will be cast out; because they had the opportunity
to become a child of the 'freewoman' through 'Grace', or unmerited favour, but
refused.
Gal 5:5 For we through
the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any
thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Our hope
is in Jesus Christ, our Saviour.
The strongest Power of that hope is love.
Our Father loves us so much, that He sacrificed His Only Begotten Son for
us. How can so many people just deny that Pure Love from our
Father? Our Father wants our love, and He only set one condition
on Salvation, and that is to believe on His Saviour, Yeshu'a Messiah Jesus Christ. Our 'hope of
righteousness by faith' will only be full when Christ returns in our near
future.
Gal 5:7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye
should not obey the truth?
Paul's asking them to recall how they got turned away from Christ by these
false brethren who were pushing circumcision of God's Law. How is it today
folks? How many things in this flesh life can hinder us, away from Christ? We can't
name them all, there's so many. "Then
what do we do? How