deny our Saviour’s death, to save your own hide from persecution, or even death? Just what price are you willing to pay in return, for what our Savior obtained for us? 

 How important is Christ in your list of values? What am I getting at?
     Those who teach GOD's Truth, and live for His Truth, will ever be persecuted during this flesh age. But God is with those who stay true to Him. Paul knew this, so he's basically saying, "Darn the torpedoes, full steam ahead." Can do!

Gal 5:12   I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

     Paul is going to let us know that he is a man with emotions, and can get angry at those who try to destroy Christ, especially among the innocent sheep. This word 'cut off' is 'apokopto' in the Greek and it means 'to amputate, to mutilate' (Strong's no.609). Without being harsh, it means just what it says in the Greek. If those false ones pushing the Old Law of circumcision love the practice so much, and think it'll save them, then they can go and just cut it all off, the 'whole thing', for that matter!

Gal 5:13   For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

     We now have 'liberty' through Jesus Christ. Now, this liberty is not in the sense of the 'watchwords' of the French Revolution; no, that meaning is used to incite overthrow of authority for political reasons. This 'liberty' in Christ is the REAL meaning of the word 'freedom'!  It means release from bondage and eternal damnation. It means Salvation!  Any other applied meaning of 'liberty' is false! Today's use of the word 'liberal' is a Kenite joke being played upon those who do not understand their Salvation and our Christ.
     Since Christ now offers us 'liberty', we are not to abuse our freedom. As any Great Gift from GOD requires our respect and righteous use, love will be our strongest helper in maintaining that True 'liberty'. Don't forget that at times, 'love' means disciplining those whom we care about also, much as Paul is doing here with the Galatians.

Gal 5:14   For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

     Paul's quoting from...

 Lev.19:18.

 

Help each other in need. Be servants to all. That's what God's Law is built upon. If you listen to the world, their ways will tear love right out of your heart. The majority get overwhelmed by the 'love of things' in the world. I want this, I want that... I'd like to have one of those, etc. If I can work more hours of overtime, I can buy 'this or 'that. Is their time for GOD reserved out of all that getting? First get understanding! And when true understanding from our Father comes, many 'things' you once wanted from the world, will appear silly. But many in the world will mess over people, on all levels, just to get their 'wants', which often times, they don't really need. And the poor and needy get crumbs.
     The movie and TV business is established to make you 'want' things. Most of it is designed to cause you to lose focus on our real purpose here in the flesh, to serve GOD. Love for our Father and for others will prevent the selfish flesh wants.

Gal 5:15   But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

     Without love, devouring each other is the default. Many times we need to give our values and wants close inspection, to discover if they measure up to Christ's values in His Word. It's too bad the majority of peoples don't properly study His Word, and seek GOD and His values, otherwise, we would live in a near perfect world wouldn't we? That will never happen in this flesh age. Nevertheless, we are to do our best to follow Christ, though we will suffer through Satan's deceptions which affect the majority.