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Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith
Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the
yoke of bondage.
The bondage spoken of here is the law, the 10 Commandments,
all the levetical laws or the first five books of the Bible.
Really folks, there are a lot of them. Don’t let anyone
(or any religious system) ever convince you that you can keep
all these and be "good" enough someday in the eyes
of the Lord that this will save you. The only "Good"
person that ever walked the face of this earth was the Lord
Jesus Christ Himself and He was the only one to ever keep the
law, make no mistake about it.
5:2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised,
Christ shall profit you nothing. 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.
If you get nothing else out of this today, read that last verse
again and memorize it; it is overwhelming. "Whosoever of
you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace."
I have taught this over and over and people get fighting mad
about it. People just won't believe that Christ did everything
that needed to be done for you at Calvary, He took away the
law and nailed it to the Cross, you are FREE.
5:5 For we through the spirit wait for the hope of the righteousness
by faith. 6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth
any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that you should not obey
the truth? 8 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth
you. 9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 10 I have confidence
in you through the Lord, that you will be none otherwise minded:
but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever
he be.
Paul is talking to the Galatians, who had been led away by
Judaizers, or the religious system of that day. Paul had taught
them the truth of the cross and they were ok for a while, but
as he said "a little leaven leaveth the whole lump."
Some of the Judaizers got in to them and turned them from grace
and had them all back under the law again. It is happening all
over the world today and will continue until the Lord takes
us out of here. Notice what else he told the Galatians in verse
8 This persuasion cometh not of him that called you.
The persuasion for them to go back under the law didn’t
come from the Lord. If you are being persuaded today to keep
the law, then it didn’t come from the Lord today either...
Sorry...
5:11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do
I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.12
I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
The offense of the cross was, it was a terrible place, a place
of shame and reproach, it was where our sins were placed on
the Lord and He died for them in our stead. He pardoned us and
there are those today who try to teach you to keep the law when
it cannot save you and ignore what really happened on the cross
in A.D. 33. Don’t listen to them....
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.
michael
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