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Freedom in Christ
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Freedom in Christ
So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.
So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.
Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you.
Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
I’ll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses.
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace.
For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.
You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?
You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth?
That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.
It certainly isn’t God, for he is the one who called you to freedom.
“A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”
This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough!
I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty.
I am trusting the Lord to keep you from believing false teachings. God will judge that person, whoever he is, who has been confusing you.
Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.
If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
Living by the Spirit’s Power
So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.
The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures,
idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division,
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.