September 19
7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” 10 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. 11 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. 12 As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
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Study this chapter carefully, and think of how it applies to us today.
It is not "circumcision" in the sense of the medical version that the Lord is concerned with , but rather the cutting away of the useless and wicked parts of our hearts and minds!
Vs 6 states clearly, that the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love....
questions to ponder:
Are you tempted to turn back to those familiar struggles of your past, or are you standing firm in your faith, resisting the urge to fall back into old patterns of behavior?
Will you commit your way today, to follow Jesus in faith, and not inhibited by foolish rites and rituals, but to truly worship and serve Him from a heart of love!
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Galatians 5:1-12
New International Version (NIV)
Freedom in Christ
5 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.
2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, 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. 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” 10 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. 11 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. 12 As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
*********************************
Study this chapter carefully, and think of how it applies to us today.
It is not "circumcision" in the sense of the medical version that the Lord is concerned with , but rather the cutting away of the useless and wicked parts of our hearts and minds!
Vs 6 states clearly, that the only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love....
questions to ponder:
Are you tempted to turn back to those familiar struggles of your past, or are you standing firm in your faith, resisting the urge to fall back into old patterns of behavior?
Will you commit your way today, to follow Jesus in faith, and not inhibited by foolish rites and rituals, but to truly worship and serve Him from a heart of love!
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
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