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Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Galatians 5:1-12
Galatians
Freedom’s Enemies
Galatians 5:1-12
It’s time to take a stand because there are those who would try to enslave us all over again to their religious rituals and legalistic systems.
Even though Christ has set them free, they want to go back to prison; they want to put themselves in bondage again;
The law is not a buffet or smorgasbord. You cannot pick and choose the parts you like and leave the rest.
If we insist on living the Christian life ourselves, if we insist on earning our way, then we get nowhere.
The law leaves us feeling helpless of ever reaching perfection. Faith gives us the hope of future righteousness.
Instead, live your life in dependence upon the Lord and be enriched with hope for the future and love in the present.
It only takes a little bit of their teaching, and before long it permeates the whole church.
If we’re going to enjoy our freedom, we must stay free from the law, and we must stay free from the legalist.