“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.” - Galatians 5:13 New
Living Translation
The church in Galatia had certain
Christians insisting that their brethren must follow the Jewish Law. They were
called ‘Judaizers’. Paul wrote to this church to refute this teaching and
re-establish the call to freedom in Christ, which exonerated those believers
from living according to the Law.
This freedom that Paul speaks of is not
freedom to sin, but rather freedom from sin. If we were free to
sin what would the point of Christ’s death be? Each new sin would be like we
were crucifying Christ all over again. There is no doubt that man’s heart is
filled with wickedness. The prophet Jeremiah puts it like this: “The human
heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really
knows how bad it is?”[1]
As followers of Christ and all he stands
for we must live sin-free lives as best as we are able with the help of the
Holy Spirit within us. Our witness to the outside world will be shattered if we
don’t. We must use the freedom purchased for us to serve God and those within
the body in the love of Christ. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible; The Reformation Study
Bible.
[1] Jeremiah 17:9 New Living Translation
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