Free to Plant (Study on Galatians Series)

Free to Plant (Study on Galatians Series)

Today is the final session of our Bible study on the book of Galatians.  We are in the 6th chapter.  Our pastor titled today's sermon "Free to Plant."  The following are my Bible study notes based on my pastor's sermon.

Our Bible passage is Galatians 6:6-18

The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him. Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.  So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand.  Those who desire to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh. But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

And those who will walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.

From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen. - Galatians 6:6-18

 You are invited to watch, listen, and worship with us here.

 
Free- Free to Plant, Groups Pastor Rick Hermann - July 28, 2019 (Full Service) from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

In everything we do, whether it be good or bad, we are planting a seed.  

The Laws of the Harvest

1.  You cannot grow what you do not plant.

2.  You will grow the same kind of thing you plant.  

3.  Growth comes after planting.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. - Galatians 6:9

The harvest takes time.

4.  There is the potential to grow much more than you plant.

5.  The size of the harvest depends on the amount of seed you plant.

6.  The harvest takes diligence and perseverance.  

Three Things to Remember:  Plant seeds.  Pull weeds.  Press on.

Free to Plant

Three Things to Plant

1.  Plant your money.

Where are you planting your money? (Please watch the video for the poem!)

When you plant the "seed" of money, you might never see the full impact of your planting.  When you plant your money wisely, especially within the church, it helps in the ministry of the church which spans many different ministry areas.  

What ministry is not being done because you are not giving?

2.  Plant your words.

Sometimes people don't want to hear about Jesus.  Plant practical encouragement in their lives that is useful to them where they are.  Then, they are more likely to want to hear about Jesus.

What words do you need to stop saying?  

What words do you need to start saying to your spouse and your kids?

3.  Plant your actions.  

What are you doing for Jesus?

Where are you serving?

Remember:  Plant seeds, pull weeds, and press on.

How do you pull weeds?  Repentance

Weed the garden of your heart.  Remember that weeds grow back.  The weeds represent the sin in your life.  You have to deal with them when they keep growing back.

Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. - Galatians 5:19-21

Today is the day of repentance.  Weed your garden.  

Press on:  When you're planting, you will grow weary.  Press on.

Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary. - Galatians 6:9

If you've been praying for someone, but they are still not following the Lord, keep praying.  God does not necessarily call you to see the results.  He calls you to plant the seeds.

Wise old men and women plant seeds for trees under which shade they will never sit.

Plant seeds, pull weeds, and press on. 

PIN ME!

Free to Plant (Study on Galatians Series)

Image Credit:  Binyamin Mellish - Free to Use via Pexels

Check out our stores and affiliates!

Abundant Family Living Store

eBay

Etsy

Mary Kay

Brave Books

Freedom to Restore (from the Study on Galatians Series)

We are now into the second half of July.  During the summer months, our associate pastors at my church rotate as they preach on Sunday mornings.  Today, our student pastor continues through our study on Galatians with his sermon titled, "Freedom to Restore."  Our focal passage is Galatians 5:26-6:5.

Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another. Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another. For each one will bear his own load. - Galatians 5:26-6:5

The following are my Bible Study notes based on my pastor's sermon.  You are invited to watch, listen, and worship with us here.

Free - Freedom To Restore, Middle School Pastor Joshua Martin - July 21, 2019 (Message) from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

We as Christians are supposed to fight spiritually for one another.  We are to stand in the gap for each other.

Most people fall into one of two groups.  Some people fall in both groups.
 
1.  You know someone who has fallen away from the Lord.  This means that someone has given his or her life to the Lord but he or she is not living like it.  

2.  You are the one who has fallen away.  

Whoever has fallen away, whether it be you or someone else (or both of you), needs to be restored.  

Freedom makes restoration possible.

Freedom to Restore 

We are to bear one another's burdens. (Galatians 6:2) 

No one is too good to help someone who has fallen.  It is our responsibility to help restore others if we are walking with the Lord.

We must be careful not to make their burdens heavier by focusing on petty things.  Keep your focus on their walk with the Lord.  Legalism lives for condemnation.

We need to walk beside others and lighten their load.

But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?” They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they began to go out one by one, beginning with the older ones, and He was left alone, and the woman, where she was, in the center of the court.  Straightening up, Jesus said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.” - John 8:1-11

It is important to remember that you are never too far away to come back to the Lord.  If you think you haven too far away or that you are too bad of a person, it's not true.  That is a lie that Satan tells us.  Don't believe his lie.

We need to examine our own lives.  If I am walking in the flesh, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to restore someone else who is walking in the flesh. (Galatians 6:1)

Freedom requires us to be responsible.  We are responsible for our own walk with Christ.  When the bible tells us in Galatians 6:2 that we are too bear one another's burdens, the word "burden" in the original language of this text refers to a load so heavy that it cannot be carried alone.  The word "burden" in verse 5 of the original text refers to a burden which can be carried alone such as "purity, integrity, and character.

So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God. - Romans 14:12

PIN ME! 

Image Credit:  Ben White - Public Domain Image via Freely Photos

Read all posts in the Galatians Bible study series here.

Check out all of our stores and affiliates!

Abundant Family Living Blog Store

eBay

Etsy

Mary Kay

Brave Books

The Life of Freedom (Study on Galatians Series)

At my church, we are moving right along as we navigate through our summer Bible study series on the book of Galatians.  The theme for this study is freedom, the freedom we have in Christ.  Our focal Bible verse is Galatians 5:1.  The title of my pastor's sermon this week is "The Life of Freedom."
 

The Life of Freedom (Study on Galatians Series)

It is for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yolk of slavery. - Galatians 5:1

You are invited to watch, listen, and worship with us here.

Free - The Life Of Freedom, High School Pastor Ben Garrison - July 7, 2019 (Message) from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

The Life of Freedom

The source of our freedom is Jesus.

No other source will make us truly free.  No matter what stage of life we are in, this life stage, nor the next, will set us free.  Only Jesus can give us freedom. Any earthly source in which we seek freedom will only keep us in bondage.

The biggest need we have is spiritual freedom.  Even religious acts cannot give us freedom.  Only a relationship with Jesus can give us freedom.  We cannot earn freedom.

See the work of Jesus.

God began the work of redemption in Genesis 3.  There was a gap between us and God that we could never get back on our own.

The light sines in the darkness and the darkness cannot comprehend it. - John 1:5

Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!"  And He bowed His head and gave up His Spirit. - John 19:30

What was finished?  The work of redemption through Jesus was finished.

When we rely on legalistic works, salvation becomes all about ourselves rather than focusing on Jesus.  If the sacrifice of Jesus wasn't enough, then how can you achieve it?  You can't.

Step into your freedom.

Jesus Christ has set you free.  Show the world your freedom.  You don't have to rely on good works to join God in His movement.  God gives us grace to work in the mission He has given us.  We just need to obey God in repentance.

Stand firm in your freedom.

Plant your feet firmly in your faith.  Don't let the enemy place a lie in you.  Don't fall into the bondage of deceit and allow the enemy to twist the Word of God.

This part about the freedom we receive in Jesus is extremely important so read it carefully.

Don't use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh!  Our freedom is not a license to sin.

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love, serve one another. - Galatians 5:13

PIN ME!

The Life of Freedom (Study on Galatians Series)

Image Credit:  Warren Wong - Public Domain Image via Freely Photos

Read all posts in the Galatians Bible study series here.

Check out all our stores and affiliates:

Abundant Family Living Blog Store

eBay

Etsy

Mary Kay

Brave Books

How is Your Walk (From the Study on Galatians Series)

This summer, we are doing a summer series on the book of Galatians.  This week, our pastor preached on the topic question, "How is Your Walk?"  The following are my Bible study notes based on my pastor's sermon.

How is Your Walk (From the Study on Galatians Series)

The Bible passage for this week is Galatians 5:16-26.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.  Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.  Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another. - Galatians 5:16-26

You are invited to watch, listen, and worship with us here.

Free - How's Your Walk? Nex Gen Pastor Josh Allen - July 14, 2019 (Message) from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

How is Your Walk?

Are you being led by the flesh?  

If we are being led by the flesh:

We will produce sinful attitudes and actions.  Freedom in Christ is not a license to sin.  Our works do not change the status of our walk, but they do reveal our status.

Are you being led by the Spirit?  

When we are being led by the Spirit:

We will go where the Spirit guides us.  

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot.

We will do what the Spirit leads us to do.

We need to be aware of false prophets and those who profess to be Christ followers but bear no spiritual fruit.

“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.  You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?  So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.  A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.  Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.  So then, you will know them by their fruits.

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.  Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’  And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’ - Matthew 7:15-23

 We will know true believers by the fruit they bear.

PIN ME!

How is Your Walk (From the Study on Galatians Series)

Image Credit:  Fotorech - CCO Public Domain Image via Pixabay

Read all posts in the Galatians Bible study series here.

Check out our stores and affiliates!

Abundant Family Living Blog Store

Etsy

eBay

Mary Kay

Brave Books

It's Time to Choose (from the Study on Galatians Series)

For the past several weeks, we've been traveling through the book of Galatians and discussing the freedom we have in Christ Jesus.  Today, we are continuing in Galatians, chapter 4.  The following are my Bible study notes based on one of our associate pastor's sermons titled, "It's Time to Choose."  Our pastor outlines the choice we all have to make according to the message in Galatians 4:21 - 31.

It's Time to Choose (from the Study on Galatians Series)

The Bond Woman and the Free Woman

Tell me, you who want to be under law, do you not listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the bondwoman and one by the free woman. But the son by the bondwoman was born according to the flesh, and the son by the free woman through the promise. This is allegorically speaking, for these women are two covenants: one proceeding from Mount Sinai bearing children who are to be slaves; she is Hagar. Now this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free; she is our mother. For it is written,

“Rejoice, barren woman who does not bear;
Break forth and shout, you who are not in labor;
For more numerous are the children of the desolate
Than of the one who has a husband.”

And you brethren, like Isaac, are children of promise. But as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so it is now also. But what does the Scripture say?

“Cast out the bondwoman and her son,
For the son of the bondwoman shall not be an heir with the son of the free woman.”

So then, brethren, we are not children of a bondwoman, but of the free woman. - Galatians 4:21 - 31

 You are invited to worship with us as you watch and listen to the entire sermon here.

Free - It's Time To Choose, Mobilization Pastor George Thomasson - June 30, 2019 (Message) from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

It's Time to Choose

Everyone must choose between achieving and receiving.

In Galatians 4:22, we learn about two women from the Bible.  One woman is the bond woman (Hagar, the slave/servant woman to Abraham and Sarah) and one woman is the free woman (Sarah, the wife of Abraham).  The bond woman, Hagar, conceived Ishmael by Abraham according to the flesh.  Sara, the free woman, conceived Isaac by Abraham according to God's promise.

In Galatians 4:23, we learn about the two sons born to Abraham.  One of them, Ishmael, was born to Hagar through the flesh.  The other son, Isaac, was born to Sarah through God's promise.

In Galatians 4:24, we learn about two allegorical covenants.  Hagar represents one covenant, bearing children who were to be slaves according to the flesh and Sarah represents the second covenant, bearing children who were to be free according to God's promise. 

In verses 25 and 26, we learn about two locations.  Mount Sinai in Arabia is a land of bandage according to the flesh.  Jerusalem is a land of freedom according to God's promise.

Shop Digital Downloads

 How do these verses apply to us?

We must decide whether to try to please God and achieve salvation by being good (which is impossible in the flesh) or to please God by accepting His gift of salvation through Jesus (God's promise). 

For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. - James 2:10

SO, if we choose to try to live by the law, meaning that we try to achieve the favor of God by not breaking any commandment, this means that we must not break a single one, EVER.  However, according to James 2:10, if we break one law, any single one, then we are guilty of breaking the entire law.  There is no way anyone can go through life without breaking a single commandment.  I'm pretty sure that I break several every day.  I don't mean to break God's commandments, but I'm an imperfect human.  So are you.  You absolutely cannot live your life without breaking a single law.  I doubt that anyone can get through a single day and say that they lived it perfectly, let alone an entire lifetime.  The only way we can be sure that we will spend eternity in Heaven is by receiving the the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.  HE is the only way.  

 How will you choose today?

PIN ME!

It's Time to Choose

Image Credits: Freely Photos - Public Domain Image
GDJ - CCO Public Domain Image via Pixabay

Read all posts in the Galatians Bible study series here.

Christianity is About Relationship, Not Rules

Some people shy away from Christianity because they think it's all about following a list of rules for no real reason. They have a false notion that God sits up in Heaven with a list of rules for us to follow and we fail to follow them all perfectly, we aren't good enough for God.  Christianity is not all about rules.  Christianity is about relationship, a relationship with Jesus.

Shop Digital Downloads

The following are my Bible study notes based on my pastor's sermon.  You are invited to watch, listen, and worship with us here.

Free - It's About A Relationship, Not Rules - June 23, 2019 (Message) from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

Our Bible passage for today is Galatians 4:4-20. 

You can read the entire passage here at Bible Gateway.

Christianity is About Relationship

3 Points from My Pastor from the Video 

Be sure to read all the way through to the end of this post.

Rules will never give you freedom.  They will keep you in bondage.  When we live by the false notion that we are bound by a set of rules, it is called legalism.

1.  Legalism will rob you of freedom, joy, and love.  Legalism is a joy killer and a grace killer.

2. Legalism leads to pride, arrogance, and deception. 

Legalist are very defensive, mostly because they've made Christianity about themselves.  Legalists like to be right. 

 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. - Proverbs 27:6

3.  Legalism will stunt your spiritual growth.

We need to remember that Jesus doesn't love you more than someone else just because you follow the rules.

Christianity is About Relationship, Not Rules

My Additional Comments

I feel like I need to clarify something here, because it would be easy to interpret this post as if I am telling you that we don't have to obey God's Word.  That is not what I'm saying and that is not what my pastor is saying in the video.  God gave us His Word so that we can get to know Him.  When we read the Bible, we become intimately familiar with the heart of God and the fulfillment of His plan and promise in Jesus Christ.  When you choose to become a child of God, you will need to read the Bible.  You will need to get involved in a Bible believing, Bible teaching church.  You will need to seek out relationships that will hold you accountable so that you can build one another up within the body of Christ.  When we choose to follow Jesus, we naturally WANT to live in such a way that brings honor to Him.  Reading God's Word makes us aware of His plan for our lives.  His Word guides us so that we will live lives that honor God.

When we put our faith and trust in Christ, we are adopted sons and daughters.  My pastor has shared that he has always told his children that a slave obeys because he has to, but a child obeys because he wants to.

Paul tells us in Romans:

Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh, who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake, among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ; to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. - Romans 1:1-7

In John 14, Jesus says to his disciples, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments."  Jesus goes on to explain the role of the Holy Spirit in those who believe in Him.  

He tells His disciples in verse 21, "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.” - Read John, chapter 14, in its entirety here at Bible Gateway.

Here are other New Testament verses which explain why true believers, not bound by rules, will have a natural desire to follow Jesus' examples and His commands. 

And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. - 2 John 1:6

Who will render to each person according to his deeds:  to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life; but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation. - Romans 2:6-8

But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” - Luke 11:28

As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance. - 1 Peter 1:14

But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. - James 1:25

You can learn more about what it means to be a Christ-follower and how you can become a Christ-follower here.

 
Image Credit: Freely Photos (Public Domain)
Read all posts in the Galatians Bible study series here.

No Longer Slaves (Study on Galatians)

Shop Digital Downloads

Some people believe that Christians have chained themselves to a list of dos and don'ts as if we are slaves to a list of rules.  If we live by the rules, we go to Heaven, but if we break the rules - if we aren't good enough - we go to Hell.  Well, we will all go to either Heaven or Hell when we die, but our final destination is not based on dos and don'ts.  If that were true, none of us would go to Heaven.  None of us are that good.  Our stories are not stories of dos and don'ts but our stories are stories of life and death.

No Longer Slaves - Jesus has set us free!

The following are my Bible study notes based on my pastor's sermon titled, "No Longer Slaves."

No Longer Slaves

Faith is the key to freedom.  It takes faith to believe that a God so good would want someone like me.

Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave although he is owner of everything, but he is under guardians and managers until the date set by the father. So also we, while we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental things of the world. But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. - Galatians 4:1-5

Freedom is the key to family.  There is no place for wrath in the family of God.  We are free to love one another as brothers and sisters in Jesus.  We were created to thrive in family.

Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God. - Galatians 4:7

Family is the key to fullness.  Do you have a full life in the family of God today?  If you don't, learn more about how to become a brother or sister in Jesus here.

Shop Digital Downloads

Image Credits:  skeeze - CCO Public Domain Image via Pixabay

Read all posts in the Galatians Bible study series here.

Continuing in our series on Galatians, our Bible study text this Sunday is from Galatians, chapter 3.  Our pastor's title for this lesson is "False Sense of Truth."

Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it. Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ. - Galatians 3:15-16

How do you really earn favor with God?  How do you find favor with God that is not based on a false sense of truth founded on the binding chains of hopeless legalism?

Break free from a false sense of truth.

The following are my Bible study notes based on my pastor's sermon.  You are invited to worship with us here.

 

Free - Live Free, Dr. Grady Sutton - June 9, 2019 (Message) from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

 How to Break Free from a False Sense of Truth

God's promise of the gospel is delivered by the Holy Spirit and received by faith, freeing us from the shackles of law, sin, and hopeless legalistic "religion."  We have been set free to live free.

This is the only thing I want to find out from you: did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? - Galatians 3:2

Now that no one is justified by the law before God is evident; for, “ The righteous man shall live by faith."  However, the law is not of faith; on the contrary, “He who practices them shall live by them." - Galatians 3:11-12

Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it. Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ. What I am saying is this: the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.  For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise. - Galatians 3:15-18

Jesus is the fulfillment of all of God's promises and the law.  Jesus has set you free.  You were lost in the law but Jesus came to set you free.  The law was given so that we would see our need for a Savior. 

Why the Law then? It was added because of transgressions, having been ordained through angels by the agency of a mediator, until the seed would come to whom the promise had been made. - Galatians 3:19

The world tries to shackle us in hopeless legalism.  If you really want to live free, you need bolt cutters.  

The first handle = Spirit filled living.  Surrender your hearts and lives to Jesus.   Be in His Word every day.  

The second handle = Standing on the promises.  Remember what God has already done for you.  Live by that.  

Cut the chains that bind you.

We have a hope.  He is preparing a place for us.  Do you believe that?  Live it.

Have you been set free to live free?  Find out more about how to be set free here.
Image Credits:
drumuph - CCO Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Clker-Free-Vector-Images - CCO Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Didgeman - CCO Public Domain Images via Pixabay 

Read all posts in the Galatians Bible study series here.