New Testament · Letters

Galatians chapter 5

set us so we could actually be free. So stand your ground and don’t let anyone put you back under the weight of again.Listen — I, Paul, am telling you directly: if you get thinking it will make you , then The One becomes completely worthless to you.I’ll say it again to every person who gets circumcised: you’re now obligated to follow — every single rule.If you’re trying to be made right with God through the law, you’ve from The One. You’ve walked away from .Because through , by , we are eagerly waiting for the of being fully made right.Because when you’re The One Jesus, circumcision doesn’t matter at all, and neither does being uncircumcised. The only thing that matters is trust working itself out through .You were so well! Who got in your way and stopped you from following the truth?This pressure to conform isn’t coming from the one who you.It only takes a little to work its way through the entire batch of dough.I’m confident in that you’ll come around to seeing it my way. And whoever is stirring up confusion among you — they will face the , no matter who they are.And as for me, brothers and sisters — if I were still preaching circumcision, why would I still be getting persecuted? If I were, then the of the would be wiped out.As for those agitators — I wish they’d go the whole way and !You were called to , brothers and sisters. Just don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do whatever your want. Instead, each other through love.Because the entire law can be summed up in one statement: “ as you love yourself.”But if you keep tearing into each other — one another — watch out, or you’ll end up destroying each other completely.Here’s what I’m saying: let guide your life, and you won’t end up doing what your crave.Because your selfish instincts crave what goes against the Breath, and the Breath wants what goes against your selfish instincts. They are to each other — which is why you can’t just do whatever you feel like.But if you’re being , you’re not under .Now, what your selfish instincts produce is obvious: , , ,, involvement with , hatred, constant conflict, jealousy, explosive anger, , , an ,, drunkenness, , and other things like these. I’m warning you now, just like I warned you before: people who make a habit of living this way will not inherit .But looks like this: , , , , , , ,, and . There’s any of these.Those who belong to The One Jesus have their selfish instincts — with all its .If we’re , let’s actually .Let’s not become — each other and each other.