Lord; lead
us through the valley, convict us, so we grow in Your love of truth and wisdom.
Lord, lead
us through the valley, again convict us, so we gain Your understanding of
knowledge through the perfect truth in Your Word.
Lord, lead
us through the valley, again convict us, So we have knowledge of the complete
truth that It is
for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Galatians
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Freedom in
Christ
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.
Mark my
words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will
be of no value to you at all. Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised
that he is obligated to obey the whole law. You
who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you
have fallen away from grace. For through the
Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision
has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through
love.
You were
running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not
come from the one who calls you. “A little yeast
works through the whole batch of dough.” 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. 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. As for those agitators, I wish they
would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
Life by
the Spirit
You, my
brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to
indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled
in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be
destroyed by each other.
So I
say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is
contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are
in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the
law.
The
acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft;
hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions,
factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the
like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not
inherit the kingdom
of God.
But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no
law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the
Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking
and envying each other.
Galatians
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Doing Good
to All
Brothers
and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should
restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, and
in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If
anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.
Each one should test their own actions. Then they can
take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else,
for each one should carry their own load. Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word
should share all good things with their instructor.
Do not
be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their
flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit,
from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us
not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest
if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have
opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to
the family of believers.
Not
Circumcision but the New Creation
See
what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!
Those
who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be
circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the
cross of Christ. Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they
want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the
flesh. May I never boast except in the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I
to the world. 15 Neither
circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new
creation. Peace and mercy to all who follow
this rule—to the Israel
of God.
From
now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.
We Claim
these things with the Power in the Names of Jesus; The Christ; The Messiah.
Amen.
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