Love God, love neighbor, make disciples. doug@pastordougolson.com
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.Galatians 5:22-23 Paul lists the attributes that are displayed by spirit-filled people, godly behavior that lets others know we belong to Him. It is not just a matter of having these gifts, …
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.Galatians 5:16-17 God …
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.Galatians 5:14-15 It sounds so simple, the Commandment to love each other – why is it so hard to put into practice? I …
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.Galatians 5:13 Paul continues his lesson to the Galatians, explaining that just because we are free does not mean we can do whatever we want. There is an obligation …
Being God’s children, and brothers and sisters in Christ, we are expected to be responsible to God and each other. We have been shown God’s law and His love, now we must use both in our daily lives to reach out to the world. This is what we were made for! God has shepherded us …
Before the coming of this faith, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian. …
If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.Galatians 3:29 In Genesis 12:1-3, we read about God’s call to Abram, asking him to follow in faith, and the promise that he would be blessed and through him all the earth would be blessed. That’s both a hard and …
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 Paul teaches, as Jesus did, that there are no classes or divisions among believers. While we may have different gifts and different calls on our lives, we are all …
So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.Galatians 3:26-27 What a wonderful blessing to be children of God through faith! Paul writes this to teach us the reality that we are all God’s children, made in His …
Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.Galatians 3:25 Paul tells the Galatians that along with the salvation we have received through Christ’s sacrifice for us, we have received responsibility for our faith. That choice was always there, but now with the coming of the Good News, we know that …