Galatians 5:1-15
Today's Scripture

Paul continues on his theme of freedom in Christ. He did not want to see the Galatians fall into the trap of legalism, following old traditions as a way of seeking to get closer to God. Christ had paid for all their sins--they did not need to work for salvation--and neither do we.

So then, the temptation is to live in total abandonment and not worry about how we live at all. But Paul says we should not use our freedom to indulge the sinful acts, but we should serve one another in love. We can be truly free as we love our neighbor as ourselves, rather than tearing one another down.

Freedom from sin, freedom to love and serve. That is true abandonment of slavery and living a life that is abundant.
- posted by Suzi @ 7:32 AM