- It was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, stand firm and refuse to submit again to the yoke of slavery.
- Those of you who seek to be justified by the Law have cut yourselves off from Christ and have fallen away from grace.
- Since in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor lack of circumcision is worth anything. All that matters is faith expressing itself through love.
- Brethren, you were called to freedom. However, make sure that you do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Instead, serve one another in love.
- For the entire Law can be summed up in a single commandment: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Hence, I advise you to be guided by the Spirit, so that you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the Spirit, and those of the Spirit are opposed to the flesh. They are in conflict with one another, so that you cannot do what you want.
- Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you previously, that no one who does such things will inherit the kingdom of God.
- In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.
- If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.
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