‘Keep Going In The Pure Way.’
Galatians 4:8-12.
a) Galatians 4:8. Before knowing God through Jesus Christ personally, we were slaves to other “gods”. (Even atheism and communism are “gods”. A special relationship can be a “god”.)
b) Galatians 4:9. Now we have come into a relationship with God, finding each other.
c) Galatians 4:9. We should not go back again into bondages of the World system.
d) Galatians 4:10. We should not be superstitious about certain days anymore.
e) Galatians 4:11. Going back into old ways means that our Spiritual Leader’s hard work on our behalf was all for nothing.
f) Galatians 4:12. It is very important that we live in purity and freedom.
(This QT urges me to Keep Going In The Pure Way)
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‘A Simple Uniting Fact.’
I recently had a QT with this Scripture – but it is really important so I am looking at it again and pondering.
Galatians 3:26-29.
a) Galatians 3:26. We are all Children of God through Faith in Christ Jesus, we become True Believers.
b) Galatians 3:27. All of us who are united with Christ in Baptism are being made like Him.
c) Galatians 3:28. True Believers are brought into unity and oneness in Christ Jesus.
d) Galatians 3:29. Now that we belong to Christ we can be partakers of the Promises of God.
(Through this Second one I find A Simple Uniting Fact, the fact of being truly in Christ Jesus)
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Chris.
We should not go back again into the bondages of the World system. All of us know what sins and manner of life that the Lord has delivered us from. We should never go back into that lifestyle any more. If we are True Believers then the plain fact is that we do not want to go back into that system. There should be some kind of a fulfilment in our relationship with God through Jesus Christ that fills us and fulfils us.
