Galatians 5

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free” (1). Paul warns that a return to Law is slavery (1), of “no value” (2), and makes you “alienated from Christ” (4). Depending on the Law rather than Christ will not help us resist the temptations of “the flesh” (sinful humanity), and the acts of the flesh are opposite to the fruit of the Spirit (17). Our freedom in Jesus from the law is not a freedom from morality (7), but an invitation to life lived by the Spirit (18).

“Walk by the Spirit” (16). The way to live the life we want, filled with good fruit, is not through strict regulations, but to know Christ and rely on the Spirit (16).