Galatians 5:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Stand

The liberty

Entangled

General references

Genesis 24:6

Luke 5:38

John 8:36

Bible References

Stand

Buy—and do not sell—truth,
wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like a man, be strong.

Stand, therefore,

with truth like a belt around your waist,
righteousness like armor on your chest,

Just one thing: Live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind, working side by side for the faith that comes from the gospel,

For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, either by our message or by our letter.

But Christ was faithful as a Son over His household. And we are that household if we hold on to the courage and the confidence of our hope.

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to the confession.

Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write and exhort you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.

But hold on to what you have until I come.

Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.

The liberty

For you were called to be free, brothers; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.

This issue arose because of false brothers smuggled in, who came in secretly to spy on the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,

But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother.

Restore the joy of Your salvation to me,
and give me a willing spirit.

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me,
because the Lord has anointed Me
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
and freedom to the prisoners;

“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under law but under grace.

So then, if she gives herself to another man while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law. Then, if she gives herself to another man, she is not an adulteress.

because the Spirit’s law of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

For he who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called as a free man is Christ’s slave.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

As God’s slaves, live as free people, but don’t use your freedom as a way to conceal evil.

They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.

Entangled

This issue arose because of false brothers smuggled in, who came in secretly to spy on the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

They tie up heavy loads that are hard to carry and put them on people’s shoulders, but they themselves aren’t willing to lift a finger to move them.

Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

Therefore, don’t let anyone judge you in regard to food and drink or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.

The Holy Spirit was making it clear that the way into the most holy place had not yet been disclosed while the first tabernacle was still standing.

General references

Abraham answered him, “Make sure that you don’t take my son back there.

But new wine should be put into fresh wineskins.

Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you really will be free.