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

Purchase truth, but don't sell it; store up wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.

Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong.

Stand firm, therefore, having fastened the belt of truth around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

The only thing that matters is that you continue to live as good citizens in a manner worthy of the gospel of the Messiah. Then, whether I come to see you or whether I stay away, I may hear all about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, struggling with one mind for the faith of the gospel,

For now we can go on living, as long as you continue to stand firm in the Lord.

So then, brothers, stand firm, and cling to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.

but the Messiah was faithful as the Son in charge of God's household, and we are his household if we hold on to our courage and the hope in which we rejoice.

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone to heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us live our lives consistent with our confession of faith.

Let us continue to hold firmly to the hope that we confess without wavering, for the one who made the promise is faithful.

Dear friends, although I was eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write to you and urge you to continue your vigorous defense of the faith that was passed down to the saints once and for all.

Just hold on to what you have until I come.

So remember what you received and heard. Obey it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you won't know the time when I will come to you.

The liberty

For you, brothers, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity to gratify your flesh, but through love make it your habit to serve one another.

However, false brothers were secretly brought in. They slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in the Messiah Jesus so that they might enslave us.

But now that faith has come about, we are no longer under a guardian.

But the heavenly Jerusalem is the free woman, and she is our spiritual mother.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and let a willing attitude control me.

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners;

"Come to me, all of you who are weary and loaded down with burdens, and I will give you rest.

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

For sin will not have mastery over you, because you are not under Law but under grace.

So while her husband is living, she will be called an adulterer if she lives with another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from this Law, so that she is not an adulterer if she marries another man.

For the Spirit's law of life in the Messiah Jesus has set me free from the Law of sin and death.

For the slave who has been called to belong to the Lord is the Lord's free person. In the same way, the free person who has been called is the Messiah's slave.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord's Spirit is, there is freedom.

Live like free people, and do not use your freedom as an excuse for doing evil. Instead, be God's servants.

Promising them freedom, they themselves are slaves to depravity, for a person is a slave to whatever conquers him.

Entangled

However, false brothers were secretly brought in. They slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in the Messiah Jesus so that they might enslave us.

But now that you know God, or rather have been known by God, how can you turn back again to those powerless and bankrupt basic principles? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?

They tie up burdens that are heavy and unbearable and lay them on people's shoulders, but they refuse to lift a finger to remove them.

So why do you test God by putting on the disciples' neck a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we could carry?

Therefore, let no one judge you in matters of food and drink or with respect to a festival, a New Moon, or Sabbath days.

The Holy Spirit was indicating by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first part of the tent was still standing.

General references

"Make sure not to take my son there," Abraham replied.

Instead, new wine is to be poured into fresh wineskins.

So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!"