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Book of Galatians Chapter 5 - Read Chapter 5:1 - [In Context ]We have freedom now. Christ made us free. So stand strong. Don't change and go back into the slavery {of law}.
5:2 - [In Context ]Listen! I am Paul. I tell you that if you {go back to law} by being circumcised, F62 then Christ is no good for you.
5:3 - [In Context ]Again, I warn every man: If you allow yourselves to be circumcised, then you must follow all the law {of Moses}.
5:4 - [In Context ]If you try to be made right with God through the law, then your life with Christ is finished--you have left God's grace (kindness).
5:5 - [In Context ]I say this because our hope of being made right with God comes through faith. And the Spirit F63 helps us wait for that hope
5:6 - [In Context ]When a person is in Christ Jesus, it is not important if he is circumcised or not. The important thing is faith--the kind of faith that works through love.
FOOTNOTES: F62: circumcised, circumcision Cutting off the foreskin. This was done to every Jewish baby boy. It was a mark of the agreement God made with Abraham. Read Gen. 17:9-14.
F63: Spirit, Holy Spirit Also called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, and the Comforter. Joined with God and Christ, he does God's work among people in the world.
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; PWP - Praying With Paul; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; UTM - My Utmost for His Highest;
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