It is for the freedom that Christ set us free

It is for the freedom that Christ set us free

Gal 5:1

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Gal 5:13

¹³ You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 

John 8:32

³¹ To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. ³² Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Rom 7:4

⁴ So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. 

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  It is for the freedom that Christ set us free

2)  You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[a]; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 

3)  To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. ³² Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

4)  We were died to the law through the body of Christ in order that we might bear fruit for God

We did not know God, when we were slaves to those who by nature are not Gods

We did not know God, when we were slaves to those who by nature are not Gods

 Gal 4:8

⁸ Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.

Rom 1:28

²⁸ Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

1 Cor 1:21

²¹ For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

1 Cor 15:34

³⁴ Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

1 The 4:5

³ It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality; ⁴ that each of you should learn to control your own body^[a] in a way that is holy and honorable, ⁵ not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God;

2 The 1:8

⁸ He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    We did not know God, when we were slaves to those who by nature are not Gods

2)    Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

3)    For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

4)    Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God

5)    Each of us should learn to control our own body^[a] in a way that is holy and honorable, ⁵ not in passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God

If we belong to Christ then we are Abraham’s seed

If we belong to Christ then we are Abraham’s seed

Gal 3:29

²⁹ If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Gal 3:16

¹⁶ The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”^[i] meaning one person, who is Christ.

Luke 3:8

⁸ Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  If we belong to Christ then we are Abraham’s seed and are entitled for his blessings

2)  The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed Christ Jesus

3)  Producing the fruit in keeping with repentance makes us receive blessings that were promised

We are all one in Christ Jesus

We are all one in Christ Jesus

Gal 3:28

²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 

John 10:16

¹⁶ I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

John 17:11

¹¹ I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of^[b] your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.

Eph 2:14, 15

¹⁴ For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, ¹⁵ by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace,¹⁶ and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

2)  God wants to bring us all together to listen His voice so that He can be our shepherd

3)  God protects us by the power of His name so that we can be one under His wings

4)  God destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility through cross to unite us all

We are God’s treasured possession

We are God’s treasured possession

Mal 3:17

¹⁷ “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.

Mt 5:9

⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.

Eph 1:5

⁵ He^[b] predestined us for adoption to sonship^[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— ⁶ to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.

John 1:12

¹² Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    We are God’s treasured possession

2)    God has compassion on us, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him

3)     Blessed are the peacemakers,
    for they will be called children of God.

4)    Lord predestined us for adoption to sonship^[c] through Jesus Christ

To all those who received Jesus and to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God

We are all sons of God through faith in Jesus Christ

We are all sons of God through faith in Jesus Christ

Gal 3:26

²⁶ So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith

Gal 4:5

⁴ But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, ⁵ to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.

Rom 8:14

¹⁴ For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

Hos 1:10

¹⁰ “Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  We are all sons of God through faith in Jesus Christ

2)  God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, ⁵ to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.

3)  For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.

4)  We are called as children of the living God

Christ redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to Gentiles through Christ Jesus

Christ redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to Gentiles through Christ Jesus  

Gal 3:14

¹⁴ He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Rom 4:16

¹⁶ Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.

1 Pet 1:18

¹⁸ For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)    We were  redeemed so that we might receive the blessings given to Abraham

2)    The promise comes to those who have the faith of Abraham

3)    We were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to us from ancestors