Lasting Freedom | Rev. Brooke Hartman

: Galatians 5:1 reminds us that even after having experience the freedom found only in the grace of Jesus Christ, it is easy for us to drift back into a religion based on our obedience, or lack thereof, to God rather than on God’s faithfulness to us. Galatians 6 gives instructions for what to do when others within the church have strayed from true Christianity. We are told to “restore them gently” and be careful not to fall prey to temptation ourselves. The temptation when helping restore others is to view them judgmentally as if we have not and will not ever be led astray unwittingly by an idol. We must maintain the utmost humility when helping others and recognize that because we are “all sinners who fall short of the glory of God” that a day will most likely come when we will need someone to restore us gently, so that we can live in the lasting freedom of God’s grace.

Scripture - Galatians 5:1, Galatians 6:1-10