We are called to love our neighbor and to bear one another’s burdens. In this passage, these commands are contrasted by two things which are destructive to our relationships: envy and pride. Sermon manuscript
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Sermon: Life in the Spirit – Galatians 5:16-25
We often reduce the Christian life to a list of rules. Do’s and don’ts. But in Galatians 5, Paul calls upon Christians to walk and live by the Spirit and talks of the fruits of […]
The hardest commandment: love your neighbor
Throughout the Bible, there are lots of commands to love people. Why? Obviously because it’s important. But it’s also interesting that the command keeps coming up. The fact that it has to be told to […]
Love and the law – Galatians 5:1-15
Many in our world can be hard to love, but the Bible repeatedly commands us to love our neighbor. Jesus sought out those who were looked down upon in his society. For most of us, […]