Pastor’s Blog

Galatians 5:26-6:5 “Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.” (Galatians 5:26 -6:1) God intended life to be lived in relationship. Don’t believe … Read More

When observing The Bible it is important to often times to “stop and think”. While I was reading Galatians 6 I stopped and thought about what I was reading. I thought about 6:2 that says “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” It was that pause that allowed me to think … Read More

Galatians 5:16-25 Application Here is how the Spirit of God leads His people.  He leads us, not by some mysterious perceptions or emotions.  He always leads His people by the same means, in the same direction:  Towards love.  Towards joy.  God’s Spirit always leads in the direction of peace and patience.  He leads us to … Read More

Interpretation Galatians 5:16-25 talks about the inner battle in the life of every believer. When we accept Christ into our lives we receive the Holy Spirit, who has godly desires that He longs to see accomplished in and through us. But then there are those places and desires in our hearts that the Holy Spirit … Read More

Galatians 5:16-25 Once again, Paul contrasts and compares two different ways of living to highlight true grace vs. those who are living according to the law. Paul contrasts the evidence of the true grace of Christ found by living in the Spirit to the acts of the sinful nature. Practical evidence for everyday living is … Read More

Galatians 5:1-15 Freedom is not a license for disobedience. So what does the freedom Paul refers to in verse 1 look like? The freedom Paul refers to is freedom from destructive thinking that we could ever save ourselves or follow the law in order to be accepted by God. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus … Read More

I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. – Galatians 5:2 It seems unthinkable to most of us to share your spouse with another person. Choosing to marry is just that: choosing, not sharing! That’s what Paul says to the Galatians. They … Read More

Application In Paul’s letter, he says Hagar and Sarah, who both bore Abraham’s children, represent two covenants given by God: Old Covenant – God made a covenant with Moses when he gave the people of Israel the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. These commandments as well as the rest of the specific commands he gave … Read More

Interpretation In Galatians 4:21-31 Paul shares that God pours out grace not to those who are attempting faultless obedience to the law (which is impossible), instead His grace is showered on those who rely solely upon what Jesus did at Calvary. Adding anything to the cross of Christ is like pouring raw sewage into pristine … Read More

Galatians 4:21-31 In Christian culture, a popular allegory can be found in the Chronicles of Narnia movies. Here, the lion Aslan is typically thought of as representing Jesus Christ, even though this is never directly said in the movies themselves. Allegorical interpretation is an interpretive method (exegesis) which assumes that the Bible has various levels … Read More