1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
2 Now I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.
3 I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is bound to keep the whole law.
4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.
5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait for the hope of righteousness.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail, but faith working through love.
7 You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?
8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you.
9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
10 I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view than mine; and he who is troubling you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.
11 But if I, brethren, still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.
12 I wish those who unsettle you would mutilate themselves!
13 For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants of one another.
14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
15 But if you bite and devour one another take heed that you are not consumed by one another.
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh.
17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you would.
18 But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are plain: fornication, impurity, licentiousness,
20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit,
21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.
24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.
26 Let us have no self-conceit, no provoking of one another, no envy of one another.
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Chapter 5 of Galatians addresses the question of Christian freedom and how it must be exercised through the love and practice of the fruits of the Spirit. The verses below were selected for addressing topics related to this issue:
Romans 14:1 "welcome what is weak in faith, but not to discuss opinions." The apostle Paul urges Christians to be tolerant and patients with the weaker siblings in the faith without getting involved in unnecessary discussions that can generate divisions in the church.
1 Corinthians 8:9 "But see that this freedom will not somehow be stumbled for the weak." Paul again emphasizes the importance of being careful with Christian freedom, so that it is not a cause for scandal or stumble for those who are still in a weaker stage in faith.
Ephesians 5:9 "For the fruit of light consists in all kindness, and justice, and truth," here, Paul refers to the fruit of light, which must be practiced by Christians. This fruit includes goodness, justice and truth, among other characteristics that relate directly to the fruits of the spirit mentioned in Galatians 5.
1 John 4:7 "Beloved, we love one another, for love proceeds from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God." John emphasizes the importance of love among the brothers in Christ, which is a reflection of the love that God has for us. This love is what should motivate Christians' actions towards others.
James 2:17 "Thus, faith, if he has no works, is dead by itself." James highlights the importance of having an active faith that manifests itself through concrete works. This is a practical way to exercise Christian freedom through the love of neighbor and the practice of the fruits of the Spirit.
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