sermons/notes/StandFirmIntheGraceofGod 03062011

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Galatians 5: 1-6

1 It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. 2 Behold I,

Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

3 And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law.

4 You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

5 For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of

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righteousness

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Stand Strong in the Grace of God

Freedom to Stand Firm

• Liberation

 Freedom is freedom

 Slavery is slavery

Stand Strong in the Grace of God

Freedom to Stand Firm

• Firm footing

Standing Firm in grace is proper resistance to the entanglement of the law.

You should memorize this verse, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith —and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of

God — not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:2-10

Stand Strong in the Grace of God

Warning to Stand Firm

• Bankrupt

This happens when we what we have or what we own loses its value

Stand Strong in the Grace of God

Warning to Stand Firm

• Moving Away

Never throw away the liberty we have in Christ for the bondage of keeping the law.

Stand Strong in the Grace of God

Reason to Stand Firm

• True Worth

Paul had taught the Galatians that

“ It is by faith alone you are saved.”

John Wesley said it in the Latin

“Solo fi dei.”

Stand Strong in the Grace of God

1. Standing firm in grace is proper resistance to the entanglement of the law. Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love. 1 Cor. 16:13-14

2. Mark My Words!!! Never throw freedom away. Never throw away the liberty we have in Christ for the bondage of keeping the law.

3. The only thing that could possibly give us human wretches value and standing in the mind of God is the acceptance and belief of the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ and Him crucified is all that counts.

Things to Remember and Do

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