Gálatas 5

Gálatas 5

Meyer explains "The less encumbered we are, the more easily shall we be able to execute the least command of our Great Captain." "Let worldly minds the world pursue, It has no charms for me; Once I admired its trifles too, But grace has set me free." (John Newton) Related Resource: Are You Entangled? Max Lucado - With the glorious freedom offered under God’s new covenant, why would anyone prefer the old? It’s a good question with a complex answer. Some don’t like grace because it’s too wild and risky. Others cringe because it’s too vast and hard to measure. Still others bristle at grace because it’s “unfair.” Really bad people forgiven? Completely? Without doing anything? Opposite of grace stands the law. Hard and fast rules. Concrete formulas. Clear, measurable goals for which a person can strive. The law is a system that caters to human pride by promising to reward the hardest working, the most competitive. But the true reward? Bondage, a pervading sense of obligation, fear, and guilt. And—in fine print—the guarantee of ultimate failure. No wonder Paul says, “We have freedom now, because Christ made us free. So stand strong. Do not change and go back into the slavery of the law” (Gal. 5:1NCV). John