Galatians 5:1-6
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
Exclusion from Christ to be part of an atheistic culture
Galatians 4:17-20
The influences of this world turn people cold against Jesus Christ and Christians.
Galatians 4:12-16
We serve God from the Spirit within the heart not from what is written external to our heart.
Galatians 4:6-11
Freedom from the “babysitter” to live freely in the Spirit through Jesus Christ.
Galatians 4:1-5
The life of the Spirit in us conveys compassion to others, something the written laws cannot do.
Galatians 6:1-6
Belief and faith is the Covenant that God made with us through Christ Jesus, not rituals, routines, written guidelines etc.
Galatians 3:15-18
The born-again experience is the Gospel of Christ that replaces the need for the laws of Judaism.
Galatians 3:19-29
Being born-again is not by knowledge but flows from the heart by believing in Jesus Christ.
Galatians 3:10-14
We serve Jesus Christ, not compliments, flattery, angelic essences, smooth words, good works, etc.
Colossians 2:4-10