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There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28 In the late 18th century, Pew Fees were established in Christian churches in England and America. Families or individuals would pay a yearly fee to rent a specific pew. The idea was that it would help fund the church’s operations. If you paid, you got a reserved seat, often marked with a nameplate. The best seats (close to the f

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Throughout history, there have been people who counterfeit the original and people who impersonate others. Some people will pose as veterans for benefits and favors only veterans deserve. It is called stolen valor and is a crime only if the person tries to financially benefit from saying they are a vet

…but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13b I would like to ask you a question. What is the difference between being a member of Costco or Sam’s club and being a member of your local church? When we are members of the former, we go once a week, or maybe more if we need something special. We bring our list and spend usually the same amount of time each week getting what we need and want. We may speak briefly to those that greet us, check us out, and go over our receip

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Galatians 3:1 As we study the book of John we have come to chapter six. In this chapter we see that many deserted Christ. How could this happen? Even in our own church we have seen folks come and go who claimed to be believes but when tested by the trials of life after deserted the faith. There is nothing that breaks my heart more than to see someone walk away from the faith. John MacArthur writes the following from his commentary o

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 What does the life of a Christian look like? Being crucified with Christ means that our old nature has been nailed to the cross and is replaced by a new nature which is Christ’s. He who loved and died for us now lives in us, and the life we live is by faith in Him. It means sacrific

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 Jesus came to set us free from sin. When you became a Christian he removed the shackles of slavery that bound you to a life of bondage in sin. You are free, glory! You’re free from the penalty of sin, from the power of sin, from the law as a system of salvation. You’re free form superstition and from all that enslaves you. However, it is not a license to sin

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel, not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. Galatians 1:6-7 We have all seen the coexist bumper sticker pictured above. Each letter represents a religion or belief. C is the symbol for Islam, O is the symbol for peace, E is the symbol for males/females, X is the symbol for Judaism, I