Staying Free From Legalism (Gal 4:8-20)

Staying Free: A Letter to Recovering Pharisees (9)
Sermons on St. Paul's letter to the Galatians 
Reading: Galatians 4:8-20

​In this section of Galatians, Paul is concerned the Galatian believers are returning to spiritual slavery. In the previous section he walked them through how God gloriously brought them from slavery to sonship; but in this section he expresses deep concern that they are falling back into slavery again. We find Paul asking three questions, which along with the verses around them, help us understand the situation troubling him. We also find three important values that will help us stay free from legalism. Things we can all personally prioritise as we begin a new year & new decade in Christ.