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V. Exhortation to Christian Living

Chapter 5

The Importance of Faith.[a] For freedom[b] Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:1–6 Paul begins the exhortations, continuing through Gal 6:10, with an appeal to the Galatians to side with freedom instead of slavery (Gal 5:1). He reiterates his message of justification or righteousness by faith instead of law and circumcision (Gal 5:2–5); cf. Gal 2:16; 3:3. Faith, not circumcision, is what counts (Gal 5:6).
  2. 5:1 Freedom: Paul stresses as the conclusion from the allegory in Gal 4:21–31 this result of Christ’s work for us. It is a principle previously mentioned (Gal 2:4), the responsible use of which Gal 5:13 will emphasize.

Freedom in Christ

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.(A) Stand firm,(B) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.(C)

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18 Freed from sin, you have become slaves of righteousness.

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18 You have been set free from sin(A) and have become slaves to righteousness.(B)

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But make sure that this liberty of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.(A)

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Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block(A) to the weak.(B)

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16 Be free, yet without using freedom as a pretext for evil, but as slaves of God.(A)

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16 Live as free people,(A) but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;(B) live as God’s slaves.(C)

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