Stop Fighting Over Theology Before It's Too Late | Galatians 5:15 | Guided Bible Meditation

Stop Fighting Over Theology Before It's Too Late | Galatians 5:15 | Guided Bible Meditation

Meditation on fighting over legalism versus using freedom to gratify the flesh. Arguments and in-fighting will consume the body of Christ if not kept in check.

It's Simple: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself | Galatians 5:14 | Guided Bible Meditation

This meditation is powerful. It's simple. The Law of God is intended for human flourishing. When we consider others better than ourselves, and love our neighbors as our selves, the world is in right order. Jesus gives us the ability to do that.

Don't Use Freedom to Gratify the Flesh | Galatians 5:13 | Guided Bible Meditation

This meditation is on the reality that just because we have freedom from the law, doesn't mean we should be lawless and selfish. On the contrary, because we are free from the law we can serve without worry about whether we're doing things "right".

Unsettling Statement to Match Unsettling Behavior | Galatians 5:12 | Guided Bible Meditation

This is Paul at his most unguarded. The sharpness is not accidental. It is the sharpness of a man watching people he loves be led away from what is true. Sit with the verse as it is. The heat in it. And what is underneath the heat.

The Offense of the Cross | Galatians 5:11 | Guided Bible Meditation

Paul defends himself through logic. If he preached what they demanded, there would be no cost. But there is a cost. The offense of the cross is real. And he is still bearing it. Meditate on the word offense. What it means that the cross carries one. Galatians 5: 11 But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.