My
highlighted verses: Galatians 5:1 ¶Stand fast therefore in the
liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again
with the yoke of bondage.
2 Behold,
I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you
nothing.
3 For I testify
again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole
law.
4
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified
by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
5
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision;
but faith which worketh by love.
7 Ye did run
well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
8 This persuasion
cometh not of him that calleth you.
9 A little
leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
10 I have
confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded:
but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
11 And I,
brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution?
then is the offence of the cross ceased.
12 I would
they were even cut off which trouble you.
13 ¶For,
brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an
occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
14 For all
the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour one
another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16
This I say then, Walk
in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the
lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against
the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the
one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit,
ye are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are
manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred,
variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also
told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit
the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against
such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's have
crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let
us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain
glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Listen only to the Holy Spirit and walk in his ways.!
To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits;
to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, you accomplish both.
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