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May 2014
Study 1: THE BELIEVER’S GREAT LAW OF LIFE: LOVE
Text: Galatians 5:13-15
Aim
: To demonstr ate the love of God on a daily basis.
Memory Verse:
“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself” (Gal. 5:14).
SECTION OVERVIEW:
This passage begins the last section of
Galatians
. Up until now
everything has dealt with doctrine; now Paul begins to deal with the
practical day-to-day affairs of the believer. Paul has six very
practical subjects to discuss. Bunching all six subjects together, a
simple title would be: “The Believer’s Life and Walk: Free and
Spiritual.”
SECTION OUTLINE:
1. The Believer’s Great Law of Life: Love (5:13-15)
2. A Walk Combating the Great Enemy in Life: The Lusts of the
Flesh (5:16-21).
3. A Walk Bearing God’s Nature: The Fruit of the Spirit (5:22-26).
4. A Walk Restoring the Man Who Slips (6:1-5).
5. A Walk Doing Good to One’s Teacher (6:6-10).
6. A Walk Boasting in the Cross of Christ (6:11-18).
INTRODUCTION:
Have you ever received a letter in the mail that informed you of some
great news:
“Congratulations! You have been pre-approved to use
our credit card. We think so much of you, that we have extended your
limit to $7,500.00!”
At once, your spending motor turns on as you
begin to visualize all those things you cannot afford—but that does
not matter—just charge it! All of a sudden you are tempted to cross
the line between liberty and license. You are in a dilemma: Where do
you draw the line? How can you control yourself?
Jesus Christ has set the believer free from having to make decisions
over and over again. You face the same temptations in your Christian
life day after day. But fortunately, the believer no longer has to work
and work in order to secure God’s approval and acceptance. The
believer is accepted by God through the work of Jesus Christ.
However, there is a critical fact that must always be remembered:
Christian liberty is not license, that is, being free to sin, to do as a
person likes. Christian liberty is being free not to sin. It is being free
to overcome the passions and urges of the flesh that unceasingly wage
war against the better judgment of man. The believer is a person who
is so conscious of the indwelling Holy Spirit and His power that he is
able to purge and cleanse himself and to love his neighbor as himself.
The point is this: the believer is not to walk in sin, for he loves God
The Believer’s Life and Walk: Free and Spiritual
Galatians 5:13-6:18 —Teacher’s Outline and Study Bible™
V. THE BELIEVER’S LIFE &
WALK: FREE & SPIRITUAL,
5:13–6:18
A. The Believer’s Great Law of
Life: Love, 5:13-15
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 neighbor as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour one
another, take heed that ye be not
consumed one of another.
1. Liberty—love—is the
great call of the believer
a. The danger: The
flesh—indulgence,
license
b. The restraining
power: Love
2. Love is serving others
3. Love is not offending,
but caring for one’s
neighbor
4. Love is not biting &
devouring one another