3. 3 If you start living by that system
you will need to perfectly keep all of
the laws all of the time. 4 This will cut
you off from Christ. You who seek
righteousness through keeping the
law have missed out on God’s grace.
5. 7 All of you were doing so well as followers of
Christ. Who has obstructed you and stopped
you living according to the truth? 8 That idea
certainly doesn’t come from Jesus, the one you
are supposed to be following. 8 And
remember, it only takes a small amount of
yeast to affect the whole lump of dough.
7. 11 And think about it, if I was
preaching a message that supported
the idea of obeying rules as the way
to follow Christ why am I still being
persecuted? If that were the case
then the offence of the cross would
have been removed.
9. 13 You were called to experience
freedom, brothers and sisters. It is
not a kind of freedom that sanctions
increased human indulgence but a
freedom that enables you to serve
each other in love
11. 14 The law is actually fulfilled in
a single command: love your
neighbour as yourself. 15 But if
you keep on biting and devouring
one another as you are doing
there may soon be nothing left.
