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Paul was l'itlng to the Church in Gslatia
Cantridsntify with particularity --
But he had preached there--in synsnogue and to Gentiles
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He has heard of strange conduct--strange (I113: ideas
He had taught-then that Christianawere "free men"
new leaders among them were saying:
We are trees! Paul-andslis teaohinps

Much like We EFL free to violate deviih law

Berkeley-o we ure true to violate Roman law

filthy speech Te are fr-o to satisfy our natural desires--our lusts-Ina flesh
aaan. So Paul is trying. in these passages, to explain freedom.

A lesson most aporopriate for tods --as then
Parana of let century thqlght of ietsins as a 3rd race.
They r-fused to be governed by Jewish law
They did not accept Grrtile condeots
They had ctrange and new values
Their ways or life were different.
Particularly apparent in field of ethics
Hellenish philosophers sought the highest roodothe summun bonun.
You selected life's foal--and pursued it.
thsical capability
Satisfacti n of lust of life.
Stoics: health; harmony: nobility of character
For chs: following tLe Torah was the ultimate good.
Haul said: you are free of all this.
These concepts are either totally false. or inedenuate



You are. in a word, freed from the law. "£9; freedgg Christ has
A Christian is a new man s33 you free.



In baptism, tie old self its: is crucified
"I have been crucified kitF Christ; it is no longer I who lives,
but C"rist who lives wit in me."
There is an old Jingles "Free from the lawi Ch hapoy condition!
I can son as 1 phases. and still have remissio

But that is not what Paul said, and he explains that in this letter.
It is not freedom to sin.

The alcoholic is a slave to alcohol

The :reedy is a slave to material things.

The lustful is domino ed by his desires

The idolotraus serves a variety of gods: body. or house, or

business

If Christ is in you, you are freed from all these sins.
The; have no power over you.
These things" are not evil-but serving them is slayery.
The sins c the Galatians are not stzanre today. Billy Graham wrote:
'Iurinf the nest few years we have been taught that morals were re-
lative and not absolute. Humanism and behaviorism laughed at the
10 Comosndrents and the idea of God. They taaght that man was only
an animal. and our young pennle were urged to giva free expression
to their sessions and feelings. Our high school and college young
people were told that what was vrong in the puritanical sea of yes-
terdav is no longer wrong. The sin of 'scarlet' turned to a mild
'pink. and a young man and woman who tried to live clean and pure
lives were laughed at and scorned ayan by some educational authori-
ties. Ho wonder this country has plunged into an unprecedent immoral
spree that threatens the very structure af~our society." ~---J



Within the last month I hays read of a scholar that young osoole be
aiven op ortunitiss for living together sexually before marriage--
and he probably thought this some great new idea.

Robert louis -teVenson: "Sooner or later we must all sit down to a
hanaet of consequences.

It is easy and natural to anoly this to others
To think of their sins

But we too havetheresponsibilities t at come from freedom.

As we look out on the world, we don't relsct on our responsibilities
in a changing world
Are we prisoners of old ideas--old patte a of conduct--old relationshi
Do we commit the sin that the Jews committed before Christ--of being
bcund h a frozen idea of our responsibility in the world.

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It is easy to an ly todnya l aeone to the negroea in Lost Angelou.
and (hlongo, and boriagfleld. - ' '

The lesson also appllee to us.

The freedom we have in Chriet.oarrlee with.&t the responsibility
that we worik out some solution: for ourselves.

We can't alt on the.aldellne1n the tattle: between good and evil. _

I, personally, am not convinced that our leaders in Waehington have
worked out a nnlution to this great problem of our timea

But that does not free no frcm thereaponalblllty tc find a solution.

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"39g you here called to freedom, brethren; only do not~pee_zour J_
freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be
servants of one anotFer. For thewhole law_la fulfilled in one

word, You shall love your nelrhlor as yourhelf. But if you
bite and devour one another take hELd that you are not consumed
by one another.# _-



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