Galatians 5:1-15 Keep it Clean, Stay the Course, and Love Community

Our passage teaches us that there is a symbiotic relationship between keeping the gospel clean (vv. 2-6), staying that course (vv. 7-12), and loving the community (vv. 13-15). Each one is supported by the other and collapses in their absence. Paul begins the process of cleaning up the mess and addressing the problems by offering words of caution [don’t do this – don’t add to, don’t quit, and don’t bite] and of conduct [do this – keep it clean, stay the course, and love the community]. Paul calls them all back to the gospel.