Galatians 5:16-26 Living in Freedom

Paul reminds us of an often overlooked and misunderstood reality of the gospel, the indwelling person of the Holy Spirit. In our present text, Galatians 5:16-26, Paul encourages us with the solution for combating our fleshly appetites that wage war within us without dismissing the struggle and tension. He argues for us to live from our position in Christ by faith rather than by law. Faith is an ongoing learning process that is so opposed to our natural human tendencies. Even as followers of Christ, we emphasize faith in justification but undermine faith in sanctification. Learning to live by faith in the Spirit is the freedom Paul is talking about in this text.