Galatians 5:18 Cross References

Galatians 5:18

18: But when you are directed by the Holy Spirit, you are no longer subject to the law.

Sin is no longer your master, for you are no longer subject to the law, which enslaves you to sin. Instead, you are free by God's grace.
So since God's grace has set us free from the law, does this mean we can go on sinning? Of course not!

If we are living now by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy Spirit's leading in every part of our lives.

When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not be presenting his own ideas; he will be telling you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.

So I advise you to live according to your new life in the Holy Spirit. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves.

Come closer and listen. I have always told you plainly what would happen so you would have no trouble understanding." And now the Sovereign LORD and his Spirit have sent me with this message:
"The LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, says: I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is good and leads you along the paths you should follow.
Oh, that you had listened to my commands! Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling like waves.

God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children.
And because you Gentiles have become his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, and now you can call God your dear Father.

Let me hear of your unfailing love to me in the morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I have come to you in prayer.
Save me from my enemies, LORD; I run to you to hide me.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.

The LORD is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray.
He leads the humble in what is right, teaching them his way.

But you are not like that, for the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and all of you know the truth.
So I am writing to you not because you don't know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and falsehood.
And who is the great liar? The one who says that Jesus is not the Christ. Such people are antichrists, for they have denied the Father and the Son.
Anyone who denies the Son doesn't have the Father either. But anyone who confesses the Son has the Father also.
So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will continue to live in fellowship with the Son and with the Father.

Show me the path where I should walk, O LORD; point out the right road for me to follow.
Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.

So this is the point: The law no longer holds you in its power, because you died to its power when you died with Christ on the cross. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, you can produce good fruit, that is, good deeds for God.

But they were not made for people who do what is right. They are for people who are disobedient and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who murder their father or mother or other people.

So, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation whatsoever to do what your sinful nature urges you to do.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command.

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