What does it mean to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free?
To stand fast in Christian liberty means firmly holding the freedom Christ gives in the age of grace, refusing to be entangled again in a yoke of bondage or legalism. It is not license; true Christianity is liberty, and believers should not let Judaizers or law-based demands destroy their faith.
Les explains that Galatians 5:1 follows Paul’s appeal to the Galatian believers not to let the Judaizers destroy their faith. He says to stand fast, like having your feet in concrete, in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Les emphasizes Christian liberty in this age of grace: even the carnal Corinthians were still enjoying it, yet many so-called Christians today have no concept of what liberty in the Gospel of Grace amounts to. He warns that liberty is not license, and that legalism, where someone just lays down the law, is not true Christianity.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
More Questions
What does it mean to "stand fast" in Galatians 5:1?
The command in Galatians 5:1 to "stand fast" means exactly what it says — to be immovable in the freedom with which Christ has made us free.
Why do most people put themselves back under legalism instead of living in Christian liberty?
Most people constantly place themselves back under a legalistic situation where someone simply lays down the law, and that is not Christianity.