Why did Paul appeal to the Galatian believers in Galatians 5?
The appeal was intended to keep the Judaizers from destroying the Galatian believers' faith. Paul urged them to stand fast in the liberty Christ had provided, not to be entangled again with the yoke of bondage, and not to return to legalism.
Les teaches that Paul was not the progenitor of a religion or a grand guru who could stand over people with a whip. He was appealing to the Galatian believers much like he did to the Corinthians, urging them not to let the Judaizers destroy their faith. In Galatians 5:1, Paul says to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Les connects this to Christian liberty in the age of grace, noting that even the carnal Corinthians still enjoyed it, while many today have no concept of liberty in the Gospel of Grace.
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
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What does Paul command believers to do in Galatians 5:1?
Paul commands believers to stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage.