Follow the Spirit

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Look! I, Paul, tell you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by the Law; you have fallen from grace.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

All who want to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.