Galatians 6:(1-6)7-16
[My friends,
if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have received the
Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take care
that you yourselves are not tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and in
this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. For if those who are
nothing think they are something, they deceive themselves. All must test
their own work; then that work, rather than their neighbor's work, will
become a cause for pride. For all must carry their own loads.
Those who are taught the word must share in all good things with their teacher.]
Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you
reap whatever you sow. If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap
corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap
eternal life from the Spirit. So let us not grow weary in doing what is
right, for we will reap at harvest-time, if we do not give up. So then,
whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and
especially for those of the family of faith.
See what large letters I make when I am writing in
my own hand! It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh
that try to compel you to be circumcised-- only that they may not be
persecuted for the cross of Christ. Even the circumcised do not
themselves obey the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that
they may boast about your flesh. May I never boast of anything except
the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision nor
uncircumcision is anything; but a new creation is everything! As for
those who will follow this rule-- peace be upon them, and mercy, and
upon the Israel of God.
May you, the reader, be blessed by these words :)
Terry
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