Freedom, not bondage; relationship, not religion
Galations 5:1 (KJV) Stand fast therefore in the liberty where with Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. As I sit here and contemplate the subject of this title I am reminded of how the pharisees in Jesus' day operated and how Paul then Saul before his fateful meeting with the Lord on the road to Damascus operated. They viewed themselves as above others they were prideful in their perceived righteousness. They looked down upon those whom God called them to minister to. The Lord Jesus had much to say about this attitude and we would do well to consider all our ways and ensure that we are setting our minds like the Lord Jesus. All too often we get caught up in what we have heard and what we have been taught in and out of Church and default to a religion that we have literally created to suit our own selfish desires. We must continuously measure ourselves to the ruler that God has provided for us to ensure that we are not adding to the G