"STAND FAST THEREFORE IN THE LIBERTY BY WHICH CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage."
Galatians 5:1 (NKJV)
Comment: The admonition in our text, the above passage of the Bible, is; "STAND FAST THEREFORE IN THE LIBERTY [freedom] BY WHICH CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE" (Galatians 5:1 NKJV).
How do you stand fast or firm in the liberty? The liberty being talked about is the salvation received through faith in Christ Jesus (Romans 10:9,10). Liberty from Sin. Liberty from the works of the law, the ritual practices, and dos and don'ts found in the old testament Judaism. Liberty from idolatry. Liberty from sinful habits or practices you were entrenched in.
Whatever you have been rescued or delivered from, do not go back into it again: "BUT NOW WE HAVE BEEN DELIVERED FROM THE LAW, HAVING DIED TO WHAT WE WERE HELD BY, SO THAT WE SHOULD SERVE IN THE NEWNESS OF THE SPIRIT AND NOT IN THE OLDNESS OF THE LETTER" (Romans 7:6 NKJV).
a. Do not go back into sins that you have been delivered from (Colossians 3:5-9).
b. Do not go back into idolatrous traditions and customs that are contrary to the Bible, which you have forsaken (Colossians 2:20-22).
c. Do not go back into whatever would ensnare or entangle you in a bondage (Ephesians 5:3,4).
Stand in the liberty or freedom of God (Galatians 5:1).
Note: You stand in the liberty by reading, studying and pondering on the Bible (Joshua 1:8). Not only that, you live your life according to the principles found in the Bible (James 1:22,25). Daily intake of a Bible passage and the practice of It, is the foundation of whatever you would become in God. It is the basis or the bedrock or the principal component for your communion with God.
a. You build your relationship with God through fellowshipping or communion. b. Your intimacy with God is strengthened when you have a good and working communion or fellowship with Him.
c. You also pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Of course, prayer would become part of your life If your Word intake and the fellowshipping with God is intact or unwavering.
Stop deceptions (Ephesians 4:25; Colossians 3:9). Do things according to the Bible. If these basic principles are not done, as a believer in Christ Jesus, your relationship and fellowshipping with God would be hampered.
If you practiced what is shared in this piece, you are standing fast or firm or strong in the liberty by which Christ has made you free.
Peace.