be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

…Galatians 5:1 “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

…In other words, don’t try to follow the precedence of the law that these legalists teach. Free yourself from them, and go directly to the Scripture. Our heavenly Father promised us the freedom that we have in Christ, and don’t let some legalist bind you up in their yoke of bondage.

…Galatians 5:2 “Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.”

…Paul is telling them to pay special attention to what he is about to say. He is saying that if you are circumcised for the purpose of religion, circumcision will not profit you anything, nor will Christ be of any profit to you either, for you have placed yourself back under the law. There is nothing wrong with circumcision, but don’t do it for a religious reason. Do it for cleanness and health reasons, and not for any Spiritual purpose. Same with the health laws. Bacon and shrimp ruin your cardiovascular system…stop eating them, for that reason. Not because its a ‘deadly’ sin..though… not taking care of your body may prove to be.

…The law is good, and right to follow in our lives, but if you make a religion out of any laws, then you have brought all the laws down on you, and you then live under the law, and not under God’s grace, which is the blood of Jesus Christ which was shed for the sins of those that would REPENT OF THEM.

…Galatians 5:3 “For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.”

…Paul is repeating verse two here, that every person that is circumcised for a religious purpose, he is required to keep every last word of the law, and he or she will be judged by them all. When you put yourself under the law, then even the laws that are unknown to you, come into play..and, you will be judged by them by YHVH.

…The law is a set of rules that are good, but it is man that falls short. When you look back on your life, every time you got in trouble with a neighbor, the police, your family members, or financially more then likely you broke a law. The law is our schoolmaster telling us just what is right to do, and what is forbidden, for one reason or another. When you know right from wrong, you are saying, I know the law. There is no man that can live and keep all the laws, which include the ordinances and statutes [these include the ten commandments]. Jesus was the only person that lived in the flesh and was perfect.

…However… when you are not under the law, but in Christ, when you break one of the laws then through repentance it is not held against you where it counts, and that is before the throne of God. It is like running a stop light, and the police officer issues you a ticket. When you show up in court before the judge, The ticket issued by the officer has been torn up, and there is no charges against you. Without the ticket, as far as the judge is concerned you did not run the light, even though the act was committed. This is the same manner of what our freedom in Christ is. When we sin and break the law, the blood of Christ has already neutralized the act [tore up the ticket] when we SHOW UP IN COURT. However, we must show up and this is what repentance is, for when you miss a court appearance [repentance] then a warrant is issued for your arrest, and you will stand in judgment for that violation [sin].

…Repentance of your sins in Jesus name gives you the credentials to go before the throne of God, and have a fresh start. But if you for any religious reasons make one of those laws special, when you have Christ, you had better take them all in, for you have removed your credentials, which is the blood of Christ and you will be judged on them all. You are either under the grace given under the blood of Christ, or you are under the law, and it is you that does the choosing. When you teach that there is no forgiveness under a specific one of those laws, you have condemned your self under the whole law, for Christ’s blood is sufficient to cover any sin that is repented to the Father in Jesus name.

Galatians 5:4 “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.”
…”Grace” is unmerited favor, favor that you can never earn. Christ paid the price for all sin on the cross at Calvary’s Hill. Grace vs. law. You are either ‘trustworthy’, pure enough (in intent) to be a part of the “body of Christ”, or you need the Law’s “reminders” of what is, truly, sanctified.
…The blood of the ‘lamb’, is what the LAW did not have, when it was given…All “end-times” prophecy, points to this point of contention.
…God’s Elect, who were chosen…BEFORE the foundation of this age, ARE HERE NOW…and have never needed a reminder of who is who, and what this “point of contention”, is all about317