Freedom Is Never Free Series

Only the Gospel of Jesus Christ can liberate people from sin and death. When the state expressly denies the ability to respectfully and peacefully share the Gospel, we have to decide if we are going to obey God or man.

We can see how “Freedom is Never Free” with the sacrifice of Christ achieving liberation from sin and death, as seen through:

2) Individual Freedom Galatians 3:25-27)

Galatians 3:25-27 [25] But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, [26] for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. [27] For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (ESV)

The Judaizers refused to relinquish the ceremonial law even after making a profession of belief in Christ. To them, trust in Christ was merely added to works of the law. Since they held onto the bondage of the law, they could not receive the freedom of faith. Because they insisted on remaining under the guardian/tutor, they never advanced to the care of the Savior. As Paul unfolds the result of being rightly related to God through faith in Christ Jesus, Paul shows two aspects of the freedom of that relationship. Those who believe in Him and thereby become one with Him are Sons of God, and One with every other believer.

The sonship of God described in verse 26, is the culmination of the covenant of promise. There is a sudden shift in person from the first to the second person plural. Emphasis in previous verses has been primarily on the relation of Jews to the law. With the coming of Christ, Abraham’s seed in whom all families of the earth will be blessed, Gentiles have ready access to the spiritual blessings of God.( Vos, H. F. (1971). Galatians: A Call to Christian Liberty (p. 68). Chicago: Moody Press.) Because of the work of Christ, our relationship has changed from God as Judge to Father. The all refers to believers of every race. Faith in Christ Jesus, the only begotten Son, brings believers into sonship with God the Father. To claim that all believers—and especially, of course, Gentile believers such as the Galatians—are “sons of God” is to claim that they enjoy the full status of God’s people.( Moo, D. J. (2013). Galatians (p. 250). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.)

John 1:12 [12]But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, (ESV) How can we know this?

Romans 8:16 [16]The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, (ESV)

In Galatians 3:27, Paul continues: [27] For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (ESV) Paul uses baptism here as a symbol of our conversion. This is seen also in Romans 6:3 and Colossians 2:12, where the word picture of baptism as immersion (the meaning of baptizo) is used to describe conversion as union with Christ’s death (being immersed in the water) and resurrection (coming out of the water). Baptism is not the instrument of salvation (a view that is called “baptismal regeneration”) but “the pledge of a clear conscience toward God” (1 Pet 3:21).( Osborne, G. R. (2017). Galatians: Verse by Verse (p. 114). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.)