Author Archives: LJones

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, … Continue reading →

Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.  … Continue reading →

My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you! (Galatians 4:19-20 NIV) I … Continue reading →

Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them. … Continue reading →

I plead with you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.   As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you.  Even though my illness … Continue reading →

I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you. (Galatians 4:11) “Where have we failed?” When the people we have invested our lives in ignore the basic principles we hold dear, we wonder what went wrong.  How … Continue reading →

You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! (Galatians 4:10) I will never forget the strangest funeral I ever preached.  An elderly man with no family pre-planned his funeral with a local funeral home.  He lived well into … Continue reading →

Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”  So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, God has made … Continue reading →

What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. He is subject to guardians and trustees until the time set by his … Continue reading →

Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. … Continue reading →