Sunday, June 15, 2025

Galatians 3:23-29

Acts 2:42-47

In Galatians, Paul talks about the Law and how Christ has not abolished the Law but Jesus has fulfilled the Law through Grace. The boundaries and limitations we place on God's grace through the Law are still happening to this day.

Listen to Galatians 3:23-29 from the Message, "Until the time when we were mature enough to respond freely in faith to the living God, we were carefully surrounded and protected by the Mosaic law. The law was like those Greek tutors, with which you are familiar, who escort children to school and protect them from danger or distraction, making sure the children will really get to the place they set out for. But now you have arrived at your destination: By faith in Christ you are in direct relationship with God. Your baptism in Christ was not just washing you up for a fresh start. It also involved dressing you in an adult faith wardrobe—Christ’s life, the fulfillment of God’s original promise."

In Christ’s Family.

In Christ’s family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all equal. That is, we are all in a common relationship with Jesus Christ. Also, since you are Christ’s family, then you are Abraham’s famous “descendant,” heirs according to the covenant promises. We are family in all it wonder, and diversity through God's grace.

What will that look like for us today?

Are there limitations we try to place on others deciding who is in and who is out?

As Family, Acts 2:42-47, gives us the imagery, of what the newly formed community of faith would look like as they began living in the life of the newly formed church community. This week we ponder all those questions and more.

Join us for worship and let's celebrate The Family of God!