IT IS NOT EXPEDIENT

Good afternoon. In this message i wish to speak on legalization of the christian walk. In the book of Galatians chapter 4:verses 15-18. It must have been that The Apostle Paul had been to this area known as Gaul once before and he was received with his Gospel Of Jesus Christ very well. They loved his message. History records that these people were very ruff people sometimes referred to as barbarians by some biblical scholars. None the less they received the gospel that Paul preached with zeal.Then from all my studies i see that Paul is asking them what in the world happened.He is getting on them for falling for false teachers who came in after he had left and flattered the galatians with new doctrine,just so they could gain from it. But he then told them that it is ok to be zealously affected by a good person with sound doctrine. Both when he was present with them and also when he was not present with them.The point is that old rituals and legalistic doctrine,which gives no place for grace,is not truthful.Paul preached salvation by grace through faith.Gods grace,our faith.Not pretending to do good enough as by the law to reach the kingdom of Heaven.Paul clearly taught grace cannot co-exist with law.So in the( 5th chapter of Galatians verses 1-5 )The apostle tells us this. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free,and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.Behold,I Paul say unto you,that if ye be circumcised,Christ shall profit you nothing.For i testify again to every man that is circumcised,that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Christ is become of no effect unto you,whosoever of you are justified by the law;ye are fallen from grace.For we through the Spirit wait for hope of righteousness by faith. And a very huge footnote. Losing salvation had nothing to do with what Paul was speaking about.He was calling these so called converts out on there believing the law can save.He makes it clear in the context of these two chapters 4 and 5 that if you believe the ten commandments,or circumcision,or anything else other than Grace through faith can save you.....then your WRONG! And he was clearly upset.I will tell you that grace does not mean its expedient to disregard Gods commandments,it just gives us an advocate with the Father....that being the person of Jesus Christ.