You have fallen from Grace

Law is Bondage (Galatians 4)

    Paul continues to impress upon the Galatian believers that they are making a big mistake by trying to add the law into their salvation experience, just like we would be making a big mistake to add any rule system into our salvation. To choose rules over relationship is bondage and not freedom.

Falling from Grace (Galatians 5:1-13)

    I remember growing up that "Falling from Grace" was a big catch phrase with those who believed you could lose your salvation. They would say, "See, the Bible says it is possible to fall from grace". (Galatians 5:4) I believe completely that you can fall from grace, but what does that mean? Well, verse four makes it very clear. Those who attempt to be justified by the law have fallen from grace. You see, we have clearly read in Romans and here in Galatians as well as in Old Testament passages that have been quoted that we are justified by faith. So to seek justification through the law or any set of rules is to fall from grace. In other words, grace stands as the supreme, indeed the only, way of salvation and to try to be saved, or justified, by the law or rules is to fall from grace to something inferior.
    So the verse that actually contains the catch phrase for those that believe you can lose your salvation, teaches the exact opposite. It teaches that you are safe and free in grace, but you fall into bondage and insecurity when you try to make it by keeping rules.

The importance of the Holy Spirit's work in our life (Galatians 5:14-26)

Restoring those who have been overtaken in a fault (Galatians 6:1-2)

Keeping ourselves straight by doing right (Galatians 6:3-10)

Closing Remarks (Galatians 6:11-18)