Delhi Alliance Church
For many of us, we heard from childhood to 'be good'. Then we came to church and heard about grace - God's favor because we cannot be good enough. So what does it mean for Christians to do good?
Galatians 6:1 ESV
Sin in this verse is not willful and intentional.
Galatians 6:2 ESV
We must recognize the burden of temptation and struggle against the flesh.
Romans 15:1 ESV
Law of Christ = responsibility to the entirety of Jesus’ teachings; summarized by ‘love God / love others’.
Galatians 6:3 ESV
We are not superior to others.
Romans 12:3 ESV
Galatians 6:4 ESV
Two ways we can fail to help our brothers:
1. Become conceited and think it too low a task to help someone
2. Look from ourselves to another and compare
Galatians 6:5-6 ESV
Those best able to sustain another are those proven to be sustained in trials of their own.
Galatians 6:7-8 ESV
If someone selfishly withholds what he has, God will not multiply and bless; while if we share what we have, God blesses.
We will grasp hold of the life fulfilled that serves others and is pleasing to God:
- when we refuse to be subject to law and rely fully on God’s grace
- when we refuse to use grace as a license to supply our own desires
- when we rely on the Holy Spirit to lead us to accomplish our responsibilities to Christ
Galatians 6:9-10 ESV
A Christian’s responsibility is to do good to all people. This starts at home and then extends to our neighbors.