(Galatians 5:13-18)While it is true that The Old Testament Law is no longer in affect, and it is true that our sins are forgiven (even the ones we haven't committed yet), this thing called "Christian Liberty" can be a two edged sword.
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
On one hand we can be cavalier about it and end up doing things we ought not do because of their impact on our life, such as drinking too much alcohol or watching movies that fill our minds with unGodly things.
And on the other hand we can end up doing things that are a bad witness to those around us who look to us for an example on how to live, or who look at us as a reason to accept/reject Christ.
If we are led by the Spirit of God we will not suffer from either of those consequences. And we will be pleasing to God.
It is difficult for us to resist our own temptations on our own, without the help of The Holy Spirit. The more we please him, the closer our relationship will become, and the easier it will be to live according to his will.
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