Civil War

The Galatian churches were racked by civil war, not least of all over the very issue of law vs. grace. Personal attacks on each other were making the church look like a shark den. This is the result of the person who rejects the life of freedom found only by faith in Christ. Loving and serving others is the fruit of our faith. Paul's goal in Galatians 5 is to help Christians lean into the Spirit by leaving their old ways behind. If we do this -everyone wins, if we don't everyone suffers.