After four chapters of telling us what Christ has done for us and urging us to have faith in him alone in order to be right before God, Paul turned in Galatians 5:1-15 to explain the main thing that faith produces in our lives, which is love. While we are saved by faith alone, faith is itself never alone in the lives of believers but always accompanied by love.
Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.
Disorderly members can wreck a church, but a firm and loving response by other members can save them and the church.
The tragic incident of the golden calf serves as a warning to Christians and points to the necessity of an adequate satisfaction for our...