Galatians‬ ‭5:6, 13-14, 16-25

“When someone belongs to Christ Jesus, it is not important if they are circumcised or not. The important thing is faith—the kind of faith that works through love.

My brothers and sisters, God chose you to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do what pleases your sinful selves. Instead, serve each other with love. The whole law is made complete in this one command: “Love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.”

So I tell you, live the way the Spirit leads you. Then you will not do the evil things your sinful self wants. The sinful self wants what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit wants what is against the sinful self. They are always fighting against each other, so that you don’t do what you really want to do. But if you let the Spirit lead you, you are not under law. The wrong things the sinful self does are clear: committing sexual sin, being morally bad, doing all kinds of shameful things, worshiping false gods, taking part in witchcraft, hating people, causing trouble, being jealous, angry or selfish, causing people to argue and divide into separate groups, being filled with envy, getting drunk, having wild parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now as I warned you before: The people who do these things will not have a part in God’s kingdom. But the fruit that the Spirit produces in a person’s life is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these kinds of things. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their sinful self. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do. We get our new life from the Spirit, so we should follow the Spirit.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:6, 13-14, 16-25‬ ‭ERV‬‬
http://bible.com/406/gal.5.6,13-14,16-25.erv

‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭17:25-27‬

““My God, you spoke to me, your servant. You made it clear that you would make my family a family of kings. That is why I am being so bold—that is why I am asking you to do these things. Lord, you are God, and you yourself promised to do these good things for me. You have been kind enough to bless my family. You were kind enough to promise that my family will serve you forever. Lord, you yourself blessed my family, so my family really will be blessed forever.””
‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭17:25-27‬ ‭ERV‬‬
http://bible.com/406/1ch.17.25-27.erv

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭12:7-9‬

“And to keep me from being puffed up and too much elated by the exceeding greatness (preeminence) of these revelations, there was given me a thorn (a splinter) in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to rack and buffet and harass me, to keep me from being excessively exalted. [Job. 2:6.] Three times I called upon the Lord and besought [Him] about this and begged that it might depart from me; But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the trouble manfully]; for My strength and power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me!”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭12:7-9‬ ‭AMP‬‬
http://bible.com/8/2co.12.7-9.amp

Galatians‬ ‭3:2-3, 5-6, 12-14, 21-22, 26-27, 29

“Tell me this one thing: How did you receive the Spirit? Did you receive the Spirit by following the law? No, you received the Spirit because you heard the message about Jesus and believed it. You began your life in Christ with the Spirit. Now do you try to complete it by your own power? That is foolish.

Does God give you the Spirit because you follow the law? Does God work miracles among you because you follow the law? No, God gives you his Spirit and works miracles among you because you heard the message about Jesus and believed it. The Scriptures say the same thing about Abraham. “Abraham believed God, and because of this faith he was accepted as one who is right with God.”

The law does not depend on faith. No, it says that the only way a person will find life by the law is to obey its commands. The law says we are under a curse for not always obeying it. But Christ took away that curse. He changed places with us and put himself under that curse. The Scriptures say, “Anyone who is hung on a tree is under a curse.” Because of what Jesus Christ did, the blessing God promised to Abraham was given to all people. Christ died so that by believing in him we could have the Spirit that God promised.

Does this mean that the law works against God’s promises? Of course not. The law was never God’s way of giving new life to people. If it were, then we could be made right with God by following the law. But this is not possible. The Scriptures put the whole world in prison under the control of sin, so that the only way for people to get what God promised would be through faith in Jesus Christ. It is given to those who believe in him.

You were all baptized into Christ, and so you were all clothed with Christ. This shows that you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.

You belong to Christ, so you are Abraham’s descendants. You get all of God’s blessings because of the promise that God made to Abraham.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3:2-3, 5-6, 12-14, 21-22, 26-27, 29‬ ‭ERV‬‬
http://bible.com/406/gal.3.2-3,5-6,12-14,21-22,26-27,29.erv

‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16:8-12, 20-23, 34, 36

“Give thanks to the Lord and call out to him! Tell the nations what he has done! Sing to him; sing praises to him. Tell about the amazing things he has done. Be proud of his holy name. You followers of the Lord, be happy! Depend on the Lord for strength. Always go to him for help. Remember the amazing things he has done. Remember his miracles and his fair decisions.

They traveled around from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. But the Lord did not let anyone mistreat them. He warned kings not to harm them. He said, “Don’t hurt my chosen people. Don’t hurt my prophets.” Let the whole world sing to the Lord! Tell the good news every day about how he saves us.

Give thanks to the Lord because he is good. His faithful love will last forever.

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel! He always was and will always be worthy of praise! All the people praised the Lord and said “Amen!””
‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭16:8-12, 20-23, 34, 36‬ ‭ERV‬‬
http://bible.com/406/1ch.16.8-12,20-23,34,36.erv

John‬ ‭3:18

“People who believe in God’s Son are not judged guilty. But people who do not believe are already judged, because they have not believed in God’s only Son.”
‭‭John‬ ‭3:18‬ ‭ERV‬‬
http://bible.com/406/jhn.3.18.erv

Galatians‬ ‭2:15-21

“We are Jews by birth. We were not born “sinners,” as we call those who are not Jews. But we know that no one is made right with God by following the law. It is trusting in Jesus Christ that makes a person right with God. So we have put our faith in Christ Jesus, because we wanted to be made right with God. And we are right with him because we trusted in Christ—not because we followed the law. I can say this because no one can be made right with God by following the law. We Jews came to Christ to be made right with God, so it is clear that we were sinners too. Does this mean that Christ makes us sinners? Of course not. But I would be wrong to begin teaching again those things that I gave up. It was the law itself that caused me to end my life under the law. I died to the law so that I could live for God. I have been nailed to the cross with Christ. So I am not the one living now—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God. He is the one who loved me and gave himself to save me. I am not the one destroying the meaning of God’s grace. If following the law is how people are made right with God, then Christ did not have to die.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭2:15-21‬ ‭ERV‬‬
http://bible.com/406/gal.2.15-21.erv