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Pastor Ian Thompson teaches Galatians 5:1–12, a powerful passage where the Apostle Paul sounds the alarm against legalism and calls believers to stand firm in the freedom Christ has purchased. This episode explores why “Christ plus anything” destroys grace, how legalism becomes a different religion altogether, and why true righteousness rests in Christ alone.

Listeners will learn the difference between striving in the flesh and waiting in the Spirit, the danger of adding human effort to the gospel, and the beauty of “faith working through love.” Pastor Ian contrasts the legalist’s burden with the believer’s freedom, showing how the Holy Spirit produces holiness, obedience, and love—not human performance.

This teaching exposes the subtle ways legalism creeps into the Christian life, reshapes churches, and robs believers of joy. It also explains why the cross is offensive: it tells us we cannot save ourselves, cannot contribute to our righteousness, and cannot earn God’s favour—yet we are so loved that Christ willingly died for us.

The episode concludes with a pastoral call to stand fast in gospel freedom, keep the cross central, walk in the Spirit, and rest in Christ alone.