“But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.”
Galatians 4:9-10 KJV
Paul teaches, “But now that we truly know Him and are intimately known by Him, why would we for a moment consider turning back to those weak and feeble principles of religion, as though we were still subject to them? Why would we want to scrupulously observe rituals like special days, celebrations of the new moon, annual festivals, and sacred years?” There is no requirement for gentiles to become like Jews and observe Jewish ordinances in order to draw closer to God. Our approach to God is always on the basis of grace and faith in the Blood of Jesus Christ, the Lord of the Sabbath. These terms also apply to following astrological signs, which though many celebrate are nothing more than superstitious religious sentiment. Our faith is in the real God, not one of our imagination! What is most significant is to discover that He knew us all along. How can we then possibly feel attracted again to the pathetic principles of religious deception? It does not matter in what disguise legalism comes, whether pagan or Jewish, it brings the same bondage. Amen!
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