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Paul wrote the book of Galatians to inform those ones that having begun in the Spirit, they were trying to continue in the flesh by trying to obey a set of rules imposed on them by the Judiast believers from Jerusalem. Paul says that a born again believer trying to continue by complying with rules is actually bewitched (by a spirit of witchcraft). Walking in the Spirit flows from within the believer's new heart on which the new law has been written, rather than a set of outward rules imposed by pastors, elders, disciplers, and churches.Then how do you make sense out of the following Scripture like Luke 10:25-28, Matthew 19:17-19, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 John 3:15, Titus 1:16, and Romans 8:13? For me: This is clearly teaching we have to do something as a part of everlasting life or to maintain our eternal life status (after being saved by God's grace).
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Please keep in mind that when Paul is condemning the "Law" (like if you seek to be justified by the law you have fallen from grace), he is referring to the OLD Law (i.e. the 613 Laws of Moses as a whole contractually speaking). This was because the context tells us it's the law of Moses because he was talking about the problem of "Circumcision Salvationism" most times. Paul is not referring to the commandments that Jesus gave us that do pertain to inheriting eternal life (See Luke 10:25-28, Matthew 19:17-19, Matthew 25:31-46, 1 John 3:15, Titus 1:16, Romans 8:13, Revelation 21:8).
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