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In Chapter 5, Paul takes his readers on a tour of two vineyards: “Justification by Faith” versus “Legalism”. And Paul picks some of the fruit from these trees in order to warn his readers and to woo them back to a simple saving faith in Jesus Christ.
The Tale of Two Trees:
1. The Fruit of Legalism (5:2-4, 15)
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Christ Sidelined and You are Severed (v. 2, 4)
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Burdened Like a Beast (v. 3)
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Destructive Dissension (v. 15)
2. Fruit of Faith (5:5-6, 13-15)
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A Heavenly Hope of Righteousness (v. 5)
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A Freedom to Love that Fulfills the Law (v. 13-15)