Father Mike Schmitz

So what is going on?

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Paul goes on to talk about the allegory of Hagar and Sarah.

Hagar, the concubine, essentially the servant of Sarah and Abraham had relations with her and they had conceived a son, Ishmael.

That was the child of slavery, essentially.

And then Sarah, who had the freeborn child, who is Isaac, that through that child is the blessing.

And here is St.

Paul making this allegory here, saying that you're of the free.

You are set free by God in Christ Jesus.

And then the first line of chapter five, for freedom, Christ has set us free.

Stand fast, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

I would tell you.

I probably highlighted a couple all-time verses, all-time favorite verses.

One of them is this verse, chapter 5 of Galatians, verse 1.

Also, Romans chapter 12, verse 1.

Some of those later on, Revelation chapter 12, verse 1, or Hebrews chapter 12, verse 1.

There's a lot of good verses in there.

But for freedom, Christ has set us free.

Stand fast, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

One of the things that St.