Rick and Svea finish off the series on Galatians mostly focusing on burdens, loads, and pride.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• 00:00 Intro
• 03:26 A LOT of diverse topics to cover is Galatians 6.
• 04:44 What resonated with Svea that she wasn't able to cover in this passage?
• 05:41 Carrying our own load and bearing each other's burdens.
• 11:40 God isn't calling you to fix the people who sinned against you.
• 17:21 I'm responsible for what I contribute, now necessarily how other people respond.
• 20:01 How do you tell the difference between someone caught in sin and someone doing something you don't like?
• 22:00 Presenting pride in the affirmative vs being the root of all sin (the pride Jesus died to forgive vs the pride commended in this passage).
• 29:14 Swinging on the pendulum of feelings of inferiority and superiority.
• 34:49 As Christians how do we engage with people and ideas that offer insight into human nature but are deeply hostile to the gospel?

Today Rick and Svea contrast works of the flesh with fruit of the Spirit.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• 00:00 Intro
• 02:21 "Don't bite and devour each other..."
• 04:50 Defining ourselves by obeying rigid rules or religious structures invites comparison on who is and isn't achieving and breeds pride.
• 06:09 How might Jesus has told the parable of The Good Samaritan to Autumn Ridge Church?
• 08:16 If the Gospel stops messing with us, we're changing it; it's not changing us.
• 11:09 Paul was writing to believers, not unbelievers. Works of the flesh happen within church people.
• 13:38 We don't conquer works of the flesh by religious rule-keeping. Change happens by the Spirit growing Christ-like character in you.
• 17:04 Contrasting religious rule-keeping with living by the Spirit.
• 26:03 when we live by the Spirit, we can no longer stomach biting and devouring each other.

Today Rick and Svea look at the allure of certainty instead of clarity, creating environments where litmus tests are the norm vs being in Christ.

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:46 Crawford Loritts was at Autumn Ridge Church.
• 03:31 Back into Galatians. Svea says it's a difficult book.
• 05:06 Gravitating toward environments and activities where we feel significant.
• 08:34 Getting into the shoes of a typical Galatian man.
• 11:29 Giving in to the allure of certainty instead of clarity.
• 13:25 Putting so much emphasis on circumcision.
• 15:55 Modern-day litmus tests to see if we're in the "in crowd."
• 16:43 We are people of the Gospel; being in Christ.
• 18:02 Being in Christ - can you lose your salvation?
• 22:06 Deconstruction.
• 31:08 Bad news. Good news.