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There are four points we can learn from this passage in .

1. We are all sinners in need of the GOSPEL.

Paul wrote this letter to the people at the Galatian church, who were Jews by birth and needed salvation. Gentiles are non-Jews who didn’t have the Law or God to lead them. When Jesus came to save sinners, His gospel message included those who were far off, and it included Gentile sinners who needed to be saved from their sin.

2. Jesus lives inside those who believe the GOSPEL.

In the Old Testament, the Temple was a place that was sacred and holy, and it was the dwelling place of God. Many still have a mindset that God literally lives in a church building. This is not the case.

Look at this church building; it’s just made of wood, brick, steel, drywall, tubes, and a bunch of electric wiring. It's currently used as a place of worship, but God is not limited to living here. In the new covenant, we see that God, through his Son Jesus, lives in the lives of believers.

In , Paul says:

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If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

If you’ve responded to the gospel and you’ve given your life to Jesus, then He lives inside of you. Jesus lives inside all of those who are born again.

If Jesus lives inside of you, then you must center your life on the gospel. Practically, that means that there are certain things you shouldn’t want to participate in if Jesus is with you.

If you have a few friends who are inviting you to meet up to smoke weed together, would you want Jesus to come join you? Would you want Him to follow you to a party with excessive drinking and sit on the couch with you? If you’re a Christin, take this into consideration: you bring Jesus everywhere you go.

3. Responding to the GOSPEL means literally giving yourself away.

In verse 20, Paul says, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me."

Paul describes his willingness to surrender everything to God. His whole life belongs to God, and he has made it clear that he is living a Christ-centered life. When people come to the saving knowledge of Jesus, they give up their dreams, ambitions, aspirations, and lives to live for and serve Jesus.

So, here's are some hard questions we all need to ask ourselves:

Is Jesus living inside of you? And are you literally giving yourself away to Him? Think about that for a moment because we need to evaluate ourselves in light of Scripture.

The daily decisions we make ... are they gospel-centered decisions? Do they show that you’ve given yourself away to Jesus? Can you identify with and say that "Christ lives inside of me”?

4. The GOSPEL is not about following a list of rules; it’s living a new life by faith.