This four-week series, Keep In Step, looks at what Galatians 5 tells us about walking in the Spirit. As the Father is, so we are meant to be. We see throughout the New Testament that we can only be like the Father by imitating the life of the Son and walking hand in hand with the Spirit. This series will consider ways to "keep in step with the Spirit" (Galatians 5:25) through the new year.
An essential part of Christian living is putting others ahead of oneself. Paul says it even more simply: “For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself'" [Galatians 5:14]. Again and again, Scripture clearly affirms that Christians are distinguished by one specific trait: our love for one another. We might also say that this love for one another is a direct result of our love for God, knowing the value that He places upon each of us. We cannot, then, talk about how to keep in step with the Spirit while neglecting the aspect of that walk that involves other believers.