today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

So if we love the church and we love the gospel and we love each other, we will confront people

when their attitudes toward others are not in line with the gospel. And if our identity in Christ is secure we'll have the courage

to do that even if it ruffles some feathers.

You can become a pall to others and you need to have Paul speaking into your life because the unity of the body

is worth it and the gospel is worth it. Hello and welcome back to Summit Life with Pastor JD Greer of the Summit Church in

Raleigh Durham, North Carolina. I'm your host Molly Bitevich.

Okay, freedom is a good thing, right? If we've learned anything recently, it's that when our

freedom feels threatened, boy, do we have a lot of things to say?

The truth is, if I'm free to have my opinion,

then you're free to disagree.

But this kind of disagreement can easily lead to conflict.

So today, let's talk about a different kind of freedom, a freedom in

Christ that should actually bring us closer together and lead us to greater

unity rather than create conflict. We are being reminded of our ultimate identity that

overcomes every difference. Pastor JD titled this message, freed to unite.

If you've missed any of the previous messages in our study of Galatians. You can find them online at

J.D.grier.com. But now let's return to Galatians chapter 2. Here's Pastor J.D. As we often experience right here in our own country when people from different backgrounds

or different religious upbringing, different cultures are brought together in close proximity.

Quite often we experience conflict.

This is the practical problem

that the Apostle Paul was writing about

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