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Not Bound To The Elemental

Rusty anchor
The rudimentary and elemental things are those things that anchor the ship in the harbor and refuse to put the wings on the plane so it can soar in heavenly places. Paul’s chagrin over the Galatians was because they were living as though their lives were bound by earthly elements and the outcome of their lives was being determined merely by the weak and beggarly principles they had connected themselves to—as though there was some kind of obligation to maintain a grip on them because someone espoused them. 

(This is the tenth excerpt from Marty’s article “Operator, Operator, I’ve Been Disconnected!” which was published in Volume 11 Issue 5 of their ministry magazine SEEC Magazine. Excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)