The Only Thing That Counts

We're talking about the only thing that counts. Paul used that phrase in Galatians 5:6 and in context it reads like this: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." There were "Judaizers" trying to convince new believers that they had to live as Jews under the law. But Paul writes: "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." * Lind asks about Proverbs 11:29 "The fool who provokes his family to anger and resentment will finally have nothing worthwhile left. He shall be the servant of a wiser man." in light of the divorce he's going through.