“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”  Galatians 5:1  
 
This says the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Galatians who were justified by faith, but were now in danger of giving up their liberty by going back to the false doctrine of works. 
 
In Chapter 1:6-7, Paul tells them,
“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, 
which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert (distort) the gospel of Christ.”
 
In this letter Paul defends the gospel of grace, he explains it and he applies it. 
 
Concerning his defense:
In 1:11-12, Paul tells the Galatians,
“But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached to by me is not according to man.
For I neither received it from man, nor was taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.”
 
And in Chapter 2 Paul going up to Jerusalem with Barnabas and Titus and what took place there concerning the gospel.
“…when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised (the Jews) was to Peter
(for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),
and when James, Cephas (Peter), and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.”  Vs. 7-9
 
In Chapters 3-4 Paul explains the gospel of grace:
“O foolish Galatians!  Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?
This only I want to learn from you:  Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Are you so foolish?  Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh?  Vs. 3: 1-3
 
“But no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for ‘The just shall life by faith.’”  Vs. 3:11
 
“Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’)
that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”  Vs. 3:13-14
 
In Chapter 4 Paul tells them,
“But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
To redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, ‘Abba Father!’
Therefore you are no longer a slave but a heir of God through Christ.” 
Vs. 4:4-7
 
The law and grace cannot coexist!  Paul in Vs. 4: 21-31 refers us to the freewoman and the bondwoman.  Your can also read the account in Genesis 16 and onward.
 
Chapter 5-6 gives us the application of the grace of the gospel.:
In Vs. 5:1, above, Paul tells the Galatians to stand fast in the liberty by which Christ has made them free.  That is for all Believers!
 
They (and we) are to put into practice this liberty they now have, but with a caution, we are to use this liberty to serve one another in love,
“For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” Vs. 5:13
 
How?
“I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”  
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another…
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.”  Vs. 5:16-17
 
Vs. 5:19-21 tells of the works of the flesh.
 
But if we walk in the Spirit, we can experience His fruit:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control.  Against such there is no law.”  Vs. 5:22-34
“If we live in the Spirit, let us walk in the Spirit.”  Vs. 5:25
 
In Chapter 6:10, Paul tells us,  
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the  household of faith.”
 
Please read this short letter to the Galatians (I have shared only a very few verses here).  It is a wonderful letter that will help us keep our eyes on Christ in this time of confusion and chaos in which we are presently living.  The admonition is to stand firm!
 
Thank you most loving and gracious Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit!  Amen