Galatians 5:1
“Stand firm therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.”
Paul is writing to believers in Galatia, a region in modern-day Turkey, likely around the mid-1st century CE. He is passionately addressing a problem where some Jewish Christians were insisting that Gentile converts needed to follow certain Old Covenant laws, such as circumcision, in order to be true followers of Jesus. Paul argues against this, emphasizing that salvation comes through faith in Christ, not by observing the Law.
What old 'yokes of bondage' in our lives, whether external rules or internal compulsions, might be preventing us from experiencing the freedom Christ offers?