5:13 What do we understand by what Paul says here?
5:13 What do we understand by what Paul says here?
Being called into liberty means that Christians have been set free from the dictates of the Mosaic Law which keeps its adherents under bondage because no one can meet the demands the law makes.
But Christians cannot use this liberty as a licence to sin (cp Ro 6:1-2; 1Cor 8:9; 9:19; Ga 5:1; 1Pe 2:16).
Christians are to use their liberty to lovingly serve one another (cp Ga 5:14-15 with Ro 13:8-10; 14:1-15 and 1Cor 13:1-7).
Instead of living under the Law of Moses Christians now live under the law of love.
The law of love is not a set of written commandments though, it is an ethical and spiritual dynamic produced in the heart of Christians by the Holy Spirit (cp Ro 5:5).
For a more detailed study on how Christians are to love one another see comments on Jn 13:34-35; Ro 13:8; 1Cor 12:31; Ga 5:1-8, 1Th 3:12; 1Jn 3:7, 3:15, 3:16-18, 3:19-22, 4:7-21; Rev 4:7-13.