Read Today's Passage
Back into Paul's writing. I have to say that among the authors of Scripture, Paul is quite possibly my favorite. And here he starts right into the meat of his letter. After a brief greeting, he informs the Galatian church that they are not to follow any other Gospel other than the real Gospel. What kinds of false gospels do we face today? Prosperity gospels. The gospel that heaven is attainable by many methods. The gospel of God being able to tolerate sin. The gospel that we are always right. It amazes me that these gospels (and many, many more) have arisen out of a desire to please people, and not God. Let us hear the real, hard truths of the Gospel! We are broken sinners who deserve death! It is only through Jesus' sacrifice and God's grace that we can enter into a loving relationship with God. And the gospel starts now, eternal life starts now, not when we die!
And then Paul takes some time to share his history with the church. He was pretty infamous before he converted, but here he reminds the people that he was rotten. And then Jesus changed his life, and he followed wherever Christ called him to go. Why are we so afraid to follow the Gospel fully? Because it is uncomfortable.
How about you?
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