Paul closes his letter to the Galatian churches by urging them to sow a life that matters. He gives us all an important principle: we reap what we sow. Every choice we make plants a seed. Galatians 6: 7 Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. 8 Those …
Paul wanted the Galatian churches to know that through the mercy and grace of Jesus, we have freedom with a purpose. Paul had risked his life to preach the Gospel and plant these churches, and now false teachers were leading them astray. These people wanted the Gentiles in these churches to follow the Jewish laws …
We are adopted and accepted as children of God through the power of the Trinity. God had given the law many years before Jesus was born. This law wasn’t God’s final revelation, but it was preparation for the revelation and redemption of Christ. All the law could do was reveal our desperate need for restoration. …
We are God’s children through faith, a wonderful blessing that Paul discusses in Galatians Chapter 3. He opens the chapter by taking his readers back to Abraham. Long before laws, rituals, or religious performance, Abraham was declared righteous because he trusted God. God’s promise rested on faith, not on human achievement. This truth cuts across …
Paul clearly states in the first chapter of Galatians that there is no other Gospel. He does this with authority and urgency. He reminds believers that Jesus Christ commissioned him. His message wasn’t created by people, shaped by culture, or passed down by tradition. It came directly from God. Paul then speaks words of grace …
Freedom in Christ is the reason Paul wrote the book of Galatians, because the people in the churches of Galatia were going backward in their faith.Galatians 5:1So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.[1] Scholars have called the …
Luke doesn’t go into detail about how God trained Saul. But Saul, who is later known by his Greek name Paul, gives us hints of his early training as a believer in Christ. Saul immediately begins to preach that Jesus is the Son of God, the Messiah they have been waiting for. Luke condenses Saul’s …
It makes you feel good inside when you realize Jesus chose you. Ephesians 1:4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.[1] For the Lord to choose us says something about the Lord’s mercy and grace. If there is one team …
As believers in Jesus, we experience the battle of wills in this earthly life. On one side of the struggle is our new spiritual life in Christ; on the other is our old sinful nature. Luke 9:23 Then he (Jesus) said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give …
Serving in love will make a difference in your life and those around you. Those serving in love are beacons of God’s love as they go about their daily lives. Their actions are refreshing, like drinking cold water on a sweltering day. You might not think that serving is fashionable, but serving never goes out …