Fourteen years later, I returned to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas and Titus, my coworkers. God gave me a clear revelation to go and confer with the other apostles concerning the message of grace I was preaching to the gentiles. I spoke privately with those who were viewed as senior leaders of the church, wanting to make certain that my labor and ministry for the Messiah had not been based on a false understanding of the gospel. Even though Titus was a Syrian, they accepted him as a brother without demanding that he first be circumcised. I met with them privately because false “brothers” had been secretly smuggled into church meetings. They were sent to spy on the wonderful freedom that we have in Jesus Christ. Their agenda was to bring us back into the bondage of religion. But you must know that we did not submit to their religious shackles, not even for a moment, so that we might keep the truth of the gospel of grace unadulterated for you.
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Follow along as Professor R.L. Solberg guides believers who are seeking a firmer grasp on Christian truths. Learn from the Apostle Paul's message to the Galatians, bringing light to the truth of God's promise through Christ. This is a pivotal read for anyone looking to deepen their grasp on the gospel and defending it today.
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The book of Galatians is dynamite; an explosion of joy and freedom. Why? Because it brings us face to face with the gospel. In this plan, best-selling author Dr. Timothy Keller takes you through Galatians 1 – 2 v 10. This is a free sample of Explore daily Bible-reading notes, published by The Good Book Company.
Faith is living each day with an awareness that although we do not deserve anything but God’s judgement because of our guilt and sin and failure, He has done something about it through the Lord Jesus Christ! That is our freedom, just knowing this and trusting Him day by day.
Galatians was written as a strong rebuke of false teaching that infiltrated the churches in Galatia. Paul’s central argument reaffirms the foundation of the gospel: “a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ” (Galatians 2:16). Galatians reminds us to walk in the freedom of the true, untainted gospel and warns us against submitting again to the slavery of works-based salvation.
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