Paul can’t believe the Galatian Christians are turning back to the Law, as a means of being right with God. Paul explains how the law increases the trespass and urges them to hold on to the Gospel as the only means of being right with God.
Guest preacher Philip spoke about having the right tools for the job which in terms of our salvation is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone.
Steven discusses the difference between a son and a slave. The difference between keeping the law as a means of salvation and faith in the Lord Jesus.
The Gospel binds people of different backgrounds, different minds together.
It is easy to see how we can drift from an understanding of justification by faith alone to some sort of works righteousness. Even Simon Peter did so!
Luther is the key figure, arguably the most important person, to bring about the “Reformation” of the church that swept through Europe in the 16th Century. Basically, the founder of any non- Roman Catholic Church and non-Eastern Orthodox Church lies Luther. Martin Luther described the Book of Galatians this way, “The Epistle to the Galatians […]
Paul defends himself to the Galatian Christians as he is under attack. He explains that his faith is real and that he is a servant of God. Those who promote another Gospel are doing their best to undermine his apostleship.
Do you ever say one thing and then do another? Paul opposes Peter in this passage because Peter, being convinced and convicted of the truth of the gospel, yet acts in such a way as to deny that truth. Peter was not acting in line with the gospel, but hypocritically, out of fear and consequently […]