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Galatians 1
Pastor Adam
9/29/15
There is no power on this planet that is as powerful as the Gospel.
Romans 1:16 NKJV
[16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the
power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also
for the Greek.
Acts 1:8 NKJV
[8] But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon
you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
The Gospel is powered by the Holy Spirit.
We all receive the gospel by people telling us.
Paul's whole mission was that people would know and share the
gospel.
Paul was willing to give up his own salvation just to be able to
share the gospel.
Galatians 1:1-10 NKJV
[1] Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through
Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), [2] and all the
brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: [3] Grace to you and
peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, [4] who gave Himself for
our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the
will of our God and Father, [5] to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. [6] I
marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace
of Christ, to a different gospel, [7] which is not another; but there are some
who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. [8] But even if we,
or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have
preached to you, let him be accursed. [9] As we have said before, so now I say
again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received,
let him be accursed. [10] For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to
please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
The book of Galatians is a book about the gospel. It explains the
gospel, wha it is and what it is all about.
Galatians 1:3-5 NKJV
[3] Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus
Christ, [4] who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this
present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, [5] to whom be
glory forever and ever. Amen.
This is all Gods will, Paul is writing to convey the teachings of
God.
Paul is clearing up the fact that there is no other gospel. That no
one should follow any other teachings.
Judiazers were attacking Pauls credentials because they were
attacking the power of the Gospel.
Galatians 1:6 NKJV
[6] I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called
you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,
Galatians 3:1 NKJV
[1] O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not
obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you
as crucified?
Paul does not tolerate people messing with the true gospel. Paul
wants the power of God in the churches he planted.
There are three mistakes we see in this writing that we also can
make.
1. We make the mistake of adding to the gospel.
Many of us change from the one who saved us to the actions of an
outward appearance of righteousness.
Paul is calling the Galatians out on leaving Jesus out of their
faith.
If we study but don't grow closer to Jesus then we are deserting Him
for our works.
We don't do our homework to impress our group leader, but to grow
closer to Jesus.
2. We use the Gospel to cover us on sins we do after we are saved.
(Sinning more just so grace may abound... Is not acceptable)
Do not take advantage of the Gospel. It needs to invade your life,
not cover you tracks.
3. We can misunderstand the gospel.
It's not just about good morals and conveying comfort it is so much
more.
The gospel is the Good News of Jesus Christ.
The gospel is the greatest news you will ever hear. You need to
focus on that.
The gospel is the power of God to deliver salvation and that is all
about Christ.
If you can approach the gospel and not think about Jesus, then you
are doing it wrong.
Do not let that be you!
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