In Christ, we are no longer separated from God. We that have believed in Christ are adopted because that is what God wanted for us in Ephesians 1:5 (LEB) “having predestined us to adoption through Jesus Christ to himself according…
Tag: Galatians
You Who Are Spiritual Restore
God has freed us to live in the blessings He intended and that begins with the gift of life through Jesus Christ. Through Christ we are reconciled to God and in Hebrews 4:16 “Therefore let us approach with confidence to…
That The Promise Could Be Given By Faith
Law is only a problem for those that transgress it by overstepping the boundary. We could also say that law is unnecessary where there is no transgression. We find in Galatians 3:19 (LEB): 19 “Why then the law? It was…
I Live by Faith in the Son of God
Paul had experienced life as a Pharisee under the law of Moses as a descendant of Abraham and the result in his life was hatred. Then he had a personal experience, an encounter with Jesus Christ and everything changed. Now…
Test Yourselves to See if You Are in the Faith
Paul tells the people in 2 Corinthians 12:11 “I ought to have been commended by you” but there were those that challenged him and his apostleship. It was God that called Paul and established him and there were “signs and…
The Fruit of the Spirit
God is known, He is seen in His creation in Romans 1:20 “For from the creation of the world, his invisible attributes, both his eternal power and deity, are discerned clearly, being understood in the things created”. Yet, we as…
Until Christ Is Formed In You
We are all born without any knowledge of the world around us and without any understanding of the realm of the spirit where God is. Just as we grow and gain natural knowledge about the world around us, we also…
I Had Been Entrusted With The Gospel
God has a different standard, as it says in Isaiah 55:8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” declares Yahweh. So, when we ask the question, in Acts 16:30 “what must I do…
A Revelation of Jesus Christ
The life of Paul is a testimony to the grace and goodness of God. He was one of the toughest and most religious of the Israelites, yet when Jesus Christ appeared to him, he received him as the Lord. This…
Live By The Spirit
The Galatians were hindered in their walk as Christians by someone that wanted to pull followers away for themselves. This often happens and it is important for us to test what people are saying against God’s word rather than just…
For Freedom Christ Has Made Us Free
Some have come into the church at Galatia trying to bring them back under the law. Paul reminds them that the law came after the promise. The promise to Abraham was given by God and believed by Abraham long before…
Entrusted With The Gospel
Paul reminds the church of the message he has given them saying two things in Galatians 1:4 First, is “(Jesus Christ) gave himself for our sins in order to rescue us from the present evil age” Second, is that this…