† Perverts † I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. Galatians 1:6–7 NIV There was an uproar amongst the Galatians. Though they had begun in the spirit, they were seduced back into keeping religious laws. People who were not Jews were told that they needed to be circumcised and obey the law in order to be saved. Paul made it very clear that we are saved through faith in the Lord Jesus and not by legalism. In Galatians 3:3 Paul wrote “Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?” We need to stay fresh. When we start to become stale, our Christian walk is reduced to keeping a set of rules. That becomes our measurement of faith and we will spread it to those following us. The relationship fades into the background. We still pray. We still go through the motions, but it is mostly legalism. Rule keeping by rote. Our heart and our eyes begin to stray and wander after other things. At that point, we have left our first love and our gospel has become perverted. Stay in tune with the Lord. When you are walking close to Him, you will fulfill His requirements and be pleasing in His sight without all of the religious rules. I found that many of the things that I was brought up to believe as “God Pleasing” are not even in the Bible but were merely teachings of men. Check behind your leaders and read it for yourself.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:31:09 +0000
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