Thursday, January 8 Galatians 1:6-9 “You are turning to a different gospel – which is really no gospel at all” Paul’s was the gospel of free grace. He had experienced it and it had turned his life around, and this is what he shared. Paul was convinced that a person can do nothing to gain favor with God. He had been on that road for a long time and he knew its frustration and futility. Fervent self-righteousness had sent Paul to Damascus to root out and persecute the Christians. God turned him around and now he knew: no one can earn the love of God. God’s love is a gift. All we can do is trust in the love and mercy of God. The Galatians had experienced the grace of Christ and had tasted the glorious freedom that comes when in faith we trust our lives to Christ. Little time had passed, but here they were, back where they had been, as slaves of a lifeless system of law-keeping that could only end in despair. No one can keep the law perfectly and no one can save himself. Paul is warning against a gospel that is not centered in one gift – the grace of Christ – and in one event – the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Protect me, Lord, from falling into the false religion of legalism. Amen.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:00:00 +0000
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