Reading
SAA Notes
These people are ethnic French – Gauls living in Turkey. Paul recounts his testimony – in order to unblock the ears of these Christians, so that they will listen to what he is saying. How easy do you find it when someone pulls you up about your beliefs?
SJA Notes
* God in Heaven, Your word is life to our spirits, bread to our souls. Please teach us today.
“If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.”
There is only one gospel. Only one Saviour. Only one way to be saved.
Paul is clear and strong in his words to the Galatian church,
“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you …”
They were walking astray, veering off into bad doctrine, walking after false teachers (wolves in the clothing of God’s sheep).
And they were doing this quickly.
What was missing?
One thing we can assume is that they were _not_ like the believers at Berea, who when taught by Paul, did as follows with his teaching,
“… They received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.”
This is a good encouragement for us to be alert and watchful with what we take in, that it be the true gospel (and not a false one).
To be people of the word! Examining, reading, pouring over God’s word – Does the teaching hold with scripture?
* God Above,
Please help us read and dwell on Your word each day, holding it as the standard by which we measure all teaching that comes to us from man.
Please help us Lord in this.
Thank You for Your word, and for Your faithfulness to us as shown throughout the scriptures.
Amen.