In week 2 of our new series 'Next Steps', we look to the Apostle Paul's letter to the churches in Galatia and his appeal to them to take the necessary next steps in their newfound faith in Christ.

In Galatia, they received the gospel message of Jesus, without a hitch. Now Paul has to speak in a serious tone as they have taken backward steps, due to the pressure of 'outsiders'. Religious folk insisted on Gentile believer's adherence to all the works of the law. Essentially, faith is not enough.

To help address this, Paul affirmed the 'gospel' they received was in fact 'genuine' revelation because Paul spoke to them what he received from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul took an important step in defense of the 'true' gospel message, by defending the divine nature and uniqueness of his Apostle

As Christians, we will be led by the Lord in the next steps, as such our commitment to the gospel will equally be 'tested'.