The Christ Church Conway Podcast

Paul eventually made it back to Jerusalem. On his trip back he visited with the apostles. Here he lets us know that they added nothing to his ministry but their confirmation.

This popular story may have more than meets the eye. When we follow the clues pointing to why the crowd was there, we realize their being fed might have been something other than what they wanted.

Paul continues his brief autobiography in order to dismiss the false accusations made against him.

Paul was literally killing Christians when God called him in grace. You can read the story in Acts 9. Here Paul reminds the Galatians of this story in order to remind them how he received the gospel - it wasn’t from man.

One of the accusations Paul faced was that his gospel was just something some group of people were wanting to spread. Paul reminds us how he actually received the gospel, but from man, but from Jesus.

Having looked at the fact that God has decreed our redemption. The Westminster Divines now remind us that he has also decrees the means by which we are redeemed.

Jesus said we can’t serve two masters. Paul makes the same point here. We either are seeking to please man or we are serving Christ.

Paul takes the gospel very seriously. In these verses, we see just how seriously he takes the right preaching of the gospel. Getting the gospel right matters. It’s the first order of business.

There is a lot we learn from the beading of John. It both foreshadows the fate of Christ and the apostles and warns us of a fleshy response to being challenged by the Word of God.

The Galatians’ issue wasn’t rank idolatry or open sin. It was much more subtle than that. Their issue was a distorted gospel, adding good works to Jesus. This serves as a warning for us that turning from Christ doesn’t always look like turning to blatant sin. It might look like turning to good works in Jesus’ name for our hope.