Contemplative Bible Reading

Galatians 3:22 (New Living Translation) 22 But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ. Paul is writing to the churches in Galatia. We are all prisoners of sin. Picture that. Imagine that. There is a prison. I am not […]

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Galatians 2:21 (New Living Translation) 21 I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die. Paul is writing to a group of Christians gathered in Galatia. A long time ago in a place far, […]

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Galatians 2:9 (New Living Translation) 9 In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews. Paul is […]

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Galatians 1:4 (New Living Translation) Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live. Paul is writing this letter to the churches of Galatia. This is part of the first words or the introduction. In the, “Dear Folks […]

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Galatians 5:16 (New Living Translation) 16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. I can live my life guided by the Holy Spirit from God. That is super natural or something that cannot be explained by the laws of nature. That is […]

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Galatians 1:4 (New Living Translation) 4 Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live. I hate to mention it, but we live in an evil world. Evil is everywhere. You don’t have to look far or long […]

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Galatians 1:9 (New Living Translation) 9 I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed. Paul writes to Christians in Galatia a long time ago. If anyone preaches something other than the Good News of Jesus, don’t listen to […]

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Galatians 5:10 (New Living Translation) 10 I am trusting the Lord to keep you from believing false teachings. God will judge that person, whoever he is, who has been confusing you. Paul is writing to a group of Christians in Galatia. Someone was entering the group and teaching things that were false and confusing. It […]

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Galatians 1:11 (New Living Translation) 11 Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. This is taken from a letter that Paul wrote to Christians living in Galatia. Paul was a reasonable and reasoning person. The text of the Acts of […]

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Galatians 1:7b (New Living Translation) You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ. The writer chides the Christians in Galatia. They are falling for a twisted version of the truth. So sad. What truth was twisted? The truth about Christ. What was the truth about Christ? See a couple of […]

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