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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Rescue Us From This Evil World
September 3rd, 2023 · No Comments
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Super Nature or Sinful Nature?
November 20th, 2022 · No Comments
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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This Evil World
September 3rd, 2022 · No Comments
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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Let Them be Cursed
August 27th, 2022 · No Comments
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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Confusing and False Teachings
December 12th, 2021 · No Comments
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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Mere Human Reasoning
June 26th, 2021 · No Comments
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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The Truth Twisters
November 22nd, 2020 · No Comments
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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A Job Well Done
September 30th, 2018 · No Comments
Galatians 6:4 (New Living Translation) Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. I think God wants us to do well. Hence, we have the phrase “a job well done.” The result of a […]
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Comparison
September 15th, 2018 · No Comments
Galatians 6:4-5 (New Living Translation) 4 Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. 5 For we are each responsible for our own conduct. I have always liked to be the best—the best speller […]
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God’s Gifts (some of them)
January 21st, 2017 · No Comments
Galatians 3:5 (New Living Translation) I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ. Notice the introduction to the question asked above. It tells us about some of God’s […]
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