Whose Will?
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Who gets final say?
Who gets final say?
The basis of authority in our world is changing. Generally speaking we do not trust others nor those who we used to.
Our world continues to change.
Our world continues to change.
Now that we are in another pandemic year this is even more evident.
Does anything stay the same?
Does anything stay the same?
This is what we may be asking.
What role will Scripture play in 2022?
What role will Scripture play in 2022?
This is personal question but also one for us as a church.
The book of Galatians and our current world.
The book of Galatians and our current world.
My hope in this series we start this morning is for us to interact with Scripture and be reminded of how we can live in our current world.
The first letter Paul wrote.
The first letter Paul wrote.
Most likely this was the first letter Paul wrote and dates to about 48AD. I guess I should say first letter we have that he wrote. It corresponds with Acts 9-15 and if you do the devotions during this series you will see this reflected.
Paul had a concern for the church.
Paul had a concern for the church.
As does any pastor, myself included.
A letter for churches in Galatia.
A letter for churches in Galatia.
It wasn’t just to one specific church but instead it was a “circular” letter to a whole region. I am not going to get into the specifics but I think it is important to know this. It is different than Ephesians and Colossians for this reason. Similar to Romans in some regards.
Paul’s concern: who in central?
Paul’s concern: who in central?
Who gets to be the final say. Who is central in the life of these new believers.
Jesus calls people.
Jesus calls people.
Paul was called not by human beings to do his work but the Christ himself. Some were claiming Paul may have been an “inferior apostle” as we may see. But in these early lines we are seeing who the focus will be on, not Paul but His Lord.
Jesus’ resurrection is important.
Jesus’ resurrection is important.
Notice that of all the things Paul could have used quickly it was the resurrection which he states at the outset.
Jesus as rescuer.
Jesus as rescuer.
Jesus came to save and rescue. Notice in these verses that we are passive. It is something He has done, not something we can do. This is important for the letter.
Evil age=The age of the law.
Evil age=The age of the law.
It isn’t the law is a bad thing. But because of Christ, his resurrection and we being rescued the law becomes “evil”. The difference between BC and AD.
Why would he do this?
God desired for us to know Him.
God desired for us to know Him.
It was by God’s will we have this Gospel. It is not based on anything we can say or do. We cannot add anything to what God has revealed. Yes, there will be disagreements on things but the centrality of Jesus cannot be changed.
The centrality of Jesus & the Spirit.
The centrality of Jesus & the Spirit.
This is the theme, IMO, today of the book of Galatians.