GOD’S WORD AND YOU, A POWERFUL CONBINATION
Galatians 1:1-3
Gal 1:1-3
1 Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
2 and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
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Paul wrote this letter to the church at Galatia because they were being
Persuaded by the Judaizers that to be accepted in the church they had to be circumcised according to the Jewish law. To Judaizers faith was not enough.
To set the record straight Paul had to exert His authority over the preaching
Of the Gospel.
He was an apostle, an eyewitness to the teaching, preaching and miracles of Jesus Christ.
He was called by Jesus to be an apostle
His authority to preach and teach came from Jesus, not from man
His faith was solely in the Words of Jesus Christ
His faith was based on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
The word apostle mean “one who is sent”, In the New Testament, it refers to those who were specifically chosen and sent by Jesus to spread the Gospel.
The 12 disciples chosen by Jesus except for Judas were apostles.
As far as I know except for Paul and Barnabas no other disciples after Jesus’ death were called an apostle in the New Testament. I have heard some Christians in the Church elevate themselves to apostles. In the New Testament, Paul did not call any disciple in churches he established as
Apostles. They were brothers and sisters in Christ.
Today we have the authority of Christ through the indwelling of the Holy
Spirit. Paul and Barabas were set aside by the Holy Spirit. The Church
Begin in the upper room with 120 disciples filled with the Holy Spirit.
It is my belief based on my interpretation of the scripture, that all believers
Are disciples but not apostles. Each of us is a building block of the church.
Each block (which includes you) is important in spreading the gospel.
Today all believers have six things going for them.
We were called by Jesus Christ before the foundation of the world, Ephesians 1:4
At confession of faith in Jesus Christ we were given the indwelling of the Holy Spirit Romans 5:5
We have the authority of Jesus Christ to teach the Gospel Matthew 28:19
We have the power of the Holy Spirit to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. 1Thessalonians 1:5
Our Job is to glorify God with good works
We have the comforting of the grace and the peace of God
SALVATION IS BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST AND NOTHING ELSE GALATIANS 2:19
YOUR WORKS DOES EARN SALVATION. YOUR WORKS IS THE EVIDENCE OF YOUR LOVE AND DEVOTION TO THE LORD
