Denim Deb
More Precious than Rubies
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OK, first thing to remember is, this was not written to any one church, but to a group of churches. V2 says to the churches of Galatia.
Secondly, Paul was not alone. If you read the intro to his other books, he will quite often mention others, like Timothy. However, in this book it just says the brethern who are w/me.
This type of greeting from Paul was typical. It's not unusual for him to lay down his credentials at the beginning of a letter.
V4 talks about the death of Christ, and the deliverance we have thru Him. This deliverance is important when you get to the rest of the book.
V6 he gets right into the heart of the problem, no beating around the bush, they're listening to things that aren't correct. In this case, it's the mingling of the law w/grace.
V8 and 9 are extremely important. They warn about the dangers of listening to anyone, even one who claims to be an angel, that preaches a different gospel. Paul says to let them be accursed. 1 Corinthians 11:14 and 15 talks about Satan appearing as an angel of light, as well as his ministers. 1 Kings 13:11-32 gives a story about what can happen when you listen to one that professes to have the word of God, but in actuality does not.
As long as we don't move to chapter 2 today, I'll add more later.
Secondly, Paul was not alone. If you read the intro to his other books, he will quite often mention others, like Timothy. However, in this book it just says the brethern who are w/me.
This type of greeting from Paul was typical. It's not unusual for him to lay down his credentials at the beginning of a letter.
V4 talks about the death of Christ, and the deliverance we have thru Him. This deliverance is important when you get to the rest of the book.
V6 he gets right into the heart of the problem, no beating around the bush, they're listening to things that aren't correct. In this case, it's the mingling of the law w/grace.
V8 and 9 are extremely important. They warn about the dangers of listening to anyone, even one who claims to be an angel, that preaches a different gospel. Paul says to let them be accursed. 1 Corinthians 11:14 and 15 talks about Satan appearing as an angel of light, as well as his ministers. 1 Kings 13:11-32 gives a story about what can happen when you listen to one that professes to have the word of God, but in actuality does not.
As long as we don't move to chapter 2 today, I'll add more later.
