“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him accursed” – Galatians 1:8.
LIGHT FOR NOW: Another gospel is called false hope.
Paul has expressed his great astonishment that the Galatians Christians, who had so profoundly come to Christ with great rejoicing when he brought the gospel message to them, were now abandoning Christ to believe a distorted gospel. The distortion was this: A group of religious Jews were going to places where non-Jews referred to as Gentiles had believed Paul’s preaching and received salvation from their sin by trusting in Christ’s death for that sin on the cross. These Judiazers could not stand the idea that these Gentiles believed themselves right with God without following the Law of Moses. So they came teaching that true salvation required both faith in Christ and obedience to the law.
Astoundingly to Paul, some of these Galatians Christians believed them. Paul now curses anyone who would teach a version of the gospel of Jesus other than the one they heard from him. he writes that this includes himself or even an angel from heaven. If “the gospel” is modified, adjusted, or changed by anyone for any reason, it is no longer the gospel. It is not the truth. Any message that agitates and unsettles you is not the gospel of Christ. Another gospel makes you lose confidence, creates anxiety and panic. It changes the narrative of the gospel. The gospel is centered on Christ; sin made us enemies of God. For the gospel to be goodnews, it must restore the relationship between man and God. The gospel is about the love of God. It is the fulfilled promise of God to man. Glory!
INSTRUCTION: Focus on the gospel of Christ.
CONFESSION: Father, I rest on the promises of the true gospel, in Jesus Name, Amen
QUOTE: The gospel is centered on Christ.
DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: LUKE CHAPTER 24; EVENING: JOHN CHAPTER 5
LIGHT FROM THE WORD 