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| − | 1Paul an apostle—sent neither by human commission nor from human authorities, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2and all the members of God’s family who are with me, | + | 1Paul an apostle—sent neither by human commission nor from human authorities, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2and all the members of God’s family who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen. |
| − | + | 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed! 9As we have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that one be accursed! 10 Am I now seeking human approval, or God’s approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ. 11 For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; 12for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. | |
| − | + | ==I, Paul, an apostle== | |
| − | + | I have a confession to make today--one that would make my seminary professors cringe. In fact, I waited until I was 2,000 miles and one whole year away from them before making this confession. Here it is: I recently spent four years at one of the top seminaries in the world, intensely studying 91.25% of the Bible...and intensely avoiding the other 7.75%. The parts that I avoided were the letters of the apostle Paul. The apostle Paul, who is either the author or subject of over half the New Testament. The apostle Paul, who was personally responsible for taking the gospel of Jesus Christ from a small, regional branch of Judaism into an international movement in its own right. Th | |
Revision as of 20:08, 1 June 2013
Galatians 1:1-12
1Paul an apostle—sent neither by human commission nor from human authorities, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2and all the members of God’s family who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed! 9As we have said before, so now I repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that one be accursed! 10 Am I now seeking human approval, or God’s approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ. 11 For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin; 12for I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
I, Paul, an apostle
I have a confession to make today--one that would make my seminary professors cringe. In fact, I waited until I was 2,000 miles and one whole year away from them before making this confession. Here it is: I recently spent four years at one of the top seminaries in the world, intensely studying 91.25% of the Bible...and intensely avoiding the other 7.75%. The parts that I avoided were the letters of the apostle Paul. The apostle Paul, who is either the author or subject of over half the New Testament. The apostle Paul, who was personally responsible for taking the gospel of Jesus Christ from a small, regional branch of Judaism into an international movement in its own right. Th
