GALATIANS 1:6-10
In this passage of scripture we see that the churches of Galatia were being led astray by false teachers, and the very souls of the believers were at stake. Paul had no choice; he had to be strong in what he wrote, for Christ had taught that the value of a single soul was worth more than all the wealth of the world.
some persons turned to false gospels. This is the subject of The Book of Galatians, the very reason Paul wrote to the churches of Galatia. Some false teachers had joined the church, false teachers who did not believe in the gospel as proclaimed by Paul and the apostles. They were adding to and taking away from the gospel of the Scriptures and attacking the minister. As a result, some believers were following the false teachers and turning to their false gospels. Paul warned the believers of the churches, and his warning was direct and forceful.
Galatians 1:6–10 I’m surprised that you’re so quickly deserting Christ, who called you in his kindness, to follow a different kind of good news. But what some people are calling good news is not really good news at all. They are confusing you. They want to distort the Good News about Christ. Whoever tells you good news that is different from the Good News we gave you should be condemned to hell, even if he is one of us or an angel from heaven. I’m now telling you again what we’ve told you in the past: If anyone tells you good news that is different from the Good News you received, that person should be condemned to hell. Am I saying this now to win the approval of people or God? Am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be Christ’s servant.
The believers were following those who twisted the gospel of Christ. They were following false teachers. Note what it was that made the teachers false teachers: a perverting of the gospel. The word pervert (metastrepsai) means to turn about, to change completely, to distort. They were taking the gospel of God’s love and grace as demonstrated in His Son, Jesus Christ, and changing it. The false teachers claimed to be Christians, followers of Christ. They even believed with Paul …
• that God did love the world and send His Son into the world
• that Jesus Christ was the Son of God who did actually come to
• that Jesus Christ did die and arise from the dead
However, the false teachers were adding to and taking away from the gospel, twisting its meaning and making it say something entirely different from the Scripture Paul preached, AND WE STILL HAVE THOSE FALSE TEACHERS HERE WITH US TODAY.
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Verse 6: Paul is shocked that the Galatians are so quickly turning away from the one who called them by the grace of Christ. They are deserting the true gospel and turning to a “different gospel.” This reflects Paul’s deep disappointment that they are abandoning the message of salvation through faith in Christ alone.
Verse 7: Paul clarifies that this “different gospel” is not really another gospel at all. Instead, it is a distortion of the true gospel, brought about by individuals who are causing confusion and trying to pervert the message of Christ.
Verses 8-9: Paul emphasizes the seriousness of adhering to the true gospel. He declares that even if he, or an angel from heaven, were to preach a gospel contrary to the one they received, they should be accursed. He repeats this warning to underscore its importance.
Verse 10: Paul challenges the Galatians to consider his motives. He asks whether he is seeking the approval of humans or of God. He makes it clear that his commitment is to God, not to pleasing people, and that he is a servant of Christ.
LET US NOT FORGET THERE IS NOT BUT ONE TRUE GOSPEL. IF WE TURN AWAY FROM THE ONLY
TRUE GOSPEL, WE ARE TURNING AWAY FROM GOD.
LET US BE SURE NOT TO ALLOW THESE FALSE PROPHETS, THESE PROSPERITY PREACHERS, THESE FEEL-GOOD PREACHERS, THESE EAR TICKLERS TO LEAD US AWAY FROM THE TRUE GOSPEL OF GOD.
WE MUST BE ALERT AND RECOGNIZE WHO THESE PREACHERS ARE SEEKING APPROVAL FROM HUMANS OR GOD. WE MUST RECOGNIZE ARE THEY ADDING TO OR TAKING AWAY FROM THE TRUE WORD OF GOD, OR ARE THEY TWISTING THE WORD OF GOD FOR THEIR OWN GOOD.
I HOPE YOU RECEIVED GREATLY FROM THIS DEEP STUDY.
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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM