Posts with the category “galatians”

Every day the Lord reveals His amazing grace as unmerited favor, lovingkindness, mercy, and forgiveness. Paul could wish for nothing. . .  Read More

In 1941, President Roosevelt envisioned four basic freedoms for Americans to enjoy: freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Pastor Warren Wiersbe said, “But our world needs. . .  Read More

A few months ago, my wife and I were driving to a destination with which I was unfamiliar. We had to drive separately, so I was following my wife, who knew the way. She was in our black Honda Accord, and I tried my best to keep my eyes. . .  Read More

Have you ever done something pointless? Back in high school, many of us thought learning things like algebra or the periodic table of elements was pointless. Today I know many people who think it’s pointless to. . .  Read More

As we’ve worked our way through Galatians 4, the apostle Paul has been referencing the Old Testament story of Sarah and Hagar to drive home an important point. He’s using . . .  Read More

I won’t pretend to understand the pain of infertility. I can only write from the pain I know—that of a deep emptiness. But I think we can all relate to barrenness in one. . .  Read More

False teachings about the Jewish Law’s place in the Christian life were spreading fast among the Galatian believers. Left unchecked, the truth and transforming power of the gospel would be totally neutered. So Paul launches an attack on. . .  Read More

Awkward moments happen every day. Today, we’re going to take a look at one of the most awkward moments in the Bible. So, what happened . . .  Read More

The Galatian Christians had a problem, a big problem They had been brought under the sway of people who were adding a lethal . . .  Read More

The apostle Paul would have been a great American. He loved freedom—he had a lot to say about it, but what’s surprising is that he called . . .  Read More

One of the distinguishing features of the Book of Galatians is the way Paul weaves his personal history into the text. It’s sort of . . .  Read More

If you examine the timeline of Paul’s ministry, you’ll notice something interesting that falls in line with the way God works in the hearts and. . .  Read More

Word travels fast. In an age of instant messaging, it’s often swifter than we’d like. But back in the first century AD, they relied on. . .  Read More

Oswald Chambers wrote of the apostle Paul, “Paul was not conscious of himself. He was recklessly abandoned, totally surrendered, and separated. . .  Read More

I once read a quote from a pastor named John Phillips who said, “In the Book of Galatians, we get to see what Paul’s soul looks like when. . .  Read More

Do you remember the Frank Sinatra song “Love and Marriage”? The first verse of the song goes a little something like this. . .  Read More