Proclamation:
“As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is
preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s
curse!” Galatians 1:9 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written by the apostle Paul, under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God, to the believers in the church at Galatia . After the opening greeting in his letter to
these believers, Paul states that any other gospel other than the gospel of
Jesus Christ, and Him crucified and risen, is no gospel at all. (Galatians
1:6-7) He said that if the apostles, or
angels, or anybody else should preach anything else to them, let them be under
God’s curse. (Galatians 1:8-9) Then Paul
goes on to tell them that he was called of God to preach to them and he briefly
presents his background. (Galatians 1:11-24)
Application:
Worldly people will present all manner of doctrine and
beliefs to us in the name of their religion or philosophy. However, if they present anything other than
the birth, life, teachings, crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection of
Jesus, The Christ, we should not put any faith in it. Any other “gospel” is not really the gospel
at all. The Lord God will deal with all
of those false prophets. We need to
read, study, and live The Holy Word of God in order to make sure that we
recognize false teachings and errors when they are presented to us. Remember that Satan was an angel and he was
kicked out of heaven along with one third of the angels in heaven who followed
him. (Luke 10:18 and Revelation 12:9)
There is only one way for us to be saved and that is through belief in
Jesus, The Christ. (John 3:16, Acts 4:12, and Romans 10:9) Jesus said, “I am the way … no man cometh
unto The Father, but by Me.” (John 14:6)
To God be the glory!!!
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