by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 17, 2016 | Blog, Reflections From Galatians
Galatians 2:6 (NKJV) ‘But from those who seemed to be something—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me.’ Paul was not being disrespectful. He was simply putting...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 16, 2016 | Blog, Reflections From Galatians
Galatians 2:4-5 (NKJV) ‘And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth… that they might bring us into bondage), to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.’ For...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Reflections From Galatians
Paul went up again after fourteen years to the elders in Jerusalem, to share with them what he had been doing and the message he had been preaching all these years among the Gentiles. So this was the second time he was going up to Jerusalem for accountability...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 14, 2016 | Blog, Reflections From Galatians
While we must take primary responsibility for the call of God upon our lives and need to respond accordingly and primarily to God, there is a need for accountability in ministry. Wrong doctrines and wrong ways of living develop when we don’t submit ourselves to others...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog, Reflections From Galatians
Galatians 1:16 ‘to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood’ The first purpose of the election by grace is to reveal Jesus to us. The election of grace brings the revelation of who Jesus is...