Category: Galatians
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God Honours Gauls: Social Chameleons (Galatians 2:11-21)
Version Française In our last segment, we had Paul leave off with the understanding that the apostles, the pillars of the faith, had extended their hand of fellowship to him and Barnabas once he laid out the gospel to them. It was agreed upon that it was the same gospel as Peter’s good news to…
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God Honours Gauls: The Uncircumcised at the Capital: (Galatians 2:1-10)
Version Française In the previous post, we emphasized upon the Apostle Paul’s defense of his character by tracing his ministry’s beginning to help authenticate his apostleship and in return his message. In these next verses, he will continue to offer his readers in Galatia an overview of the circumstances that made his apostleship authentic. He…
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God Honours Gauls: Swatting Character Assassins (Galatians 1:10-24)
Version Française There are many factors that can contribute to a politician’s success in an election. These range from ambitious, time‑sensitive policy promises, to the ability to appeal to a broad and diverse group of voters, to the substantial funding required for advertising—and perhaps even a few dollars set aside for a little champagne to…
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God Honours Gauls: The Accursed Fakers (Galatians 1:6-9)
Version Française Ecclesiastical Troublemakers are like an assorted box of Gagnon Chocolates. While you never know what you’re going to bite into, but you can be sure something in there is going to give you heartburn. Some are complainers who persist in pointing out every mistake that everyone in the congregation is guilty of especially…
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God Honours Gauls: A Muscle Flexing Salutation (Galatians 1:1-5)
Version Française Not so long ago, sitting down with a pen and paper was one of the most meaningful ways to stay connected with loved ones far away—especially for anyone hoping to avoid a crushing long‑distance phone bill. People wrote for all kinds of reasons: to stay in touch, to steady their emotions, or simply…
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God Honours Gauls: An Introduction
Version Française It seems fitting to expand upon our last series which focused upon the identity of God’s people in the scriptures with a detailed look at the book of Galatians. When you take in the substance of this epistle, it becomes impossible to miss the vivid portrayal of their defining characteristics—and just how desperately…