In his letter to the Galatians, Paul is furious and for good reason–the churches are walking away from the truth and simplicity of the gospel, embracing a gospel that is ‘not a gospel at all!’

I remember when I was first saved experiencing a radical transformation. I had always had some sort of faith in God or Jesus, I did the whole Sunday school thing as a kid, but this was really different. God was real in my life and I wanted to know everything there was to know and do everything there was to do.

I’m not very good at making choices. I get overwhelmed when there is too much to choose from and end up making the wrong choice. I am always the one when we eat a buffet lunch that has food envy when we get back to the table! But in Galatians, Paul makes it perfectly easy to make your choice.

We left off last time with some new Gentile Christians in Galatia feeling compelled to listen and go along with a certain group of travelling Jewish Christians, presumably sent and endorsed by the 12 in Jerusalem, who are insisting that the Galatians add to their faith in Christ certain Mosaic requirements.