We must remember that the people Paul was targeting here were very different. They were young Christians and could not understand and believe everything when they heard it for the first time. It is also necessary that we should often hear that familiar message again because through the noise of the world and the ego […]
Read morePaul used a wonderful example to explain how Jesus completely changed our lives and status. 1 Let me show you the implications of this. As long as the heir is a minor, he has no advantage over the slave. 2Though legally he owns the entire inheritance, he is subject to tutors and administrators until whatever date […]
Read moreOn organ donors’ day the radio station broadcast programmes to make people aware of organ donation. I never knew that they called it ‘harvesting’ organs! And the listeners called in with various questions, the ones one normally asks: do they ensure that I’m completely dead before they take my organs? Can I donate my organs […]
Read moreAt a men’s group the chairperson witnessed powerfully about the Lord’s blessing on his business. Earlier in the year he was so excited about a big quote that he had given for work on a farm. But although it was the cheapest quote, he did not get the job. However, that did not stop him […]
Read morePaul repeated many of the primary truths to the Galatians, because they listened to other people so easily and eventually invalidated Jesus’ death on the cross. They relapsed and said that the law was the only way in which you could get to God. When you live under the law only, you live in fear […]
Read moreWe’re all familiar with the story of Abraham’s life. Abraham and his wife Sarah believed. They held on to the promise that they would have a son, even though Sarah was well into her eighties and Abraham a full century old. Yes, when they were younger they also made mistakes. They were normal people and […]
Read moreI get a lot of questions about the Holy Spirit. As the Holy Spirit moves quietly and does not overpower our lives, some people are sometimes uncertain whether they do indeed have the Spirit and what else they have to do to receive the Holy Spirit. In this part, Paul is talking to the Galatians […]
Read morePaul is struggling with the Galatian people. Initially, it went really well, but he’s feeling discouraged. They accepted Jesus as Saviour and they received the Holy Spirit. But then they listened to people who don’t believe in Jesus and chose to become enslaved to the law again. 1You crazy Galatians! Did someone put a hex […]
Read moreIron ore is melted at very high temperatures. The process releases all the dirt, which can then be removed easily. After cooling, the end product is clean steel. While it is still iron ore, it contains a lot of dirt, but it is not visible. Only after it has been heated, the dirt becomes visible […]
Read moreIn order to understand this part we have to keep in mind that the Jews of old did not believe that all people were sinners. They believed that only those people who did live strictly according to the law were sinners. Paul wanted to explain to them that no one is acquitted on the basis […]
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