Did you receive the Spirit …?
Summary: Receiving a gift requires an act of acceptance. Accepting Jesus is the first step to receiving the Spirit.
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I would like to learn just one thing from you …
Summary: Paul’s preface to his question presents us with an interesting premise. If, instead of asking twenty questions, you can only ask one, what is the important question to ask?
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Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
Summary: Trying to keep up with Paul’s logic can be challenging. Today’s passage challenges us to consider the importance of Christ’s crucifixion to Paul’s argument against circumcision.
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You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?
Summary: Paul expresses his frustration with believers who allow the gospel to tainted. We don’t need other beliefs. We just need Jesus.
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I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!
Summary: Paul has led us up the mountainous trail of his logical reasoning for many verses. We are finally at the top of the mountain, where Paul presents us with a choice. We can jump off on one side or the other, but not both.
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… and gave himself for me.
Summary: Knowing that Jesus gave himself for us only has meaning if we know we need him.
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… who loved me …
Summary: Being loved is one of the most wonderful feelings a person can ever know. Being loved by God is the ultimate experience.
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I live by faith in the Son of God …
Summary: Paul sets an example for us when he lives by faith in Jesus.
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The life I now live in the body …
Summary: Paul is acutely aware of how his life has changed after encountering Jesus. In today’s passage he begins to describe the difference.
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… but Christ lives in me.
Summary: Understanding that we have an invisible spiritual self is one thing. Understanding that Jesus wants to be with us is another.
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