Daily Meditations on the Bible / We stand with Israel
… to rescue us from the present evil age …
Summary: Being rescued suggests a person is removed from harm’s way. In today’s passage we find out that being rescued also can involve being protected from harm while still being near harm.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:4b – Rescue”… who gave himself for our sins …
Summary: The idea of someone giving himself for our sins only has meaning if we understand what sin is all about.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:4a – Slippery Slope”… to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Summary: The value of the offer of “grace and peace” depends entirely on who is making the offer.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:3c – The God-Heart-Connection”… and peace …
Summary: Peace is a word that can describe the world around us, but it also describes the state of our soul. The peace that God offers us through Paul’s words today is a gift for the soul.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:3b – Distinctly Peculiar”Grace …
Summary: What a word means depends to some extent on its context. The usage tells us what the author or speaker intends it to mean.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:3a – From Grump to Grace”To the churches in Galatia:
Summary: The churches in Galatia have become a battlefield, and they don’t even know it.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:2b – Three Groups”… and all the brothers and sisters with me,
Summary: Paul continues to add layers of authority to his message.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:2a – Correction”… who raised him from the dead—
Summary: When Jesus his raised from the dead, he is not raised up as he was, that is as a mortal. Instead, he is raised immortal and imperishable.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:1c – When Jesus Returned”… and God the Father
Summary: Paul is on a mission. He has to correct the thinking of people who are hundreds of miles away while he is a prisoner in Rome.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:1b – A Mission From God”Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ …
Summary: Paul begins his letter to the Galatians with a provocative statement. He is not an apostle sent by other apostles. He didn’t come to the party as a “wanna-be” or a “me too.” Jesus chose Paul personally. He is a man on a mission.
Continue reading “Galatians 1:1a – God’s Treasures”