Inspired by Spirit #8: I am a new creation
In the closing words of this letter from Paul that we know as the book of Galatians, Paul refers again to circumcision. This physical has really become the sticking point for the Jewish Christians....
Monthly Archive: August 2018
Inspired by Spirit #7: doing good to all
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 That’s where we left it yesterday. In Galatians 6, Paul goes on to unpack what this may look...
Inspired by Spirit #6: keep in step with the Spirit
When each one of us became a follower of Jesus, we were born into a new life, a new way of living. This new life is the way human beings were intended to live,...
Inspired by Spirit #5: faith expressing itself through love
Today, we carry on exploring much the same theme as yesterday, bu that’s OK. Some things bear repeating. The big issue for the Jewish Christians in Galatia is circumcision. Doubts have crept in about...
Inspired by Spirit #4: love is the only rule
Paul is concerned about what is going on in the Galatian church. And he has every right to be, as we have explored in the previous blog posts in this series. It had all...
Inspired by Spirit #3: Adopted
I know a fair bit about adoption. I have two birth children and three adopted children. We sometimes joke on that with our birth children, we had no choice. We had to love and...
Inspired by Spirit #2: limiting beliefs
Carrying on the theme from Galatians 3:1-9, which we studied in the last blog post, Paul continues to challenge the Galatians about their limiting beliefs. Many of the Jewish believers in Galatia have reverted...
Inspired by Spirit #1: Are you so foolish?
You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I would like to learn just one thing from you: did you receive the Spirit by...
Inspired by Spirit: Introduction
Welcome to the book of Galatians! Galatia was a Roman province. Paul visited the southern area of the Roman province of Galatia – Antioch, Iconium, Lystra and Derbe – on his first missionary journey and...
