Exploring Galatians: Blessed With Abraham
After Paul’s attention-getting charge of “you foolish Galatians,” he begins to teach them about faith. Paul writes, “Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.…
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Exploring Galatians: Paul’s Charge
You foolish, idiotic, imbecilic, stupid, air-headed Galatians. Not exactly the way to make folks feel good about themselves. But with those “shake someone by the collar” kinds of words, Paul…
Exploring Galatians: The Gospel of Grace
If Paul’s letter to the Romans is his theological masterpiece, then Galatians 2:14-21 is his elevator speech. To recap, Paul is writing to the Galatian church because they, although being…
Exploring Galatians: The Antioch Incident
Paul uses an incident with Peter to vividly explain the Gospel of Grace. At some time following the Jerusalem Council, Peter visited the church at Antioch. In the early days…
Paul’s Defense
After fourteen years of missionary work, Paul was compelled to seek confirmation of his labors. Acts 15 records the Jerusalem Council and begins with, “Some men came down from Judea…
Exploring Galatians: Paul’s Autobiography
We all have a history, a path that we traveled, often unknowingly, to arrive at today. At some point, that path connected you with Lambchow. Early in his letter to…
Exploring Galatians – A Gospel Twist
Paul didn’t waste any time with pleasantries in his letter to the Galatians. His short opening is immediately followed with… “I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him…
Exploring Galatians: “Paul, an Apostle”
“Paul, an apostle (not sent from men nor through the agency of man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),” (Galatians 1:1, NASB95)…
316: Without Judgment
We often confuse motive with attitude. Someone says a harsh word of warning and we assume a motive of hate, when instead it was out of love and intended to…
316: Eternal Life
One of the attributes of being human is the knowledge that we will die. We may not like to think about it, but the ability to ponder the end of…
316: Shall Not Perish
Our world is prone to death, corruption, and destruction. Mountains erode, apples spoil, buildings eventually fall. Science calls this entropy – the eventual movement from order to disorder, from complex…
316: Believe
Whether we recognize it or not, our world runs on trust. A friend trusts our word when we say that something is worth doing. The bank trusts our promise to…