Another Gospel Part 2
Sermon • Submitted • Presented
0 ratings
· 1 viewNotes
Transcript
Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ. But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.) Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ. But they were hearing only, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.” And they glorified God in me.
Denomination()
Division author of division satan , I see this now and hear not denomination but demonisation
How can there be between 45000- 194000 different variations of the gospel in america today depending on what national survey you look at? How is that Possible Paul says here let them be accursed
there can only be one gospel , My fear my dear brethren this is past of the evidence of the fall the sin nature of man that like in 2 Tim 4:3
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
There are scriptures we don't like they make us feel uncomfortable they convict us they don't see it right with our own presuppositions and instead of surrendering to Christ His Gospel through His Word we gather up for ourselves teachers that will tell us what we already believe that will not challenge our thoughts will not challenge our lifestyle, This my dear Friends is evidence of the end time the wickedness of men that we would be so willing to church shop like if it were a grocery store based on if they encouraged us not based on were they preaching the Word of God as it is written let not us be such foolish people let us as a church submit to God submit to His son Christ Jesus submit to His word allow the scriptures to test our life allow his word to correct our sin allow it so that we may be full and complete on that day of judgement
When we are looking for a church how do many of us go about it we look up all the baptist churches int he area all the assemblies of God all the church of christ in the area, we are gathering up for ourselves teachers to tell us what we already believe that will not cause us to think beyond our own presuppositions
We are just as guilty i a since as the false teacher because we actively intentionally search for churches based on denominations rather than based on where the Word of God is preached and lived out. Which brings me to another area. If the local church God has you in is lacking in a area don't get mad don't get frustrated at the pastor or deacons maybe God has revealed that to you to either say something or even more likely that you can help serve to fill that Gap
visitations
Paul's address to the Galatians the false Gospel preached in Galatia was legalism
The threat of Legalism the threat of emotionalism, the threat of intellectualism , The threat of moralism, the threat of prosperity-ism
All of these things are another Gospel
Here Paul is addressing the Legalistic the converted Pharisees of Galatia, the Church of Galatia was a place in south central Turkey today not far from Syrian city of Damascus, This letter is thought to be one of the earliest letters written by Paul
Paul addresses the Galatians not with some sweet salutation as we find in other letters of Paul, but with a bewildered concern for the Church, Paul asks how can you have fallen so fast after you have recieved the grace of God.
This reminds me of the sinful nature of humans never to be satisfied. When we look back to the mass exodus of isreal from the grasp of Pharo we see a people who have witnessed the hand of God preserve them crush their enemies set them free part the red sea by His own breath, only to so quickly depart when moses went up the mountain only to come down again to see they had set u a idol in the place of God worshipping it dancing around it. The foolishness of our own depravity. This is why we despritly need Jesus .
It can be hard to accept
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
But we must, You see the Galation’s pharisees had tried to re-enslave the Christian back into the bondage of the Law and feasts and atonement, as though Christ was not sufficient enough
Ive seen many modern day pharisees in the church legalistic by nature
Their own rules of what the church must operate that is not found in the bible what so ever , Let us be warned not to be bewitched as the Galatians had taken captive by legalism by moralism, by intellectual-ism by prosperity ism
Paul reminds us that there is not two Gospels but that there is only one
Any others are false and must be rejected even if they are what we desire to hear, Be careful that you too are not bewitched ad these foolish Galatians were
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?
WE are justified by faith through grace not of works our salvation cannot come by cleaning ourselves up, now hear me that does not mean we should not, it just means that is not how we are saved, we must though put of our armor of God one being the breast plate of righteousness , we cloth e ourselves with christ and his righteousness allowing His goodness to overcome our evil desires becoming more like him daily not so that we can gain Merritt in his eye for our greatest and best work is but a filthy rag before the father , but because we love him and out of a deep gratitude we serve we work we are purified we are transformed by His grace to become more like him
This is not come to church show up and fake it until i make it
I do this the God will give me that
That is a another Gospel
it must be rejected,
Grace is what separates Christianity from all of faiths in the world all others are conditional on how good you are and what you do Christianity is about how good God is and what he has done for you
purest form of the Gospel is found in just a few texts
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
2 cor 5:18-21
Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
Here we find the true Gospel the Gospel of Gods love the Gospel of Gods infinite grace and mercy towards us that He who was perfect became the curse destined for you and me that we may be reconciled to the father through him, not because you were good enough not because you gave enough not because your theology was perfect and you knew enough not so that you can be rich have fancy things and be spared from struggles in this life no those are false gospel
It was so those whom believe ( in trust their lives unto) would have everlasting Life by his grace through His mercy because of His great love for us the End that's the Gospel
One of the biggest fears I have is to hear the dreadful words depart from me ive never knew you ,I have had this thought for sometime now, im not sure if it is a original thought or if i heard something at some point but nevertheless I've been thinking
What Has God called us to do
Build churches, youth camps vbs , Sunday school mow the grass what has he called us to do ?
I fear i will stand before him and say Lord I preached they didn't move lord I would have gone but no one went with me, lord we took care of the church building it was beautiful, we cared for the lawn we had programs we did all sorts of things and I will hear I never asked you to do any of that I asked you to love your God with all your mind body heart and soul and to love your neighbor as yourself and To go forth and make disciples in all the World
Now hear me those other things are helpful and needed don't get me wrong I'm thankful for those who have selflessly served in such a capacity, yet I hear those words of our Lord
May we place out life in His hands today may we trust him with our future with the future of our family future of our church future of our children may we serve him in love with all our minds hearts body and soul for He
gave us his Son he gave him up as a ransom out of a deep love out of a deep respect may we honor his wish to love him and others may we love him so much we make disciples in our lives taking them under our wing teaching them by the word but more importantly by a example of a Godly life that e still is the God who changes He still is the God Who heals the broken He still is the God who builds bridges from death to life
Let us pray