No Other Gospel!

Galatians 1:1–9 ESV

1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.

I. Paul wrote to “the churches of Galatia”

A. Galatia were:

1. an ethnic group of people in the north of the province

2. the southerners of various people groups who were included in the Roman province

B. Paul visited this area at least twice founding churches (Acts 13-14) including in places like Iconium, Lystra, and Pisidian Antioch (Acts 14:21).

C. Paul wrote to these Christians, sometime before the Jerusalem council because there were some men from Judea who were insisting that the Galatian believers needed to be circumcised to be saved.

Acts 15:1 ESV

1 But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

II. Paul vindicates his apostleship (Gal 1:1a, 2)

A. Paul recieved His apostleship through Jesus Christ and God the Father

B. Paul has the support of the brothers with him. (v. 2)

III. Paul summarizes the gospel. (Gal 1:1-5)

A. God the Father raised Jesus Christ from the dead (1:1b)

B. It is by God’s grace that we enjoy peace and sonship with through the Lord Jesus Christ. (v. 3)

C. The Lord Jesus Christ gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age. (v. 4a)

D. Jesus gave Himself according to the will of our God and Father (v. 4b)

E. To God and Father be the glory. (v. 5)

IV. Paul imprecates anyone who distorts the gospel. (Gal 1:6-9)

A. The apostle Paul was astonished at the Galatians’ desertion of God and turning to a different gospel.

B. God called you by the grace of Christ by His one gospel!

C. There is no other gospel! (v. 7)

D. Neither Paul nor an angel from heaven can change the gospel!

E. Anyone found to be preaching a different gospel is accursed!