# 41. 2017 Dev. Gal.1:11 The True Gospel. Read verses. 11-24. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Galatians 1:11
“11 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.”
As we go through Galatians and Paul’s other writings, what comes out is the real gospel, the same gospel we celebrate with the 500th year of the Reformation defined by: Sola Scriptura (“by Scripture alone”)
So la fide (“by faith alone”)
Sola gratia (“by grace alone”)
Solus Christus or Solo Christo (“Christ alone” or “through Christ alone”)
Soli Deo gloria (“glory to God alone”)
Paul was concerned that his calling and the gospel given him by Jesus was the same gospel given to the apostles who were taught by Jesus as he walked this earth. As Christians we all want to know that what we believe and our call to serve Jesus comes from God. Is our call real? How do we know?
Paul gives us a good understanding of God’s call. Paul writes: “But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.” However, later Paul sought out Peter. We are chosen by God Himself the before the creation of the earth (Eph. 1:4)! Get your head around that! And Jesus Christ is revealed in us by grace, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Further, our calling, like Paul’s call, comes from the Holy Spirit and is confirmed by our peers in Christ. What are the implications of our call?
Paul, a Jew and former persecutor of Christ’s church, was called to preach to the Gentiles. This is our calling as well, along with worship, supporting our Christian families, living out our faith in this world and presenting the gospel to those who have not yet received and believed in Jesus. The fact is, Jesus places people he wants to influence in our path every day. We are not alone in this.
Paul expands on his and our call in the next couple of chapters. For now, suffice it to say: God’s Word confirms our call, supported by fellow Christians and we are empowered to carry it out every day. Praise be to God!
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