Thanks to the apostle Paul, the Galatian church had received God through faith in Jesus Christ. However, when they allowed themselves to be deceived by false teaching, this became of great concern to Paul which prompted the following verses “8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature […]

Now that Paul reinforced the fact salvation comes from faith rather than the law, the apostle shift the focus of his letter to encompass the promise made by God to all those who put their trust in His son Jesus Christ. First Paul states that in deed, by faith in Jesus Christ all believers are […]

For the Jews the law had been the only way to salvation, until the mystery was revealed by Paul, that salvation was offered to the Gentiles also, through faith in Jesus Christ. In his letter to the Galatian church the apostle Paul addresses God’s covenant with the Gentiles, that the same inheritance awaits them as […]

Having covered the fact there was only one gospel to preach from, and established he was of equal rank to Peter, in his letter tot eh Galatian church the apostle Paul now focuses on a popular topic, faith versus the law. First Paul refers to the Galatians as “foolish” because of their obvious lack of […]

The apostles Paul and Peter certainly have quite a colorful relationship throughout the bible, in the second chapter of the book of Galatians Paul wrote about his rebuking Peter, a fellow disciple of equal standing in the eyes of God While Catholics believe Peter held a higher position than Paul among the Christian church, critics […]

Three years after he was born again Paul traveled to Jerusalem to meet with Peter. Then between A.D. 37 and A.D. 51 Paul preached the gospel to the Gentiles throughout Syria and Cilicia for fourteen years before he was accepted by the other apostles in Jerusalem. “1 Fourteen years later I went up again to […]

As we continue our study of Paul’s letter to the Galatian church we now learn how the apostle was driven to Christianity from Judaism. First Paul identifies the gospel he new preaches as authentic and not at all something created by man rather it was set forth by a divine being. He also felt necessary […]

Written around A.D. 52 Paul’s epistle to the Galatians is a passionate letter aimed at bringing believers back on track with the one and only gospel. A circular letter intended for the Christians in Galatia, an Asia Minor province in the highlands of central Anatolia in modern day Turkey, Galatians reiterates the fact salvation stems […]

In this message we wrap up Paul’s letter to Titus, the appointed leader of the Cretan church. In these verses the apostle Paul describes how Christians, the recipients of God’s grace should behave. First Paul reminds Titus about obedience and submission not only to God but to those appointed by God throughout the island of […]

Continuing with our study of Paul’s letter to Titus, a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ and reliable leader of the Cretan church, we now find out about the fundamentals of any church claiming to be that of Christ. Calling on preachers to teach the word, the apostle mentions the doctrine, from the Greek […]