“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” (Galatians 1:6 ESV).
The apostle Paul wrote to correct those in Galatia who had fallen prey to the false “gospel” of the Judaizers, who insisted that new believers had to follow all the laws of Moses. He challenged them not to desert the “grace of Christ” revealed in the true gospel.
Every generation must face a similar challenge. For every generation is faced with those who would add or subtract from the gospel, proposing a “different gospel,” as if there could be another. But there is only one true gospel. Christ died for our sins, he was buried, and he rose again on the third day. If you will confess Jesus Christ as Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved (Rom. 10:9). This is the only true gospel.
The gospel is not only that which sets free the one in slavery to sin, it is also that which sustains the freedom of those who are now sons of God. We never outgrow the gospel. As one commentator has said, the gospel is not only the ABCs of Christianity. It is the A-Z of Christianity. It’s the whole alphabet!
PRAYER: Dear Father, thank You for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Help us not to lay aside the grace of Christ for any other message. Go ahead of us to open eyes and hearts and give us the wisdom and boldness to share Your true gospel of Jesus to everyone. In Jesus’ name, amen.