{"id":112,"date":"2007-07-17T20:14:48","date_gmt":"2007-07-18T02:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/index.php\/2007\/07\/17\/galatians-16-a-different-gospel\/"},"modified":"2007-07-17T20:14:48","modified_gmt":"2007-07-18T02:14:48","slug":"galatians-16-a-different-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/galatians-16-a-different-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"Galatians 1:6 – A Different Gospel?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ministry<\/p>\n

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Galatians 1:6<\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,<\/o:p><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Truth to Learn<\/o:p><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

There is only one true gospel message and it is about salvation by grace alone.<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/o:p><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is interesting to note the tenderness with which Paul deals with this legalistic false teaching that had crept into the church. He starts off this verse with \u201cI marvel<\/span>.\u201d This is a translation of the Greek word, thaumadzo<\/span><\/em> which means \u201cto wonder.\u201d This is a very mild term which could easily have been replaced with a more forceful and condemning word. Instead, Paul speaks gently to these believers.<\/p>\n

The word translated \u201cturning away<\/span>\u201d is from the Greek metatithesthe<\/span><\/em> which means \u201cto put something in a different place\u2019 or \u2018to switch party affiliation.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are two different Greek words each of which is translated \u201canother<\/span>\u201d in the New Testament; allos<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201canother of the same kind\u201d and heteros<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201canother of a different kind.\u201d The word used here is heteros<\/span><\/em>, another of a different kind.<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/o:p><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The basic problem that had occurred in the Galatian churches is that the devout Jewish converts among the churches, perhaps former Pharisees, had been teaching them that the Galatian believers had to obey the Mosaic Law in order to secure their salvation. Paul, on the other hand, had taught them that their salvation and their continuing position in and relationship with God are wholly dependent on God\u2019s grace, apart from the law. Paul will expound further on this as the letter unfolds.<\/p>\n

What he is saying, is that these Galatian Christians had left off following the pure gospel message of salvation and righteousness by faith through God\u2019s grace. Iinstead, they were now following a legalistic observance of righteousness.<\/p>\n

There has been much discussion through the centuries as to what Paul means by \u201cHim who called you<\/span>.\u201d Some think it refers to Paul, himself. Others think it refers to Christ. Still others believe that it is a reference to God\u2019s calling of individuals to salvation. This third interpretation seems to make the most sense. Paul claims elsewhere that he is only the messenger and Christ is the satisfaction of our sins whereas God the Father is the one who calls us.<\/p>\n

Paul says that the thing to which these Galatian believers had switched their allegiance is \u201ca different gospel<\/span>.\u201d That is, Paul is claiming that the \u201cgospel\u201d that they are now following, the legalistic rules and regulations that had been added to salvation by grace, was not simply a different interpretation of the true gospel, but it was a different kind of gospel, not following truth at all.<\/p>\n

Application <\/o:p><\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Have you been caught up in church rules and regulations or church traditions that have taken on more importance that the plain truth of the Word? Do you believe what you do about your Christianity because it is what the church has taught you to believe? Or is your faith and relationship with God based solely of what the Bible teaches?<\/p>\n

In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Copyright \u00a9 2007 <\/span>Will <\/span>Krause. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n

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