You crazy Galatians! Did someone put a spell on you? Have you taken leave of your senses? Something crazy has happened, for it’s obvious that you no longer have the crucified Jesus in clear focus in your lives. His sacrifice on the cross was certainly set before you clearly enough. Let me put this question …
**Storyteller’s note–I originally wrote this for another’s blog (The Chaotic Life of Lauren). I was attempting to let a little of my story out without Himself (my ex-husband, who was my husband at the time) knowing I was talking about anything. I kept secrets to keep myself alive, literally. The weight of the secrets was …
What actually took place is this: I tried keeping rules and working my head off to please God., and it didn’t work. So I quit being a “law man” so that I could be God’s man. Christ’s life showed me how and enabled me to do it. I identified myself completely;y with him. Indeed, I …
Later, when Peter came to Antioch, I had a face-to-face confrontation with him because he was clearly out of line. Here’s the situation. Earlier, before certain persons had come from James, Peter regularly ate with the non-Jews. But when that conservative group came from Jerusalem, he cautiously pulled back and put as much distance as …
Their ulterior motive was to reduce us to their brand of servitude. We didn’t give them the time of day. We were determined to preserve the truth of the Message for you. As for those who were considered important in the church, their reputation doesn’t concern me. God isn’t impressed with mere appearances, and neither …
