O Foolish Galatians...

[Revelation 14:6-12]

O Foolish Galatians...

This thread is pertaining to all questions "Galatians".

First question, "What is the Letter to the Galatians addressing moreso than anything?"

Is it Law [whether moral and/or ceremonial, or etc], works, circumcision, judaizers, or something else entirely?

The Letter to the Galatians, should be read with Letter to the Romans and also the Letter to the Hebrews, since each are complimentary to it, bringing to light the love of God in the Truth as it is in Christ Jesus and Him Crucified.

In answer to the question, that which is primary in the Letter to the Galatians is the True and Everlasting Gospel.

 

[Revelation 14:6-12]

Looking at the Letter to the Galatians, we can see where Paul verily begins speaking about the Everlasting Gospel right in the very first verse:

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead; ) Galatians 1:1

Paul sets before the Galatians in verse 1, that he [Paul] is verily an "Apostle".

What is an "Apostle" if not one who has been "sent" by God with a message to bear?

What was the message that Paul "an apostle" was to bear?

The very True and Only "Gospel" itself, the 'good news' of Christ Jesus - the "Saviour of the World", "Deliverer" and "Redeemer".

Paul begins by clearly revealing that he is not an "apostle" of "men" and "neither by man", which signifies that he was sent by someone greater, and so names "God the Father" and "Christ Jesus" [being God the Son], and by implication of Jesus being the "Christ", also God the Holy Spirit.

Now what is this "Christ" that Paul thus speaks about?

The very "Messiah", the "Christ", the "anointed" of God - yea, the very "Holy One of Israel", "desire of all nations" who was to come as "promised", the "hope of Glory". Why was He Promised, what was He to do?

Paul is not writing to the Galatians alone, but rather "all the brethren which are with" him also writing with him:

And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: Galatians 1:2

"Brethren" of whom first and foremost? "Christ Jesus" again, the "Son".

For in Christ Jesus "is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."

And how then can they all be "with" Paul and "one in Christ Jesus" writing to the "churches of Galatia", lest they be united in Truth? For how "can two walk together, except they be agreed"?

Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ, Galatians 1:3

"Grace" and "Peace"? What is this "Grace" and "Peace" and why was it that we needed them so?

Is this merely Paul's staple greeting with no further depth than that of a 'hello'? Surely not! What then does Paul mean by constantly repeating it in his letters [and even given by Peter in his epistles], even many times at the very outset?

Shall we not even see this at the earliest good news of the incarnation of Jesus, written in the Gospel of Luke, who journeyed with Paul so many times?

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14

Again, Paul says "God the Father", and so those "in Christ Jesus" are all Sons and Daughters of God, and how so? Paul says, "Lord Jesus Christ", and what does he signify by saying "Lord"?

Now Paul brings the Everlasting Gospel right into view of all reading:

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: Galatians 1:4

Who gave Himself for our sins? "Lord Jesus Christ".

What compelled Him to give Himself completely for our sins? Was it not His absolute and perfect love for us "while we were yet sinners", that "Christ died for us"? Do we not begin to see how Paul is setting forth the True and Everlasting Gospel already?

What then have we done that "Christ Jesus died for us"? Was it not for "our sins"?

What are "our sins"?

What is our deliverance from?

To whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen. Galatians 1:5

Why should there be such "Glory" given unto "God" "and" "Our Father", even "for ever and ever"?

Has not Paul already begun to answer the question by setting forth the True and Everlasting Gospel? Why does he do so?

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Galatians 1:6

How many True Gospels are there? There is only one.

What does it mean when we have followed "another gospel", which is "not another"? It means that we are then "so soon removed from him" that "called" us "into the grace of Christ".

Why must Paul then "Marvel" at these? For is not the True Gospel plain in all its saving love, and that mankind could do nothing of himself to save himself from sin, and that he needed a Saviour, and that Jesus was just such the only spotless Lamb and Saviour?

How could any, having tasted of the True Gospel ever have a 'palate' for or be "bewitched" towards "another"?

It is obvious that Paul must again set before the Galatians "Christ and Him Crucified" lest he and they had run in "vain".

Paul then sets out to clearly reveal the True Gospel as we find throughout the Letter to the Galatians:

"... gospel ... that which we have preached ..." Galatians 1:8

"... gospel ... that ye have received..." Galatians 1:9

"... the gospel which was preached of me is not after man ..." Galatians 1:11

Does, Paul, as some seem to think [as found in many commentaries], from here begin to exhonorate his position, explaining his origins, and why he should be heard?, or rather does Paul truly continue with the message of the True Gospel by demonstrating the very love, power and working of Jesus Christ in his own life, and thus the reason why he should be heard above those preaching "another"...

 

[Cribstyl]

O Foolish Galatians...

This thread is pertaining to all questions "Galatians".

First question, "What is the Letter to the Galatians addressing moreso than anything?"

Is it Law [whether moral and/or ceremonial, or etc], works, circumcision, judaizers, or something else entirely?

The Letter to the Galatians, should be read with Letter to the Romans and also the Letter to the Hebrews, since each are complimentary to it, bringing to light the love of God in the Truth as it is in Christ Jesus and Him Crucified.

In answer to the question, that which is primary in the Letter to the Galatians is the True and Everlasting Gospel.

Thanks for starting this study of this Epistle to the Galatians.
In my studies of Galatians, I find this letter is addressing a people who were previously taught the true Gospel and now are following another gospel. This letter is an eye opener to what is both the true Gospel and another gospel which is said to be a bewitching of these new believers in Jesus Christ.

 

[Cribstyl]

Can you tell us in the fewest possible words, what you're calling the everlasting Gospel?

 

[k4c]

Can you tell us in the fewest possible words, what you're calling the everlasting Gospel?

God loves us...

Jesus died for our sins...

God does not condemn us...

Now go and sin no more...because sin kills.

 

[Revelation 14:6-12]

Can you tell us in the fewest possible words, what you're calling the everlasting Gospel?

Thank you K4C for the succinct and beautiful answer.

Now let us break it down further and look at it from the scriptures.

In Galatians 1:1 Paul "an apostle" reveals that "Jesus Christ" was "raised ... from the dead".

Who is Jesus Christ?

Why did Jesus die?

 

[Cribstyl]

Thank you K4C for the succinct and beautiful answer.

Now let us break it down further and look at it from the scriptures.

In Galatians 1:1 Paul "an apostle" reveals that "Jesus Christ" was "raised ... from the dead".

Who is Jesus Christ?

Why did Jesus die?

Rev14,
Maybe I'm mistaken by what appears to be a topical study of Galatians.
In your OP, you asked the question..... "What is the letter addressing more than anything?"
Then you gave an answer: "In answer to the question, that which is primary in the Letter to the Galatians is the True and Everlasting Gospel."



I'm actually in agreement that Paul is making sure they continue in the true gospel (which I also believe is the everlasting gospel). So, I'm asking YOU for clarification on what you're calling the everlasting gospel, because Paul did not make that reference.
Do you have a problem in responding to my questions?

My answer about what Galatians is addressing is; The churches of Galacia had abbandon what they were originally taught. So, Paul's letter was to first establish his God given authority and Apostleship to teach the Galations. Then He expounds on the content of both what was taught and what was not being taught to the church of God.


If we cant study Galatians together, I can exit this thread if you wish.

 

[Cribstyl]

God loves us...

Jesus died for our sins...

God does not condemn us...

Now go and sin no more...because sin kills.

Can you reference somes scriptures showing this as the gospel taught to the Galatians?

 

[k4c]

Can you reference somes scriptures showing this as the gospel taught to the Galatians?

As a teacher of God's word we are to form beliefs and interpret verses with the entire Bible in mind.

Now as far as your question goes, I am very well aware of your tactics of wearing out the saints with your endless questions and your endless rejection of eveything. Thanks but no thanks...

 

[Cribstyl]

As a teacher of God's word we are to form beliefs and interpret verses with the entire Bible in mind.

Now as far as your question goes, I am very well aware of your tactics of wearing out the saints with your endless questions and your endless rejection of eveything. Thanks but no thanks...

I'm sure that most SDA dont engage in topical studies of some books of the bible because of how some SDA doctrines are worded.
Some members here will not allow us to go through a line upon line study of Galatians.

Your personal attack is a way to confuse a reasonable dialog about a thread on the book of Galatians.
The Op said...... "This thread is pertaining to all questions "Galatians"."

Secondly, you injected yourself into my dialog with Rev14 and gave what I considered as a questionable answer.
Truth be told K4c, my 1 question to you was thoughtfully in line with our study.

I guess you have 2 choices.... keep this thread on topic or create confusion by personal attacks.

 

[k4c]

Secondly, you injected yourself into my dialog with Rev14 and gave what I considered as a questionable answer?

Of course ...I expect all your replies to be the same way. Thanks but no thanks.

 

[Cribstyl]

Looking at the Letter to the Galatians, we can see where Paul verily begins speaking about the Everlasting Gospel right in the very first verse:

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead; ) Galatians 1:1

Rev, I agreed with this expositionary comment on verse Gal1:1, That the (everlasting) gospel contains the revelation that; God raised Jesus Christ from the dead.

I do find that K4c left out Galatians lessons of truths;

Here is the NLT version of an impotant dialog about the true gospel vs "the other gospel".
Gal 3:
5 I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.

6 In the same way, “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” [fn2]
7 The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God.

8 What’s more, the Scriptures looked forward to this time when God would declare the Gentiles to be righteous because of their faith. God proclaimed this good news to Abraham long ago when he said, “All nations will be blessed through you.” [fn3]
9 So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received because of his faith.

10 But those who depend on the law to make them right with God are under his curse, for the Scriptures say, “Cursed is everyone who does not observe and obey all the commands that are written in God’s Book of the Law.” [fn4]
11 So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, “It is through faith that a righteous person has life.” [fn5]
12 This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says, “It is through obeying the law that a person has life.” [fn6]

13 But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” [fn7]
14 Through Christ Jesus, God has blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the promised [fn8] Holy Spirit through faith.

 

[Byfaithalone1]

As a teacher of God's word we are to form beliefs and interpret verses with the entire Bible in mind....

I submit that it is worthwhile to allow the immediate context to speak for itself before appealing to separate passages written by different authors to other audiences during different time periods on other topics. Would you agree?

BFA

 

[Byfaithalone1]

Rev, I agreed with this epositionary comment on verse Gal1:1, That the (everlasting) gospel contains the revelation that; God raised Jesus Christ from the dead.

I do find that K4c left out all of Galatians lessons of Gospel truths; Jesus was resurrected from the dead (Gal 1:1) and salvation is only by faith in Jesus Christ.(Gal 3:26)

These 2 quotes do have some gospel truths but they do not sum up what Galatians is teaching...If so post the text.

God does not condemn us...

Now go and sin no more...because sin kills.


I dont understand why we cant redeem, agree or disagree with what is written without unecessary insults.

Crib . . . I do think you're touching on an important FIRST question. What is the everlasting gospel? I'll be interested in how others answer this question.

BFA

 

[Cribstyl]

Crib . . . I do think you're touching on an important FIRST question. What is the everlasting gospel? I'll be interested in how others answer this question.

BFA

Hopefully Rev will respond accordingly.

 

[k4c]

I submit that it is worthwhile to allow the immediate context to speak for itself before appealing to separate passages written by different authors to other audiences during different time periods on other topics. Would you agree?

BFA

God's love was from day one for all mankind.

Jesus was the Lamb slain for the sins of the world from before the foundation of the world.

God does not condemn anyone from day one.

The whole world needs to turn from sin because the wages of sin is death and applies to all from day one.

I think you get the point...

PS: I feel the rejections and denials coming. Let me get my Rolaids.

 

[Torah]

O Foolish Galatians...

This thread is pertaining to all questions "Galatians".

First question, "What is the Letter to the Galatians addressing moreso than anything?"

Is it Law [whether moral and/or ceremonial, or etc], works, circumcision, judaizers, or something else entirely?

The Letter to the Galatians, should be read with Letter to the Romans and also the Letter to the Hebrews, since each are complimentary to it, bringing to light the love of God in the Truth as it is in Christ Jesus and Him Crucified.

In answer to the question, that which is primary in the Letter to the Galatians is the True and Everlasting Gospel.

The crux of “Foolish Galatians” was Proselyte.

Paul's rereading of the Torah after his Damascus Road experience brought new light to the issue of the proselyte. If Abraham were the first proselyte, he stood forever as the model for the rest. What caught Paul's attention was the fact that Abraham had been blessed as a covenant member before he was circumcised. [Romans 4:9-12]
Since in Paul's day "circumcision" was a short-hand way of saying "Jewish," Paul now realized that Abraham had become a covenant member as a non-Jew—he had attained the status of covenant member by faith, not by the ritual of the proselyte. If this were true for Abraham, it was also true for all Gentiles who exercised faith in the Messiah Yeshua. Even Yeshua Himself spoke of Abraham as having seen Him:

John 8: 56"Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad."
Since this saying of Yeshua's caused such consternation among His enemies, it may well be that Paul knew of it. Once he began to reread the Torah after his Damascus Road experience, Paul understood Abraham's faith to have been directed toward Yeshua. In this way Abraham was a model for the "uncircumcised" as well as the "circumcised."[Romans 4:11-12] Abraham's story proved that God's election, confirmed by the individual's faith, was the path to covenant status for the Gentile. This fact would be foundational for Paul as he labored to preach the gospel among the Gentiles.

Paul had come to realize that attributing a status of "righteous" on the basis of a proselyte ceremony constituted an attempt to gain righteousness by one's own efforts. But such a teaching overlooked an essential element that the Torah emphasized in the scope of Abraham's covenant status, namely, that his covenant status preceded his circumcision. His "righteous" status was on the basis of faith, not on becoming a proselyte. For if Abraham, God's chosen, had "believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness," then the initial message of the Gospel to the elect must be one of faith, not ritual.

But this message of the Gospel which centered upon the exercise of faith in Messiah in no way diminished nor negated the Torah / teaching. To Paul's antagonists, the position that a Gentile could become a covenant member without being circumcised sounded as though the Torah had been ignored. In reality Paul was restoring the Torah's message of salvation by faith. He understood that a Gentile who thought he could actually gain right standing with God through becoming a proselyte was trusting in something that could never actually save him. He may feel content in his new social status as a "Jew," but before the bar of God's justice he was still counted as unrighteous.


Paul realized, then, that he would need to take a very hard-line approach toward Gentiles who were being persuaded that becoming a proselyte gained them salvation. In their ill-founded confidence, such Gentiles were doomed. Thus, denying a Gentile the ritual of a proselyte (circumcision) must be read in this context, and not as a negation of Torah. Paul needed to teach the Gentiles that the first step in their conversion was one of genuine faith in Messiah. Only after they understood that their righteousness was reckoned to them and not earned were they in a position to appreciate both the value and necessity of
Torah-obedience.

Once again, Abraham becomes the example, for his faith was evidenced by his obedience. God's sovereign choosing had brought Abraham to the covenant, and his faith in God had sealed his membership in it. But as a chosen covenant member, Abraham obeyed God and circumcised both himself and all the males of his household. [Genesis 17:23-27] For Paul the order of events was crucial: faith comes first (gaining the status of covenant member), then obedience to God's commandments (living as a covenant member).
This order was no doubt emphasized in Paul's mind by the arrangement of the covenants as well. [Galatians 3:17] The Abrahamic covenant precedes the Mosaic covenant. But what is the significance of this order? For Paul it was that justification, i.e., right standing before God (emphasized in the Abrahamic covenant and the faith it requires) comes before sanctification, i.e., being set apart unto God in one's actions (the emphasis of the Mosaic covenant with its required obedience). Redemption (the exodus from Egypt) comes first and then Torah (standing at Sinai).
To suggest that the ritual of circumcision is the gateway to right standing with God is to teach that Sinai (submission to Torah) precedes the exodus, or that the Mosaic covenant comes before God's promise to Abraham. It reverses the biblical order and is contrary to Torah. This was crucial for Paul.

The gospel he preached was the same gospel given to Abraham, [Galatians 3:8] a gospel which first centers upon the blessings in Messiah (appropriated through faith) and then effects radical changes in one's life (accomplished through obedience).

That Paul was not against circumcision for Gentiles is proven by his having Timothy circumcised. In first century halachah, it is doubtful that Timothy would have been considered Jewish. The Mishnah . [Kiddushin 3:12f] indicates that Jewish lineage could only be determined in marriages ruled valid. The "marriage" of a Jewish woman to a Gentile would not be considered valid, and thus the children from such a union would not be considered Jewish. [Shaye J. D. Cohen ["Was Timothy Jewish? (Acts 16:1-3)," JBL105/2 (1986) 251-268] presents conclusive evidence that Timothy would not have been considered Jewish by the halachic authorities of Paul's day.]


The only exception would be if the husband were a proselyte.
The primary text on the issue of Timothy being circumcised is Acts 16:1-3:

And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted this man to go with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.


That Timothy's father was not a proselyte is clear from the statement that he was known as a Greek. Note also 2Timothy 1:5:


For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you [Timothy], which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.

Paul speaks of Timothy's grandmother and mother, but does not mention his father as the source of his training in the Scriptures. This hints strongly that Timothy's Greek father was not a "God-fearer" [Acts 10:2] and that his religious training was done by his mother.

What exactly was Timothy's status within the Jewish community of his day? Most likely, he was considered a Greek. Is Timothy an example of a non-Jew who, for reasons unknown to us but acceptable to Paul, underwent circumcision as the appropriate measure for a Torah submissive Gentile? Is it possible that Paul was convinced of Timothy's genuine understanding of justification by faith alone, so much so that receiving circumcision was permissible as a Torah observant act without any sense of gaining status with God?

Often when Paul speaks of "circumcision" he is not referring to the physical act of cutting per se, but of the entire ritual by which a non-Jew became a Jew according to Rabbinic standards. As such, what he prohibits in a text like
I Corinthians 7:18-19 is the idea that one needs to change his social status to enter the covenant.
Was any man called already circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God.

Paul did not want Gentiles to think they needed to become Jews nor that they even could become Jews. Neither did he want Jews to think that they needed to cease being Jews nor that they could. Paul expects both Jew and Gentile to keep the commandments. It seems very possible, then, that Paul would have had no problem with a Gentile remaining a Gentile, yet being circumcised. What he would never allow was a Gentile undergoing the Rabbinic ritual of a proselyte with the notion that such a ceremony would gain him the status of "righteous." This was surely "another gospel" and to Paul anathema.


Summary
Paul, based upon his understanding of the Tanach, [Old Testament] taught the sinfulness of mankind regardless of ethnic status. Since there was none who did good and all had sinned, all were unrighteous and therefore all in need of redemption. Such redemption could only be given for one could never affect one's own redemption and ethnic status did not guarantee it.
It was rather through God's own selection that people were brought near to Him and redeemed through His divine means. Seeing an election on both a corporate as well as an individual level, Paul realized that eternal salvation was granted to the individual, not the group.

While national election secured blessings for this world, only individual election that secured individual faith in the Messiah through the working of God's grace could gain a place in the world-to-come.
The gospel, then, for Paul was that God was continuing in faithfulness to the promise He had made to the Fathers, a promise that included the ingathering of the Gentiles—a promise which was in all ways centered upon Yeshua. Through the proclamation of Yeshua as Messiah, the elect would be gathered, Israel would be provoked to jealousy, and God's eternal plan to save His. people would be realized.

Shalom

 

[Revelation 14:6-12]

Rev14,
Maybe I'm mistaken by what appears to be a topical study of Galatians.
In your OP, you asked the question..... "What is the letter addressing more than anything?"
Then you gave an answer: "In answer to the question, that which is primary in the Letter to the Galatians is the True and Everlasting Gospel."

I'm actually in agreement that Paul is making sure they continue in the true gospel (which I also believe is the everlasting gospel). So, I'm asking YOU for clarification on what you're calling the everlasting gospel, because Paul did not make that reference.
Do you have a problem in responding to my questions?

My answer about what Galatians is addressing is; The churches of Galacia had abbandon what they were originally taught. So, Paul's letter was to first establish his God given authority and Apostleship to teach the Galations. Then He expounds on the content of both what was taught and what was not being taught to the church of God.

If we cant study Galatians together, I can exit this thread if you wish.

Hello again Cribstyl,

I apologize. I had thought that K4C's answer had no need of further words and my own are usually rather lengthy.

This thread is for anyone. Please participate as any will.

Paul does indeed infer the reference of the "everlasting Gospel", as was already shown here, for he speaks of the true and only Gospel, there being not "another":

http://www.christianforums.com/t7570052/#post57796453

Again, as was begun in that post, Paul was not setting up evidence of any authority that he might have had, he was presenting the true Gospel of Jesus Christ and not himself. That which he relays in the Letter to the Galatians was not to reveal anything about himself, except as the Gospel [good news] of Christ Jesus had made of him a new creature [Galatians 1:24, "they glorified God in me", and why so? because of the Gospel, Christ Jesus]. For self is hid in Christ Jesus in the preaching of the Gospel [1 Corinthians 2:2].

An "everlasting Gospel" [Revelation 14:6] is that very Gospel [the "good news"] which does not change - that of "Jesus Christ" Himself [Genesis 3:15; Luke 1:19; Galatians 4:4, etc].

Now that scripture as been given, please also allow me to quote from the words of the Messenger of the Lord on the same subject:

"In Christ is gathered all the glory of the Father. In Him is all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. He is the brightness of the Father’s glory, and the express image of His person. The glory of the attributes of God are expressed in His character. The gospel is glorious because it is made up of His righteousness. It is Christ unfolded, and Christ is the gospel embodied. Every page of the New Testament Scriptures shines with His light. Every text is a diamond, touched and irradiated by the divine rays.We are not to praise the gospel, but praise Christ. We are not to worship the gospel, but the Lord of the gospel. Christ is a perfect representation of God on the one hand, and a perfect specimen of sinless humanity on the other hand. Thus He has combined divinity and humanity (MS 44, 1898)." [Seventh Day Adventist Bible Commmentary; Volume 7; Page 907] - http://text.egwwritings.org/

"No man can rightly present the law of God without the gospel, or the gospel without the law. The law is the gospel embodied, and the gospel is the law unfolded. The law is the root, the gospel is the fragrant blossom and fruit which it bears." [Christ's Object Lessons, Page 128] - http://text.egwwritings.org/

"The gospel of Christ is the Good News of grace, or favor, by which man may be released from the condemnation of sin and enabled to render obedience to the law of God. The gospel points to the moral code as a rule of life. That law, by its demands for undeviating obedience, is continually pointing the sinner to the gospel for pardon and peace." [Mind, Character, and Personality; Volume 2; Page 563] - http://text.egwwritings.org/

"The message proclaimed by the angel flying in the midst of heaven is the everlasting gospel, the same gospel that was declared in Eden when God said to the serpent, “I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” (Genesis 3:15). Here was the first promise of a Saviour who would stand on the field of battle to contest the power of Satan and prevail against him. Christ came to our world to represent the character of God as it is represented in His holy law; for His law is a transcript of His character. Christ was both the law and the gospel. The angel that proclaims the everlasting gospel proclaims the law of God; for the gospel of salvation brings men to obedience of the law, whereby their characters are formed after the divine similitude." [Selected Messages Book 2; Page 106] - http://text.egwwritings.org/

 

[EastCoastRemnant]

Thanx Torah for the great viewpoint on Pauls state of mind from the Jewish economy's perspective....

 

[Cribstyl]

Rev14

I dont claim to be the smartest pencil in the box but.......
It seems reasonable that a study of any book is to apply it's content to understanding.
All the chatter posted by you and other SDA in this thread is everything but a study of the content of Galatians.

You've given kudos to K4c for a socalled "...succinct and beautiful answer".... about what is the "everlasting gospel".
What part of his beautiful answer is about having "FAITH"? (believing in Jesus Christ) Gal(20)

If there is one issue contending with the true gospel according to the scriptures in Galatians, it's the preaching of the law.
The law was being preach to the Galatians by those who were not sent.
Act 15:24Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no [such] commandment:



Paul called it "bewitching" because those who went to preach were not authorized by the Holy Spirit to teach their convictions to the Gentiles. Gal 2:4; Gal 4:17; Gal 5:10,12; Gal 6:12,


You said; that which is primary in the Letter to the Galatians is the True and Everlasting Gospel. Then you're posting scriptures from a different messenger you consider a prophet and the spirit of prophesy.

It's quite evident in Galatians that the preaching of faith is not the law.

Gal 3:12And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.


Gal 5:8 This persuasion [cometh] not of him that calleth you.


Gal 5:1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Gal 6:13For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.


Act 15:1And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.



Argument: Preaching of the law is a false gospel, it underminds the fact that we serve a living God, who is able to speak directly to each of the hearts of His children according to His New Covenant.