Good morning, everyone!
Today I read Galatians 1-3.
Paul is writing a letter to the church at Galatia.
He begins by stating that the letter is from himself and other brethren with him.
Then he goes on to scold the church at Galatia for corrupting the gospel.
Whoa! That's not good.
He says that they are preaching the gospel, but distorting it. Using the same words, but the wrong meaning.
And Paul scolds them quite strongly for it, in hopes that the church will correct this error.
Because that's a big deal.
I mean, a really big deal. Distorting or perverting or corrupting God's word is a big deal.
Now, I'm the first to admit that I don't understand everything that I read in the Bible. And when I don't, I may speculate, but I always try to say "I think this means..." because I'm not sure. And that's why I ask questions about things I don't understand.
And if you ever catch me saying something incorrectly, please tell me, so I can correct it. Because I don't ever want to say something false about God's word. Ever.
Because that would be horrible. To say something the wrong way because I didn't understand it and to lead someone astray....that would be awful!
So, my point is...we all have to be careful when we talk about God's word. We know what is true and what isn't. And if we aren't sure, we should clarify that and ask questions of someone we know is more mature in the word than we are.
So, that's all for today. I hope you'll join me tomorrow when I read Galatians 4-6.
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