Galatians 1 & 2 -- I'm NOT My Own Savior

My commentary wanted to make certain that we caught the fact that Paul wasn’t pulling any punches with what he was writing.  People were trying to modify the Gospel into “Christ+” and he couldn’t let that happen.  So he used his own life as an example for them to see.  If anyone could find a justification for continuing to observe Jewish ritual, it ought to have been Paul.  He said, “Yet we know that a person is made right with God NOT by following the law, but by trusting in Jesus Christ … no one can be made right with God by following the law.”

My commentary said that anytime we try to keep the law as part of trying to earn our salvation, we are really trying to share the glory of Christ by making ourselves co-saviors.  We are nothing but sinners!

My Bible’s sidebar, by D.L. Moody, said it well:  “There is no peace until we see the finished work of Jesus Christ – until we can look back and see the cross of Christ between US and our SINS.”

Father, thank You for thoroughly convincing me that I cannot be or become my own savior, for I am only a sinner.  I need the work of Your Son to be able to have any hope of heaven.  There is nothing I can do to add to that.  He is my ONLY hope!

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford