Don’t Be Fooled By A Different Gospel
At the beginning of Paul’s letter to the Galatian church, we find him concerned about the church’s ability to discern the true gospel from a counterfeit one that was circulating. Just what was this “different” gospel? While the original recipients of the letter may have understood what the apostle was talking about, to our modern eyes reading it, it might not be so clear.
The Christians in Galatia were being heavily influenced by a group of people known as the Judaizers whose views were in vast opposition to the gospel of Jesus. These men taught that to be a true believer, you must not only believe in Christ, but you also had to keep the law—namely circumcision and the ceremonial law—in order to be saved. By teaching this, they were adding to the gospel and changing the truth of believers being saved by grace alone. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
Worst of all, they caused some to embrace this different—and counterfeit—gospel.
As believers today, we need to make sure we are not adding requirements to the gospel; that we don’t live as though Jesus + ________ (fill in the blank) equals salvation. Not a way to dress. Not a way to school our kids. Not a political party to support or a version of the Bible to use. Salvation is found through Jesus alone, not also through other behaviors we might add.
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