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James 1:15
I am sad to say that the past month has seen this truth being quite evident in my own personal life, the depth, the pain, the torment that this parasite has caused…I wish I could escape this reality. The words of James speak true and speak deep into the heart condition of humanity:
“Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.”
The daily struggle of humanity against temptation and sin. As James has so nicely articulated, temptation begins with our uncontrolled desires, followed by succumbing to the temptation giving birth to sin and, sin, ultimately leading to death.
Galatians 1:11-2:21
Setting the scene…
The issues that had arisen to the writing of this epistle were, firstly, a false gospel taught (which we explored in the previous study), and secondly, that Paul was not a true apostle of the gospel. After his introduction that dealt with this false gospel, Paul continued to affirm that he was a true apostle, commissioned and sent by the Lord Jesus Christ. It is important for us to understand, from the perspective of the early church, that an apostle was not just a disciple of Jesus Christ but someone who had also witnessed the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ.
Galatians 1:1-10
Setting the scene…
The opening of Galatians pointed to Paul, the Apostle, as its author; also, it was addressed to “the churches in Galatia.” There is some debate about which churches in Galatia received the letter and when the letter was written, but these issues do not take away from the message or purpose for which Paul wrote.
Not much has changed over the years. From clear, natural skin to scarred, marked skin; from a mess of hair, to a slightly different mess of hair. Aside from different lighting conditions, there’s not much difference between the two.
Life has been good to me, while it has had its low moments also, with blessings too many to count. I have gone through much in life and, I know, that they have molded me into what I am now.
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