Far Be It From Me
Photo by KC Luk on Unsplash In reading the Apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians, I was struck by the frantic nature with which he writes the letter. He clearly has an impassioned urgency behind his words, and throughout the letter you can see that he is motivated by his great love for the churches in Galatia. He is primarily writing to persuade them to flee from the false gospel that teachers in the region have been pushing upon his people. Toward the end of the letter he claims that these false teachers are pursuing the Galatian believers so that the teachers can glory and boast in their flesh. Paul warns: See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they ma...
