controversy | ˈkäntrəˌvərsē | noun (plural controversies)
disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and heated
Galatians 1:6-10
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Key Statements:
• I am astonished
• You are so quickly deserting him who called you.
• You are turning to a different gospel-
• Not that there is another one
1. There is NO Other Gospel.
2. The Gospel is a Serious Truth
A person is Saved by:
Grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone
3. Choose to be an Ambassador of the Gospel rather than a Politician
Galatians 1:11-15
For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel. 12 For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
• God set him (and us) apart from birth
• God called him (and us) by His grace
• God was pleased to reveal His Son to him (and us)
Galatians 1:23-24
They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they glorified God because of me.
• God intends for others to glorify God because of me