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Galatians 1:11-12 and Paul’s Defense of the True Gospel

We're gonna be in a relations 1 11 and 12 11 and 12, let's pray. Father you are glorious. You're here today as your people gathered fellowship with one another. But a foremost importance we are gathered here to worship you God.

I Studied your work this past week. I pray that you will Use the knowledge that I have retained. I pray that you will Allow me to be a mouthpiece for you a vessel that speaks forth the magnificent works of your hand humble every time as I study.

That you reveal your glories to me. I pray that I articulate them. Well, I pray your blessings upon these people or to gather today Enrich their life with truth. I pray that this past week that they have experienced your presence you word prayer.

I pray that today is an overflow of what we experienced all week. Thank you for your word. Thank you relations that we may learn Name of Christ, I pray.

Amen.

Paul’s Apostleship as a Defense of the Gospel

So so far in the text Paul has been against the heresy of circumcision as we have seen. He opens up by defending his apostleship not from man nor through man. But through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead in Defense of his of the gospel.

I mean in defense of himself. He gives mention of the gospel. So as Paul is defending his apostleship He defends it by mentioning the gospel. If you're taking notes you can write down 1st Corinthians 15 1 through 4.

Now I will remind you brothers of the gospel that I preached. Which you have received. With which you stand and by which you are being saved if you hold fast to the word that I preached to you. Unless you have believed in vain.

For I deliver you as a foremost importance what I've also received. That Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures that he was buried. That he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

I want to point out verse 4 that he was buried and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures and That's what Paul points out that he's as he defends his apostleship. Notice, he says Paul an apostle not for a man nor three men.

But through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead Paul is always at war combat strife. Ready for the showdown if you will when it comes to the defense of his apostleship. We are familiar with these words Second-class citizen and as a matter of fact, I've been called that all would have been well familiar with these words second-class Apostle as he was not counted Amongst the twelve.

He was not numbered amongst the twelve twelve. So he was a constant warfare defending his apostleship. Paul's defense for himself is in fact a defense for the true gospel. If Paul is not an apostle listen to this if Paul is not an apostle then Paul cannot speak authoritatively and if Paul isn't Speaking authoritatively then Paul it didn't hear the gospel directly from Jesus.

So to attack Paul's apostleship is to attack the gospel itself. That's why Paul stressing this issue of him being an apostle the gospel of grace and peace Jesus giving himself for our sins to the liver us from this present evil age.

If you remember the first message we went through The gospel is grace to you and peace from God. It's you haven't saved by grace. You're justified by faith. We have peace with God. Grace and peace is the Christian greeting and that Jesus died and he gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age and Us 2 ,000 years removed looking back.

We know that even the fight that Paul was in at that time over his apostleship and the gospel. It was all for the glory of God quote to him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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So the theme that we have stumbled upon in this book is Paul's argument for his apostleship and For the true gospel, so as we go through this book that's going to be the thing that Paul is arguing for his apostleship and for the true gospel because if all is not an impossible and He's not a posture.

And the gospel that Paul preaches not the gospel the Bible lets us know. This is our truth to meditate on right here. It's that the gospel comes not from man. But from Jesus Christ. The gospel comes not from man, but from Jesus Christ now in Galatians 1 11 and 12.

The Gospel Paul Preached Is Not Man’s Gospel

For I would have you know brothers that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel. For I did not receive it from any man. Nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

We have three outlines. I want to propose to you three outline one the gospel Paul preached versus man's gospel.

To.

Not revealed by man and.

Three.

Revealed by Christ. The gospel Paul preached versus man's gospel. Not revealed by man. Revealed by Christ. We see as we look back and the older parts of what we went through that that Paul is astonished at the at the actions of the churches in Galatians where they are quickly turning their backs on God to a different gospel.

A Distorted version of the gospel. The same gospel in one way. It's just been twisted. Paul didn't say they came preaching a Gospel that was. He said it was a different gospel another gospel, but he didn't say it was all together.

Like they were saying a lot of the same things. There is a lot of truth in some lives. Man's gospel is a glass of pure water mixed with one drop of poison. If you remember I said that Man's gospel is deadly lethal.

Fatal to your soul. If it's preached you are as good as dead. Look back at verses 8 9.

But.

Even if we or an angel from heaven so Paul is saying if him and the man there with him or even Michael or Gabriel or even even one of the seraphims were to come down to earth and preach the gospel He says let them be accursed cut off severed from the body.

He says even if. He says as we have said before so I say again if anyone if anyone is preaching a gospel Contrary to the one you have received Let him be accursed. And the gospel that they received was grace to you in peace.

You're saved by grace through faith not of works. You are justified you have peace with God through faith. That's the gospel that they have received. Paul saying if anyone preaches anything They're damned the thirst are cut off from Christ.

If you're preaching this you are as good as dead. Other gospels are to be judged by the gospel Paul preached. The gospel that Paul received it's the yardstick that all other Gospels are measured by. You take any gospel that man preaches where you're part of the Jehovah's Witnesses the Mormons.

It doesn't matter whatever said people are claiming that they have good news. You measure that gospel by what Paul said.

He.

He lays out the gospel for us. That's the measuring rod. Why us? Because it's not for me the gospel he preached is not for me. It's from Jesus Christ. Man could not have made this gospel up the gospel Paul preached.

It's not something that man would Arrive within themselves the gospel that man preaches. That you must do something to make yourself right with God. That sounds something that sounds like something I would have made up and I was lost.

It seems right. To go to work to earn a check and at the end of the week get the check. It does not seem right to not work and my boss paid me. That doesn't seem right. It seems right to go to work 40 hours a week and receive a check.

That's man's gospel. You do this and God will give you this the gospel of Jesus Christ. Even though you were dead in your trespasses and sin God made you alive and he raised you up with Christ Jesus. That's the gospel Paul for you.

Verse 11. But what have you know brothers that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel. Look back at verse 10. Verse 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 the gospel that Paul preached. Has God's approval not man's. It's not pleasing to man because it's preached by servants of Christ.

It's not pleasing to man because it's preached by servants of Christ. People who are are sold out to Christ that Christ is. And if Christ is your everything you're not pleasing to man. We know that in our society times have not changed in that way.

It's preached by people that are not ashamed of the gospel for it is the power of God of salvation. For the masses of the cross is falling to those who are perishing but to those who are being saved it is the power of God.

God said let light shine out of darkness and it's shown in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of the face of Jesus Christ. Man's gospel does not have Christ become in sin who knew no sin so that In him we might become the righteousness of God.

Have you ever heard a man's gospel preached that has a Jehovah's Witness never knocked on your door and said those words? No more men will utter that it's not happening when it's Pentecostal say nothing of the sort Muslims they do not voice this.

It's a false gospel. It's a false gospel. You have anything to it.

It's false. It's poison.

See drinking your dad man's gospel isn't trusting in the finished work of Christ. It's looking to God and saying Jesus I Need to make a sacrifice That baptism to it, that's what you're saying. It's not enough quote.

He must be Circumcised according to the custom of Moses to be saved. In quote Paul does not seek to please man. And he has the marks to prove it. Second Timothy 1 8 and 10. Therefore Do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord Nor of me his prisoner.

But share and the sufferings of the but sharing the sufferings of the gospel by the power of God Who saved us and called us to a holy calling not because of our works But because of his own purpose and grace which he has given us in Christ Jesus before the ages began And which we have now been manifested in the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ who has a Abolished death and has brought life and immortality to life through the gospel that God has stepped into time that the infinite became finite that the Creator entered into creation and When he done that he abolished his death.

He has brought life and immortality to life. It's preached by servants of Christ Who are not popular? To me. Servants may ask you this have have you Received the gospel of grace and peace. Or have you received the twisted version of it by removing the blood of Christ from the mercy seat.

And adding your own blood.

So much false conversion in Christianity. They remove the blood. They they take Windex and they take paper towels. They go into the mercy seat. They remove the blood of Christ By applying their own works their their own sacrifice.

Paul Received the Gospel by Revelation of Jesus Christ

Verse 12 section 8. For I did not receive it from any man nor was I taught it. Paul speaking of his apostleship says. Not from man nor through man. Paul speaking of the gospel says. For I did not receive it from any man nor was I taught it.

So for his defense of his apostleship. Not from man nor through man. It's defense for the gospel. Right did not receive it from any man nor was I taught it. And y 'all remember as we went through First part of Galatians all defending his apostleship and we see why now because of the gospel.

So he's pointing he's pointing back and he's pointing forward every argument. He's either pointing forward or he's pointing back. In Acts 22 Paul names the man. He taught him according to the strict manner of the law Gamaliel and the Christian tradition Gamaliel is recognized as a Pharisee a Doctor of Jewish law.

In Acts 23 6 Paul Confesses that he is a Pharisee. Quote. I am a Pharisee son of a Pharisee. In quote Paul is in high standing before coming to Christ. If anyone had any reason to teach the law It was Paul.

Anyone had any reason to teach law?

Do this and you will be saved.

Sacrifice this and you will be saved. Circumcise yourself and you will be saved. It was Paul for our. For we are the circumcision Who worshiped by the Spirit of God and the glory in Christ Jesus. Who put no confidence in the flesh though?

I myself have every reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason to comfort for confidence in the flesh. I Have more. Paul says I have more reason than you. I have more Circumcised.

On the eighth day a people of the people of Israel of the tribe of Benjamin Hebrew of Hebrews as to the law. A Pharisee as to zeal. A persecutor of the church as to righteousness under the law. Blameless.

Paul looks at the law. Looks at itself and says. Blameless, but whatever I gained I had whatever gain I had I count it as loss for the sake of Knowing Christ indeed. I count everything lost because of the surpassing work of knowing Christ Jesus as my Lord.

For his sake I suffer the loss of all things. I count him as rubbish in order that I may know him that I may gain Christ and be found in him. Not having a righteousness of my own. That comes from the law.

But that which that comes through faith in Jesus Christ the righteousness from God that depends on faith. Philippians 3 3 3 9. He says I don't want the right.

Since it comes to the wall. I don't want that it's it's poison.

It brings death. Look the righteousness that comes from Christ and faith.

This chain.

This change that happened to Paul. Think about it. This change that happened to Paul Is not from how can you go from being a a Pharisee of the Pharisees a Hebrew of the Hebrews a Persecutor of the church looking at the law and looking at yourself and saying blameless.

Then.

Looking to Christ and knowing that you fall short and that you need his righteousness. Because the righteousness that you once felt he brings death. This change that happened to Paul cannot be for man.

This change that has happened in my life. The man that stands before you me this change cannot have been brought by man. If he could not have happened it's not in me. I would not have chosen. I Was dead in my trespasses.

It's him. I love to sin love it.

Celebrated it was dead.

He made me alive.

The Christ Jesus has lifted me up into the heavenly places. Was it man's gospel that brought the change in you? Are you here today? Change filled with the spirit empowered by Christ. Because of a man you were dead in your sins.

Damn, the only thing a dead body can do is sin.

What about your soul your spirit. Your spirit was dead. You need Christ. You need it Christ. Christ made you alive. Man's gospel can't do that. Man's gospel will have you spiritually dead. Knocking on doors.

Telling people about a false gospel. That's what a man's gospel. And have you checking off works as you get done?

You're not good.

There's nothing in me has the light of God permeated the darkness that is in me. I Know. You'll probably hear this a lot.

Light permeates darkness.

If there's a dark room and light comes in there's no more you cannot permeate. It's the light. Has his light permeated you. Does it remove the darkness? Are you still trying to set up furniture in your spiritual walk that will cause a shadow for you to live in?

He he is the light of the world all things in heaven and earth Created all was taught by the best of the best under the Jewish law. But when it come when it came to the gospel the good news Paul says it was.

It wasn't through man. Gamaliel did not teach him this.

Not even.

The other apostles who were numbered among the twelve they didn't gather together around Paul and disciple Paul. The twelve disciples his apostles did not disciple Paul. Quote. Paul says I did not receive it from any man nor was I taught it.

To the truer it is that is it true all the 13 books that he wrote country verse 12 sections be Revealed by Christ, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. Speaking of his apostleship says Through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead.

Paul.

Speaking of the gospel says. But I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. Do you see the mirror as being pointed from the apothecary his apostleship to the gospel? To deny the apostleship is to break the mirror of the gospel.

That's why it's up in arms. That's why he's ready for war. That's why he's ready to just throw it down and fight for it. He's ready to fight for everything when it concerns his apostleship because to deny such as to deny the gospel He's up in arms in one way.

Paul's apostleship is special. In that it was taught by Jesus post resurrection post ascension, but in the same way. It's the same as the twelve. Because he was taught by Jesus and they were taught by Jesus we went through this.

Jesus on earth.

Disciples the Apostles for three years. He walks with him. He hangs out with him. They they're able to see him. They they see him hanging out with people. They hear his teaching. They're able to touch him.

Paul.

On the road of the masses, which we'll discover next week. Had a revelation of Jesus Christ. Jesus himself comes to Paul he studies for a period of three years. It matches up to the team everything that the the physical Apostles with a physical Jesus experience.

Paul experiences post resurrection post ascension just him in Christ. Just him in Christ. Jesus didn't reveal one gospel to the twelve and then turn around and reveal another gospel to Paul. It has to be the same gospel.

Relations to one and two says this. Paul speaking then after 14 years, so after 14 years of. This experience that he had when God knocked him off his high horse 14 years after 14 years. This is what he does.

Then after 14 years, I went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas taking. Oh taking Titus along with me. I went up because of a revelation and set before them. Though privately before those who seem influential.

The gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles in order to make sure I was not running in vain. So Paul takes the gospel that Jesus gave him he takes it to Jerusalem. He says it before Peter before James.

He says this is what I've been preaching. And this is what they say relations to seven and eight Apostle speaking on the contrary. When they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel same gospel. I've been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised.

Just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised. For he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised also. Through me for mine to the Gentiles same gospel for mine speaking of Paul's Apostolic ministry and he reads Peter.

Peter confirms that when Paul writes its scripture when Paul writes its scripture, yes confirmation from other apostles. It's the same gospel. Paul did not receive something different. But the measuring rod that we measure all gospel by the one that Paul preaches the same gospel same measuring rod.

We measure because Peter preached it also.

The same.

Paul was taught by Christ just like the others. I will close with the word Judaize. Has anyone ever heard the word Judaize? I know we spoke about Judaize. The word Judaize. The word Judaize is where we get the name Judaizers from.

This is what it means. The word Judaize means to live like Jesus. So when the Judaizers come in To the Galatian Church to other churches. The whole purpose was to cause people to live like.

Jesus.

The Judaizers.

Listen listen.

Again, we're going to go back to the first message if the gospel that Paul preached is true. The gospel that he preaches is true and it is. Then that means that Jesus came to put it in to the Jewish sacrificial system.

And he did. The gospel he preaches is true. He came to put it in to the Jewish Sacrificial system. Chapter 1 verses 3 through 5. Grace to you and peace from God who gave himself For our sins to deliver us from this present evil age According to the will of our God and father to him.

Be glory.

Forever. The haunting. The haunting that was over all the curse was the twisted version That was being teached of the law was the twisted version that was being teached. Do this. God has always had for him Those that were seeking him by faith Those in the Old Testament that are saved or not.

There's no it's nothing new. They were looking forward to a promise the promise of the Messiah that was coming. We're looking back at the promise that has been revealed the promise that came Jesus Christ promises that the prophets prophesied about the Sufferings of the coming Christ.

And it was so that even angels were trying to. But they long to look in to see what all.

Of this was about.

David did not obey the law and gain righteousness. He saw his self-incentive he knew it was. He said cleanse me give me a pure heart wash me water to snow. He knew he had a crying out to God. He could not go and sacrifice an animal make it right with God.

He knew it that somewhere along the line a perversion took place. When you open the New Testament and you read of what's going on in the Gospels You see nothing of the sort of that taking place in the Old Testament.

Somewhere between his 400 years of silence in the Old Testament New Testament.

Something.

We'll talk about that more as well. But what developed a shaky ground it was it was it was building a house on sand. They were they were taking the Sabbath and had it to where you couldn't even help your brother if he fell into a hole brother and we obey.

If the gospel that Paul preaches is true if it's true and it is. And he can't. Jesus came to do away with that system. It's done. It's it's it's gone when the temple was destroyed. The system was destroyed.

So we two thousand years later are living and the life that God has stepped into time and he has a he has abolished death the law. He has abolished that do this and you'll live system not saying that God's law is abolished.

We keep this law by loving we love one another we keep us long. But the system of do this and you will be saying it's gone. It's gone the temple has falling the curse is gone. Christ became a curse for us by dying on the tree.

Pray with me father. We love you and we thank you. We thank you that your grace is sufficient that your love is amazing. We thank you for the time that we had to worship you and Song and prayer and through the exposition of your word.

Well, we pray that you will continue to be with us as we partake in the Lord's supper God we we ask for your blessings. I ask that you will Leave here today with us. And then as your tabernacle in us.

And that's worth living our lives for that that you will give a constant reminder that that we are your temple. And then in the Old Testament when people would violate your temple when they would do something destructive in your temple that you would.

Put them to death.

And then as we see we have a constant reminder and even knowing that we are not put to death that your grace is amazing. And even in our sin we look at you and we lift holy hands and we thank you for For being our God and for sending Christ to to abolish death.

Thank you for the forgiveness of our sins. Be with us. We pray Bless these people in Christ's name.

Amen.