diff --git a/content/bible_journal/_template.txt b/content/bible_journal/_template.txt index 3807191..f4c5669 100644 --- a/content/bible_journal/_template.txt +++ b/content/bible_journal/_template.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ +++ -title = "Galatians $1:$2–$3" +title = "Ezekiel $1:$2–$3" date = "{}" +++ -### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Galatians$1.$2-$3) +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel$1.$2-$3) diff --git a/content/bible_journal/galatians_1:1-9.md b/content/bible_journal/galatians_1:1-9.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0236b35..0000000 --- a/content/bible_journal/galatians_1:1-9.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Galatians 1:1–9" -date = "2023-07-31" -+++ - -### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Galatians1.1-9) - -The book of Galatians was written by Paul the apostle. It says so in the first -three words, unlike Hebrews, which we don't know the author of nor does it -really matter who wrote it. For this book, however, Paul is responding to a -group of false teachers who are discrediting him to the churches of Galatia. -This makes it vitally important to understand who is writing. Thankfully, Paul -is very good at putting his name on his own writings, so there is no need to -wonder. - -Paul identifies himself as an apostle, which is a common Greek word but becomes -a kind of technical term in the New Testament writings. The word means -"messenger" and it carries a connotation of one who is sent with authority. -Thus, the apostles' authority is not inherent but is derived from the One who -sent them. Biblical apostles were personally commissioned by Jesus to lay the -foundation for His church. Paul affirms this by saying he is not sent by men -but by Jesus Christ and God the Father. - -Paul's greeting to the churches of Galatia invokes grace and peace from the -Lord as he does in all of his letters. He reminds them of the good news that he -had preached to them when he journeyed through Galatia, specifically that -Christ gave up His life in order to deliver us from our sins and the evil that -surrounds us. - -And then he comes out swinging. Paul is really riled up that the Galatian -Christians are listening to teachers that have distorted the truth. He uses -very strong language to convey the depths of his emotions about the situation. -The Galatians may not have realized it, but they are on the precipice of -rejecting the true gospel for something else. Paul is clear that the good news -of Christ is the only true way to salvation, and if anyone says differently, -even if it's an angel from heaven or Paul himself, that person should go -straight to hell. And then he says it again, he feels so strongly about it. - -Beloved, let us not mince words. Damnation awaits those who teach or follow any -path other than the Lord's. Salvation is found in no other name under heaven -than Jesus Christ our Lord. If you have followed along with my study of -Ezekiel, then you know we have seen how God views sin, and what He does to -those who persist and cling to it. Cling instead to the cross of Christ where -His death paid the penalty you deserve so that you may live the life His -righteousness earned for you that you never could. It's the only way He will -accept you into His kingdom. - -* * * - -Great is Your mercy on us, wretched sinners.