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September 22
Monday


REPEAT
WARNINGS

READ:
Galatians 1:6-10
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I marvel that you are
turning away so soon
from Him who called
you in the grace of
Christ, to a different
gospel. __Galatians 1:6
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Caution, the moving walkway is ending. Caution, the moving walkway is ending." If you've ever used an automated walkway at an airport, you've heard this kind of announcement repeatedly.

Why do airports repeat this announcement over and over? To ensure safety and to protect them from liability if someone were to be injured.

Repeated announcements can be annoying, but they do have value. As a matter of fact, the apostle Paul thought repeating a warning was so vital that he did it in the text of Galatians. But his statement had value far beyond the danger of tripping at the airport. Paul warned them not to listen to, nor believe, him or an angel from heaven if they preached "any other gospel" than what they had already heard (1:8). In the next verse, Paul said it again. It was a warning worth repeating. The Galatians had begun to believe that their salvation was dependent on good works instead of the true gospel: faith in Christ's work.

The gospel of Jesus__His death, burial, and resurrection for the forgiveness of sins__is the story that we have the privilege and responsibility to share. When we present the gospel, let's share that the risen Jesus is the only solution to the problem of sin. __Dave Branon

``````````````````````He is the way, the truth, the life__``````````````````````
``````````````````````That One whose name is Jesus;````````````````````````
`````````````````````There is not other name on earth```````````````````````
```````````````````That has the power to save us. __Sper````````````````````
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Only one road leads to heaven__
Jesus Christ is the way.

******************************Today's Bible Reading __ Galatians 1:6-10*****************************

6 I marvel that you are
turning away so soon from
Him who called you in the
grace of Christ, to a
different gospel, 7 which is
not another; but there are
some who trouble you and
want to pervert the gospel
of Christ. 8 But even if we,
or an angel from heaven,
preach any other gospel to
you than what we have
preached to you, let him be
accursed. 9 As we have said
before, so now I say again,
if anyone preaches any
other gospel to you than
what you have received, let
him be accursed.

10 For do I now persuade
men, or God? Or do I seek
to please men? For if I still
pleased men, I would not be
a bondservant of Christ.

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Paul's letter to the church in Galatia addresses Christians who were
being persuaded to return to a lifestyle that sought to earn God's
favor through good deeds and obedience to the law of Moses.
Today's passage is part of the introduction to the letter. In these
few verses, Paul introduces the topics that will be covered in the
rest of the letter, provides the reason this should be of interest to
the reader, and establishes his own authority to address the topic.
Paul will be writing about the true gospel of Christ (vv.6-9), and
the reader should pay attention to his words because he is the
bondservant of Christ (v.10). Anyone who preaches another message
is "accursed" (vv.8-9).