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February 16
Tuesday


DETECTING
TOXINS

READ:
Galatians 1:3-10
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There are some who
trouble you and want
to pervert the gospel of
Christ. __Galatians 1:7
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San Francisco and New York City are using bluegill fish to check for the presence of toxins in their water supply, which could be a possible target for a terrorist attack. A small number of bluegills are kept in a tank at the bottom of some water treatment plants because the fish are sensitive to chemical imbalances in their environment. When a disturbance is present in the water, the bluegills the blue-gills react against it.

Like these bluegills, Paul wanted the Galatians to beware of and react against any toxic disturbance in the "true gospel" that was being preached. The toxin was defined as the false principle that God grants acceptance to people and considers them righteous on the basis of their obedience to a set of rules (especially circumcision and dietary laws). In short, obedience to the law was needed, apart from faith in Jesus. This false teaching was a toxic disturbance of truth and the Galatians were told to react strongly against it. Paul said that anyone preaching a gospel that is not based on grace through faith in Christ alone should be accursed (Gal, 1L8-9).

Let's faithfully study the Scriptures so we can detect the toxins of false teaching and proclaim the truth of God's wonderful salvation through faith in Jesus. __Marvin Williams
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````````````````Lord, teach us from Your holy Word```````````````
```````````````````````All error to discern,``````````````````````
````````````````And by Your Spirit's light help us``````````````````
`````````````From Satan's snares to turn. __Bosch````````````````
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If you know the truth, you can discern what's false.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ Galatians 1:3-10***********

3 Grace to you and peace
from God the Father and
our Lord Jesus Christ,

4 who gave Himself for our
sins, that He might deliver
us from this present evil
age, according to the will of
our God and Father, 5 to
whom be glory forever and
ever. Amen.

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.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

When Paul speaks of the Galatians turning to a different (heteros)
gospel (v.), he means that they are turning to a gospel that is false
and evil. A salvation-by-works message is not good news to a lost
sinner. Cults today often oppose the true gospel of grace.
__DENNIS FISHER