By Zach Kincaid
Paul asks in Gal. 4:16, "Have I now become your enemy because I tell you the truth?" We want to say back to Paul, "No, of course not." But wait. Do we really think that we are all one in Christ—that there are no divisions (Gal 3:28)? Do we fashion weapons that demolish arguments and take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ (2 Cor 10:4-5)? Do we rally behind the foolishness of the Gospel and not boast of anything (2 Cor 11:19-21)? Do we believe in Christ crucified and that we cannot gain any favor from God by our right living (Gal 3:1-5)? So, is Paul our enemy now?
The reading for today provides some difficult lessons that might jar our script on faith and practice, but we are indeed God's workmanship and our affections must be reordered away from our desires if we are to see this fact most fully. Then, we can allow God to work through Scripture to question us and bend our knee, rather than us twisting it to suit our notions of truth and criticism.
Welcome!This Lenten season, the First Baptist Church of Christ will take the time to listen to the entire New Testament (days and passages are listed on the right column). Through our partnership with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, every member of the church will be offered a free MP3 recording of the New Testament. By listening to this recording for less than half an hour each day, one can hear the entire New Testament in forty days.
At this blog, you’ll be able to read some of our members’ thoughts about what they are hearing. Our contributors reflect the great diversity of our congregation. They are male and female, older and younger, some with a seminary background and some without. As you read their questions, reflections, and observations, I invite you to join the conversation by posting a comment.
Monday, March 22, 2010
March 22: 2 Corinthians 10–Galatians 4
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