Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse!
Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Paul's urgency is clear from the start. The abrupt assertion of authority and lack of any word of praise are most unlike him. He gets straight to the point: there is only one 'gospel of Christ'. May those who say otherwise be damned! He is not saying this to curry favor with people his gospel may have been seen by the Judaizers as a soft option compared with keeping the law. The only approval he cares about is God's.
Why?
Paul is an apostle, it is not sent by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father. So he suffers for the Lord. And Paul worried Christian so quickly be attracted by other gospel which is based on human desires.
A false gospel does not reject the Lord but beginning from confusing our gospel of Christ.
Paul emphasized that his preach gospel is not pleased with the people, but to honor to the name of the Lord.
Rescue us from the present evil age, the only way is to follow the way of Jesus Christ.
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因為當時有猶太人也有外邦人信耶穌，猶太人認為都要受割禮，這個違反福音真諦，保羅為了糾正這個觀念。
保羅成為使徒，不是透過人，也不是來自於人。猶太信徒因為有受割禮，自認為高人一等。這不是信仰的真理，保羅不是藉著任何人，有背景的人推薦他的。我們的正當性，不是因為那個牧師或是教會的關係。
我們去神學院，好像也會要求教會的推薦，但是這個只是從不同觀點來檢視。
如果有人因為信耶穌還不能得救，還要靠一點努力才得救，這不是福音。沒有別的福音。
不是看講員說的多好，不要因為是誰推薦的，若和保羅說的不一樣，都是可咒詛的。通常帶領我們信主的，帶領我們長大的人，我們就很難去分辨。如果不是我們喜歡的，我們就會百般挑剔。這都不對。
我們來事奉，來教會，要討誰的喜悅?不是討人的喜悅。事關真理，是否得救的問題，不可顧情面，都要拒絕。即使是天使也一樣。有時候我們為了給人留面子，反而是移動劣幣逐良幣。愛是有真理，否則那不是愛，是給魔鬼留地步。
別的福音，別的教導，就是要加一點東西，分階級，身份。這樣違反教會的合一。在主面前我們每一個人都一樣。無論所講的不是真理，無論頭銜、名份、是否我們尊敬的人，都要拒絕。
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How?
Jesus Christ gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age.
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