Galatians 1:6 - I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the One who called you

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel

The apostle Paul makes an astonishing statement: any difference from the grace of Christ is no gospel at all.

It is the favor of God through Christ that causes us to live righteous lives. If we try to live righteous lives to get the favor of God we are reversing the order of the gospel and causing much confusion. Martin Luther said, "Christ plus nothing equals everything!"

Today's commentary by: Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

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Ecclesiastes 1:10 - Is there anything of which one can say, "Look! This is something new"?

Is there anything of which one can say, "Look! This is something new"? It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

When I hear of a "new revelation" or a bible teacher who says, "This has never been taught before," I want to run away!

God is always doing something new, but if we look closely, we'll find that the new thing is actually something very old that has come to life in our generation. When one reads church history, we find many of the same challenges that we face today. To think that we are original is naïve at best and dangerous at worse.

Today's commentary by: Dave Whitehead, Senior Pastor, GraceNYC.org

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