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Sunrise on Temple Mount in Jerusalem; Back to Previous Devotion

November 16 - Morning

"“Have I now become your enemy by telling you
the truth? Those people are zealous to win you over,
but for no good. What they want is to alienate you
from us, so that you may have zeal for them. It is fine
to be zealous, provided the purpose is good, and to
be so always, not just when I am with you. My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, how I wish I could be
with you now and change my tone, because
I am perplexed about you!” 

- Galatians 4:16-20

Sunset on the Sea of Galilee; Click to go to next devotion  
Paul Rejected by the Galatian Church    

On Paul’s first visit the Galatians eagerly accepted Paul’s message of the Gospel and where saved. The people did not treat him “with contempt or scorn” (Galatians 4:14). Instead, Paul says:

“You welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.”
– Galatians 4:14

Suddenly, the Galatians consider Paul an “enemy,” because the Judaizers came into Galatia in Paul’s absence and began talking bad about Paul’s message (and, about Paul himself). On his first visit to Galatia Paul had spoken the truth of the Word of God, but now the “truth” is considered to be the words of an opponent. Paul is considered an “enemy” of the church because his words are not in agreement with the Judaizer’s imitation-teaching.

                “Have I now become your enemy be telling you the truth?”

Paul exposes the motive and the cause of this division when he says:

“Those people are zealous to win you over…What they want is to alienate you from us, so that you may have zeal for them.” - Galatians 4:17

The Galatians are saved, or born again, as believers in Jesus Christ, but what Paul is upset about is that their spiritual growth as Christians will be interrupted by interference from false doctrine and legalistic standards of the Judaizers. Paul is not satisfied that the Galatians are saved and “going to heaven.” Paul wants Christ to be formed in the Galatians. In addition to the Galatians having received salvation, Paul wants them to mature as Christians. The Galatians perplex Paul since their acceptance of pseudo-teaching has stunted their spiritual advancement.

My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you!” – Galatians 4:19

  Christian Quote from Church History

"The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different
set of circumstances."
- Elisabeth Elliot

 

 

 

Something to Ponder??

Once Christianity became
the official religion of the Roman Empire in 380 the emperors considered theological divisions and church factions to be a threat to the empire’s security.

 
Hebrew and Greek Word Study   Facts and Information

 

 

Shabbat (Hb) - Sabbath (Eng) - the Hebrew word shabbat is translated as "Sabbath."
Shabbat is formed from the the Hebrew root word shabat which means "to cease" or "to rest."
The greatest of the Jewish days each year is the Day of Atonement which is referred to
as a shabbat shabbaton, or "a Sabbath of complete rest."

 

The monumental staircase on the south side of the Temple Mount retaining wall that led up to the gates that led into the Temple courts was uncovered in 1968. Ascending these stairs today gives us a inside understanding of the Psalms of Ascent in Psalms 120-134.

The staircase is 215 feet wide and uses 30 steps to ascend the 22 foot incline to the base of the southern Temple Mount retaining wall. It is recorded in Jewish writing that their teachers would sit on these steps and teach. It is very likely Jesus used these steps to enter the Temple courts, and it would be assumed he taught from these steps as did other Jewish teachers.
(see details here and photos
here and here.)

     
Confession to Action   Facts and Information
Do I compromise my presentation of the Gospel, so as not to offend?
Do I altar the truth of God's Word so people will not consider me an opponent?
I will speak graciously and use kind words, but I will speak and teach what the Word of God says.
  "The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction."
Proverbs 16:21
     
Read the Bible in a Year; Bible Reading Program
Read one chapter each day to read through the narrative portion (or, the story line) of the whole Bible Genesis-Acts in one year. Read the General Text of the Bible Read the Complete Text of the Bible in a Year
John 12 Romans 13 Acts 1-2
 
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Personal Prayer Church Prayer Item National Prayer Concerns World Prayer Concerns
Discernment concerning truth and deception Avoid legalism President Tanzania
 
Photo of Jerusalem; Pictures of Israel Bible Map and Diagram
Robinson's Arch, Jerusalem Nehemiah's Wall in Jerusalem 445 BC
Thorns on the Mount of Olives. (click on image for larger size, please do it.) Details (click on image for larger size)
   
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