1000-1 Salvation

GALATIANS 1:6-9
G. God’s Only Message, 8 But though we, or an an- 3 Preachers of false gospels
1:6-9 gel from heaven, preach any are accursed
other gospel unto you than a. The gospel is greater
1 God’s gospel (v.4) 6 I marvel that ye are so that which we have preached than the apostle
2 Some individuals turned soon removed from him that unto you, let him be ac- b. The gospel is greater
to false gospels called you into the grace cursed. than the angels
a. They deserted God of Christ unto another gospel: 9 As we said before, so say I c. The gospel is greater
b. They turned to another 7 Which is not another; but now again, If any man preach than any man
gospel, a false gospel there be some that trouble any other gospel unto you d. The judgment: A dou-
c. They followed those you, and would pervert the than that ye have received, ble curse
who twisted the gospel gospel of Christ. let him be accursed.

SALVATION: MAKING THE GOOD NEWS KNOWN

G. God's Only Message, 1:6-9

(1:6-9) Introduction: the churches of Galatia were being led astray by false teachers, and the very souls of the believers were
at stake. Paul had no choice; he had to be strong in what he wrote, for Christ had taught that the value of a single soul was
worth more than all the wealth of the world.

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what
shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Mk.8:36-37).

Again, the souls of the Galatians were at stake. Forcefully and powerfully, Paul warned both the false teachers and believ-
ers: God has only one message—the gospel of Christ. It is God’s gospel and God’s gospel alone that must be obeyed,
preached, taught, and heeded.
1. God’s gospel (v.6).
2. Some individuals turned to false gospels (v.6-7).
3. Preachers of false gospels are accursed (v.8-9).

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(1:6) Gospel: God’s gospel had just been clearly stated by Paul.

“[Christ] gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, accord-
ing to the will of God and our Father” (Gal.1:4. See note—Gal.1:4-5 for more discussion.)

The message of the gospel is that Christ died to rescue us from this present evil world, that is, from this world’s sin...
• lawlessness • unrighteousness
• corruption • aging
• deterioration • death
• judgment • condemnation
• doom
Christ died that we might be delivered from sin and death and live eternally with God in a new heavens and earth.
Very practically, what happens is this: when a person looks at Jesus Christ and truly believes that Christ took his sins upon
Himself and died for them, God counts it so. God credits it as a fact. God sees Christ bearing the person’s sin, and He looks
upon the person as being sinless and perfect, that is, completely free of sin. Therefore, the person becomes acceptable to God.
God sees him in Christ who is without sin, completely righteous and perfect. But note a critical fact: the person is not sinless;
no person is without sin; no person is perfectly righteous. But God counts the person as sinless, as perfectly righteous.
Why does God do such a wonderful and marvelous thing? Because He loves us that much; He loves us with an eternal, un-
limited love. This is the message of the glorious gospel. We cannot earn the acceptance of God, for we are unrighteous and
imperfect, and only righteousness and perfection can live in the presence of God. But God loves us so much that He has pro-
vided the way for us to become righteous and acceptable to him. This is what is meant by justification and the wonderful
grace of Christ. This is the glorious message of the gospel.

“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which ta-
keth away the sin of the world!” (Jn.1:29).
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life” (Jn.3:16).
“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly” (Ro.5:6).
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if,
when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being recon-
ciled, we shall be saved by his life” (Ro.5:8-10).

“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to
the scriptures: and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve” (1 Cor.15:3-5).
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