Category Archives: Daily Devotions

In the last few days, in America, the focus has been on freedom.  July 4th celebrates that time when the USA gained its independence from Britain.  Even though I am British, I have to admit that Americans are free to … Continue reading →

Happy July 4th! Galatians 5:1 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Our pastor was talking about The Law and parenting.  He said that there is a system of parenting that says if you focus on following the rules and dishing out punishment as appropriate.  He, Scott Chapman, doesn’t buy into that style of parenting.  There … Continue reading →

Sometimes I wonder why I hate terrorism so much.  I also wonder what the difference is between terrorism and freedom fighting.  Both categories of people fight for a cause, but the world praises one and criticizes the other.  I don’t … Continue reading →

Once a person has chosen to follow Jesus, they are a son and heir.  The people of God, historically did not have the status of sonship until Jesus came.  As the firstborn son from the dead he was able to … Continue reading →

Paul seems to make a big point about God saying to Abraham in Genesis 12:7 that he willgive an inheritance to Abraham’s seed, singular, rather than seeds, plural.  If you look at the original context the obvious meaning is that … Continue reading →

We like to feel that we have a hand in earning our rewards. We like to feel that we deserve the good things that we get.  However, the Bible is clear that the laws of cause and effect would leave us … Continue reading →

Paul builds on the authority that he laid out in the first chapter of Galatians by pointing out that the leadership on the church in Jerusalem agreed that those who had not been circumcised need not be so. This was … Continue reading →

Paul doesn’t appeal to the authority of the apostles to verify his ministry.  He appeals to personal instruction directly from God.  It is only a supernatural work of God that could change him from a terrorizing hater of Christians into … Continue reading →

At the beginning of the book to the Galatians, Paul highlights a problem that the church in Galatia is having.  Someone has been leading them astray and adding to the gospel.  The effect of this is that a new gospel … Continue reading →