Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Vital Doctrines)
我夜间的歌曲《重要教义-救恩》
Text: Galatians 1: 18-24
MSITN VITAL DOCTRINES – SALVATION
“Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie). Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ. But they were hearing only, ‘He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.’ And they glorified God in me.”
Galatians 1:18-24
FURTHER PERSONAL SHARING BY PAUL
1. Three years later Paul went to Jerusalem.
a. He saw the Apostle Peter.
b. He stayed with him for 15 days.
2. Other Apostles.
a. Paul did not see them.
b. They had their own ministries to look into.
3. The half-brother of the Lord Jesus.
a. He was called James.
b. In the earlier years, James did not believe in the Lord (John 7:5).
c. He came to faith one day and had become a prominent leader.
d. He was the author of the Epistle of James.
4. These were facts and not fabrication.
a. Paul’s testimony could be easily verified.
b. They could check with Peter and James.
5. The earlier ministries of Paul.
a. He preached in Syria.
b. And also in Cilicia.
c. Tarsus, the birthplace of Paul was one of the cities of Cilicia.
6. Paul was unknown.
a. By and large, Paul was unknown to the churches in Judea.
b. At best, they had only known him by reputation.
c. The word that went out:
i. Paul was formerly a persecutor of Christians.
ii. He was now a preacher of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
7. What was the point of saying all these things?
a. He wanted his readers to know that the gospel he preached was not taught to him by any of the apostles.
b. They had not known him well.
c. He had not been in Judea much.
d. The gospel he preached so effectively came from the Lord Jesus Himself.
夜间的歌曲-重要教义-救恩
经文：加拉太书 1
“过了三年才上耶路撒冷去见矶法，和他同住了十五天。 至于别的使徒，除了主的兄弟雅各，我都没有看见。 我写给你们的不是谎话，这是我在神面前说的。 以后我到了叙利亚和基利家境内。 那时，犹太信基督的各教会都没有见过我的面， 不过听说“那从前逼迫我们的，现在传扬他原先所残害的真道”， 他们就为我的缘故，归荣耀给神。”
《加拉太书 1:18-24》