Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Vital Doctrines)
我夜间的歌曲《重要教义-救恩》
Text: Galatians 2: 9-10
MSITN VITAL DOCTRINES – SALVATION
“And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.”
Galatians 2:9-10
FULL RECOGNITION OF THE MINISTRY TO THE GENTILES
1. Pillars of the Church in Jerusalem.
a. Three people were named.
b. These were apostles.
i. James, the half-brother of the Lord Jesus.
ii. Cephas, who was more popularly called “Peter”.
iii. John, who worked very closely with Peter (Acts 3:1; 4:13).
2. These apostles were highly discerning.
a. They perceived that God’s grace had been given to the Apostle Paul.
b. The evidence of the Lord’s grace in Paul’s ministry was obvious and overwhelming.
i. Miracles were performed by Paul.
ii. Many churches were founded.
iii. Many people came to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
3. The right hand of fellowship.
a. This is an idiom.
b. What it means:
i. Acceptance
ii. Acknowledgment
iii. Honour
c. The three pillars of the Church in Jerusalem represented the Church which was predominantly Jewish.
d. They gave their right hand of fellowship to the apostles, Paul and Barnabas.
4. Two different but equal ministries.
a. James, Cephas and John would focus on developing their ministry to the Jews.
b. Paul and Barnabas would concentrate on the Gentiles.
c. Both ministries were recognized as of equal importance.
5. Remembering the poor
a. The Apostles in the Jerusalem church urged Paul and Barnabas to remember the poor.
b. This word of exhortation was also very much a concern of Paul and Barnabas.
我夜间的歌曲：重要教义 – 救恩
经文：加拉太书 2
“又知道所赐给我的恩典，那称为教会柱石的雅各、矶法、约翰，就向我和巴拿巴用右手行相交之礼，叫我们往外邦人那里去，他们往受割礼的人那里去；只是愿意我们记念穷人，这也是我本来热心去行的。”
《加拉太书 2：9-10》