1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

2 I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

3 Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?

4 Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?

5 Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

6 So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”

7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.

8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”

9 So then, those of faith are blessed along with the believing Abraham.

— Galatians 3:1-9

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and salvation from Christ to you.

More false and confusing gospel messages are here. The gospel is not something that we have to ask or beg God for. It is not asking Christ into your heart or life. Neither is it begging for forgiveness or confessing your sins. The gospel is not your ability to believe. The gospel is not trusting in your faith, your ability to be sincere, or your ability to cast out all doubts.

In summary, the gospel is not doing good works, keeping the The Commandments, being baptized and circumcised, confessing your sins, asking forgiveness, repenting from your sins, inviting Jesus into your heart, octopus life to God, making a public profession of faith, praying sinner’s prayer, saying yes to God, loving God, following Jesus, making Christ Lord of you life, having faith in yourself or keeping the faith. The gospel is the objective message that Christ died for your sins and rose again on the third day. Believe in Jesus and what He did, then you are saved.