Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000415
00:16 Hi, and welcome to His Words Are Life.
00:19 I'm Kelly Mowrer and I'm glad you came apart with me to read 00:22 the Word of God. Before we start let's pray together. 00:25 Dear Jesus, thank you so much for your love for us. 00:29 And we can never thank you enough for it. 00:31 As we read these words that you have given to us, may they 00:36 fulfill the purpose that you have for them in each of the 00:40 lives of those of us reading and listening right now. 00:43 You have something for us to do for you. Please open our hearts 00:47 and show us what it is. Open our minds and let us understand 00:51 a deeper wisdom than we had before 00:55 from these precious words of life. 00:57 Thank You so much and we love You. Amen. 00:59 I am reading today from the King James version 01:03 in II Corinthians chapter 13 starting with verse 9. 01:07 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: 01:12 And this also we wish, even your perfection. 01:16 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present 01:22 I should use sharpness, according to the power 01:25 which the Lord hath given me to edification, 01:28 and not to destruction. Finally brethren, farewell. 01:32 Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; 01:39 And the God of love and peace shall be with you. 01:42 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 01:44 All the saints salute you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, 01:48 and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, 01:51 be with you all. Amen. 01:54 Turning over now to Paul's letter to Galatia. 01:59 We are going to begin in Galatians, chapter one 02:02 and we are reading from the King James Version. 02:04 Paul, an apostle, - not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus 02:10 Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead; - 02:13 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches 02:16 of Galatia: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, 02:21 and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, 02:25 that He might deliver us from this present evil world, 02:28 according to the will of God and our Father: 02:31 To whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. 02:35 I marvel that you are so soon removed from Him that called you 02:40 into the grace of Christ unto another gospel. 02:43 which is not another, but there be some that trouble you 02:48 and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 02:50 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel 02:55 unto you than that which we have preached unto you, 02:58 let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, 03:03 If any man preach any other gospel unto you 03:05 than that ye have received, let him be accursed. 03:09 For do I now persuade men or God? 03:13 Or do I think to please men? 03:15 For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant 03:18 of Christ. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which 03:23 was preached of me was not after man, for I neither received it 03:28 of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation 03:31 of Jesus Christ. For ye have heard of my conversation 03:35 in time past in the Jews' religion how that beyond measure 03:40 I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: 03:43 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals 03:47 in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the 03:51 traditions of my fathers. But when it pleased God 03:55 who separated me from my mother's womb and called me 03:58 by his grace, to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him 04:04 among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and 04:08 blood, neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were 04:11 apostles before me; but I went unto Arabia, and returned again 04:15 unto Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem 04:20 to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. 04:22 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James, 04:26 the Lord's brother. Now the things which I write unto you 04:30 behold, before God, I lie not. Afterwards I came unto the 04:36 regions of Syria and Cilicia; and was unknown by face unto the 04:40 churches of Judea which were in Christ: But they had heard only, 04:44 that he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth 04:48 the faith which once he destroyed. 04:50 And they glorified God in me. Continuing to read Galatians 04:55 Chapter two: Then 14 years after went up again to Jerusalem 05:00 with Barnabas and took Titus with me also. 05:03 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that 05:07 gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them 05:12 which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, 05:15 or had run in vain. But neither Titus, who was with me, 05:20 being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: 05:23 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, 05:28 who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have 05:31 in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: 05:34 To whom we gave place by subjection, no not for an hour; 05:39 that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. 05:42 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, - whatsoever they were 05:47 it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person: - 05:51 for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference 05:54 added nothing to me: But contrariwise, when they saw that 05:58 the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, 06:01 as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; 06:04 For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of 06:09 the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles 06:13 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, 06:18 perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me 06:22 and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go 06:26 unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. 06:29 Only they would that we should remember the poor; 06:32 the same which I also was forward to do. 06:35 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him 06:39 to the face, because he was to be blamed. 06:41 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with 06:45 the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated 06:48 himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. 06:52 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that 06:56 Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. 06:59 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the 07:03 truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, 07:06 If thou being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, 07:10 and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles 07:15 to live as do the Jews? We who are Jews by nature, 07:20 and not sinners of the Gentiles, knowing that a man is not 07:23 justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of 07:26 Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, 07:30 that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, 07:33 and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law 07:37 shall no flesh be justified. But if while we seek 07:42 to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners 07:46 is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. 07:51 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself 07:55 a transgressor. For I, through the law, am dead to the law. 08:00 that I might live unto God. I am crucified with Christ: 08:05 Nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: 08:10 and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith 08:14 of the son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 08:18 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness 08:22 come by the law, then Christ is is dead in vain. 08:27 Continuing to read Paul's letter to Galatia, this is 08:30 Galatians chapter three, the King James version 08:33 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, 08:37 that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes 08:40 Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 08:44 This only would I learn of you, received ye the Spirit by the 08:48 works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 08:50 Are you so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now 08:55 made perfect by the flesh? Have ye suffered so many things 08:59 in vain? if it be yet in vain. He therefore that ministereth 09:05 to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it 09:09 by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 09:13 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him 09:17 for righteousness, know ye therefore that they which are of 09:21 faith the same are the children of Abraham. 09:24 and the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify 09:27 the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto 09:31 Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 09:35 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful 09:40 Abraham. For as many as are of the works of the law 09:43 are under the curse. For it is written, Cursed is every one 09:47 that continueth not in all things which are written in the 09:50 book of the law to do them. But that no man is justified 09:55 by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: 09:58 for the just shall live by faith. 10:01 And the law is not of faith: 10:04 But the man that doeth them shall live in them. 10:08 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made 10:12 a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one 10:16 that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come 10:21 on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive 10:25 the promise of the Spirit through faith. 10:27 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; 10:32 Though it be by a man's covenant yet if it be confirmed, 10:36 no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. 10:41 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. 10:45 He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but of one, 10:49 And to thy seed, which is Christ And this I say that the covenant 10:54 that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which 10:59 was 430 years after, cannot disannul, that it should make 11:04 the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law 11:08 it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by 11:12 promise. Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of 11:19 transgression, till the seed should come to whom the promise 11:22 was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand 11:26 of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, 11:30 But God is one. Is the law then against the promises of God? 11:36 God forbid: for if there had been a law given 11:41 which could have given life, verily righteousness should 11:45 have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all 11:49 under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be 11:55 given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept 12:00 under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards 12:04 be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us 12:09 unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 12:12 But after that faith is come, we are no longer 12:16 under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God 12:20 by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been 12:25 baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew 12:30 nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, 12:32 there is neither male or female: for ye are all one in Christ 12:36 Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, 12:41 and heirs according to the promise. 12:43 Continuing to read in Galatians, chapter four. 12:47 Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, 12:52 differeth nothing from a servant though he be lord of all; 12:56 but is under tutors and governors until the time 12:59 appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were children, 13:04 were in bondage under the elements of the world. 13:08 But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth 13:11 his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them 13:17 that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption 13:20 of sons. And because ye are sons God hath sent forth the Spirit 13:25 of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 13:30 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; 13:34 and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. 13:38 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them 13:43 which by nature are no gods. But now, after that ye have 13:48 known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the 13:53 weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again 13:57 to be in bondage? Ye observe days, and months, and times 14:01 and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you 14:04 labour in vain. Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; 14:10 for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all. 14:15 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel 14:19 unto you at the first. And my temptation which was in my flesh 14:23 ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel 14:28 of God, even as Christ Jesus. 14:31 Thank you for joining with me today. Please join with me again |
Revised 2014-12-17