Belong Before Behave \\ Galatians

And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
-Galatians 5:24
Keep It Simple Stupid. The Christian gospel is Belong Before You Behave. All the world religions say, "Behave before you Belong." We are saved by grace.
And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.” After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. John 6:65-66.
This is the crux or nucleus of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Paul has launched intro a full-scale diatribe against the Circumcision Party. They were bullying people to join their group. They were using fear to prey on the Gentiles. And they said, “You can’t be saved without circumcision. Come join our party and get this medical procedure.”
What was Paul’s cogent argument? How did Paul neutralize the Circumcision Party? In short, Paul said the Christian gospel is salvation by grace. You belong before you behave. All world religions say, “Behave and then you belong.” God in Christ choose you and saved you by grace. You belong to him and his family. There are over 2.6 billions Christians on planet earth. Because he choose you in Christ before the foundation of the world, You belong before you behave.
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