Sermon Notes from Sunday, 2.9.14, on Galatians 1.1-9

Here are the sermon notes from Sunday, 2.9.14, on Galatians 1.1-9.  You can find the sermon audio and these notes in PDF at sermons.heritagepark.org.  You can also download the audio via our podcast on iTunes.

Galatians
2 – When Another Gospel is not Another Gospel 
Galatians 1.1-9

The Facts: Jesus died for our sin – Jesus delivers us – God designed His rescue plan

Deserting

• We have a deep-rooted proclivity to self-justify (which leads to condemnation)
  
• There are people who want to distort the Gospel for their gain
  
  Distorting
  

• By rejecting it – “I’m not guilty”
  
• By replacing Him in it – “the church = Christ” instead of “church = body of
  Christ”
  
• By denying parts of it – more liberal theology (no deity -> no atonement ->
  just a teacher -> moral revolution)
  
• By denying implications of it – HWP vs. Acts 14
  
• Be adding to it – the problem of the Galatians
  
  Why is this a big deal?
  

• There is a curse for those who do
  
• The exclusivity of Christ demands the exclusivity of the message about Christ
  
• Distorting the Gospel is Deserting God