"I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ" (Gal. 1:6-7).
The church of Galatia was turning away from the gospel. The source of the problem was "some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ."
And there are many today who are deceived by “every wind of doctrine” (Eph. 4:14). Don’t think that you are immune to being easily deceived, the Bible says that the devil can even disguise himself as an angel of light (2 Cor. 11:14).
But how will we protect ourselves against “different gospel[s]” as Paul says here if we barely spend time in the Bible? If Sunday morning and possibly Sunday night is the only time you get a feeding of the Word of God, then you are as vulnerable to false gospels as a baby lamb is to a roaring, hungry lion.
If you are not arming yourself with the Bible, meditating on the Bible, memorizing the Bible, studying the Bible, reading the Bible, then you will be “tossed about like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind” (James 1:16). Often times, we have revivals and conferences to get our hearts set on fire for Christ and have a rekindled passion forGod and the word of God. These events are great, but we need to realize that clear knowledge of God is the kindling that sustains fires of affection for God. If we we’re growing in our maturity and knowledge of God’s Word like we should be, then we wouldn’t have to depend on events like these to get revived!
Theology matters. The study of God matters. Because if you have a low view of God, then your worship of Him will be low. But if you have a high view of God, then your worship of Him will be high. We need to strive for maturity in our faith—and study God’s Word to defend ourselves against what is not true or right.
Bro. Brandon
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