OH FOOLISH (fill in the blank), WHO HAS BEWITCHED YOU?”

This comes from Paul’s letter to the Galatians who Paul was trying to awaken from a spell of salvation by works that had been cast over them. After telling the Galatians in ch.1 that whoever would bring them a gospel that was a perversion of the gospel Paul had already preached to them is accursed. And in ch.2 telling them that justification, which is righteousness, only comes “by the faith of Christ” and not by works of the law. Paul asks them in ch.3, “who has bewitched you?… This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?…. Having begun in the spirit are you now made perfect by the flesh?” This is Paul’s message of shaking throughout this letter. The message that justification which is righteousness…

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“Nevertheless I Have Somewhat Against Thee, Because Thou Hast Left Thy First Love.

Remember Therefore From Whence Thou Art Fallen, and Repent, and Do the First Works; or Else I Will Come Unto Thee Quickly, and Will Remove Thy Candlestick Out of His Place, Except Thou repent.” rev.2:4,5… By Edward O’Hara Do you remember your fist love? No, I don’t mean the first girl or guy you thought you were in love with. I mean the love in your heart that you had for Jesus when you first found out how much He loves you that brought you to trust in Him at first.  In this passage Jesus speaks to the church at Ephesus saying how they have been doing so well in so many areas. Yet He says after these encouraging words that because they have left their first love He may remove their candle stick.  Paul says this another way in…

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