I've been studying the book of Galatians lately. I am amazed at the Apostle Paul's uncompromising stand on the simplicity and purity of the gospel message. He confronts Peter--the Rock--and points out the hypocrisy that has afflicted Peter's view of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Can I, like Paul, take a stand for the saving grace of God over and above trying to impress man with my human achievements? Can I, like Paul, grow in my dependence on the truth of the gospel over and above my dependence on the approval of man?
In Galatians 2:20, Paul concludes his confrontation with Peter with the following statement:
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me." Paul states this truth while standing in front of Peter and those who would add human achievment to the saving grace of God through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
God challenges me with the question: what do I add to God's grace that I think makes me more acceptable to God?
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