Now am I trying to win the favor of men, or of God? Do I seek to please men? If I were still seeking popularity with men, I should not be a bond servant of Christ [the Messiah] (Galatians 1:10 — The Amplified Bible).
If we try to please men, then we will water down the great message from Jesus Christ. Men want power. They want control. The message from Jesus includes the fact that He has all control. That’s why He speaks against the spirit of Jezebel in the book of Revelation because that spirit wants all control. The spirit of Jezebel and the Spirit of God are in constant conflict with each other. We choose. Men like the spirit of Jezebel, which is the ultimate embodiment of machoism. But we like the Spirit of God, which is the ultimate embodiment of power. Being a bond servant means we have chosen love; we are love servants of Christ. We have chosen Him over being harnessed to the devil. Seeking the popularity of men is the dirtiest way to live. Pleasing God is the highest way to live.
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8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to and different from that which we preached to you, let him be accursed [anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment]! 9 As we said before, so I now say again, If anyone is preaching to you a gospel different from or contrary to that which you received [from us], let him be accursed [anathema, devoted to destruction, doomed to eternal punishment] (Galatians 1:8, 9 — The Amplified Bible)!
Watch out! When the Bible repeats itself, as it does here in these two verses, it means the matter is very serious! God’s Word is God, and God is His Word. Knowing the Bible is imperative! That’s why reading it from cover to cover is imperative. For instance, so often people will say, “God helps those who help themselves.” WRONG! That is contrary to what the Bible says. God helps those who trust and obey Him. |
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