Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. – Galatians 1:3-5
This is the true gospel—what Jesus did for us on the cross (gave Himself for our sins), and what He does for us now by the Spirit (rescues us from the present evil age). Notice who gets the glory: “Our God and Father, to whom be glory forever and ever” (Gal. 1:4-5).
On that night when Jesus was born, the angels sang, Glory to God in the highest. Why? Because God did for us what we could never do for ourselves or for each other. Jesus bore the curse for us in His death on the cross. He graciously receives us, forgives us, makes us children and heirs of God the Father, and then by His Spirit makes His home with us. He lives His life through us! “Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (6:14).
There are many Christians who delight in themselves, or in their church. What the world needs today is Christians and churches who delight in the gospel.
What is at the center of your interest and affections? Yourself and your experience? The church and her ministry? Christ and His gospel?
