This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Galatians 3:2
Our conducts are the windows through which others can see us through: how are we read by the world, community colleagues neighbors who know we are christian adventists, or . Is it possible that our conversion is grounded upon the wrong foundation? At one time in life I decided to be a vegetarian, that did not last even a year. It all began during a camp meetings when we received health messages that moved me to stop meat eating, I was only about 11 years old. I later realized it was a decision made out of excitement and had no scriptural nor spirit of prophecy foundational arsenal of knowledge to validate my position. It was easy for me to be lured out of it.
Paul is simply asked the Galatians were changes they made spirit led or were they their own walks of righteousness. His question to them is a kind of a wakeup call on what validated their committed walks of faith, their own goodness or the good news; was it their works or the works of Christ that made the difference?
Reaffirming our faith from time to time is in a way confirming our reasons for the faith we have. After many years of the Israelites perception of their secured position with God they discovered too late that they got it all wrong, to the point that when the Desire of All Ages was born in their midst they could not recognize him. “We should search the Scriptures and be able to give the reason for our faith. Says the prophet: ‘”The wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.”‘ Ellen G. White 5 T p.452.
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