TOPIC: THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST IS UNIVERSAL
Text: Galatians 2:1-10
1:1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.
1:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain.
1:3 Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
1:4 And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),
1:5 to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
1:6 But from those who seemed to be something—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me.
1:7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter,
1:8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),
1:9 and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
1:10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do
STUDY:
The mission of Jesus Christ is not to a particular section of the human race but to the entire world. The mission statement in John 3:16 shows clearly that no group of the human race is left out in the salvation plan of God. Our text today reveals how Paul noted clearly that he was an apostle by grace to the Gentiles (the uncircumcised) while Peter, James and John, had the mandate of taking the Gospel of Christ to the circumcised (vv. 7-9). Ultimately, the two missions came from the same source and fulfil the same purpose of making Jesus Christ known and accepted by everyone everywhere. This shows the universal nature of the mission and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Beloved, wherever people are present, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is relevant. The mission of Christ is both to the Church and the unbelieving. The reason for the constant preaching of the Gospel is to ensure it gets to all. You cannot be indifferent – you have a part to play. God has sent you as an ambassador to bear His name in such places you find yourself regularly. Let your light shine brightly before men so that when you invite them to join your faith, they will be glad to embrace the salvation of Christ. You too can preach the Gospel. Be on mission for the Lord.
Prayer:
Father, let me not waste the grace you have given me. Let me use it for your purpose.
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