Paul is in a battle here for the true Gospel and what he shows here is that the Gospel he proclaims has come not from human origin but from Christ alone (v11-12). This is why we can have confidence in the Gospel, it is from God, it is God’s truth. This is also the reason why we can’t just take the parts of the Gospel we like and discard the parts we dislike. It is God’s Gospel and we have no right to tinker with it, we must accept all of it, the whole message.

Paul shares his testimony of how he was engaged in Judaism and even persecuted the church (v13-14). Paul shares this because the problem in the Galatian churches was that they were embracing aspects of Judaism which were not part of the Gospel. Paul is showing he is not anti-Judaism but that he has moved on from Judaism because of Christ’s revelation (v15-16).

Paul again emphasises that this message did not depend on the apostles’’ endorsement or the on the endorsement of the Jerusalem church (v17-20).

Paul then shares how he began sharing the Gospel and the response of the people (v21-24). Paul was so excited about the Gospel, it thrilled him, and he did not want it to be distorted. Have you a real excitement and passion for the Gospel? Take time to talk to God about this.