Galatians 1:1-2 – Don’t underestimate the value of good friends.

 

Galatians 1:1-2 (NASB)

1 Paul, an apostle (not sent from men nor through human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead), ² and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:

Thought for today – Don’t underestimate the value of good friends.

When Paul wrote this epistle, the church was a new entity as a body of people who believed that Jesus of Nazareth was the Son of God, that He died for them and that He rose again from the dead.  At this time, the New Testament was not yet written, and the doctrines of our faith were communicated orally.  The problem in these churches was that some men had come in teaching things that were contrary to what Paul had taught.  Since he was writing this letter to address such a serious issue, Paul was careful to mention the staff who worked with him so that the believers in these church would know that Paul was not alone in believing the doctrine he preached.

That’s what the Book says!