Be Still And Know

Galatians 2:20 In these first two chapters of Galatians, Paul gives a fascinating summary of his life story since he became a Christian. He reminds his readers of his background. He had been so deeply committed to his Jewish faith that he had done everything possible to destroy the Church. Paul makes it clear that when he started following Christ he didn’t rush to Jerusalem, which was where the first church was formed. First of all, he went away into Arabia. Only after three years did he go to meet the leaders in Jerusalem. The point he was making was that his new life as a Christian hadn’t been shaped by other people and their traditions, but only by Christ. It was another 14 years before he returned to Jerusalem and the leaders of the church then recognised him as the one who God had sent to preach to the gentiles, or non-Jews. The Jerusalem church was, not surprisingly, focused on people from a Jewish background. The key point that Paul was making was that his life was completely defined by Christ and