## Greetings and Grace 

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Paul, an apostle--not _sent_ from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead-- 

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and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: 

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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 

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who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 

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to whom _be_ the glory forever and ever. Amen. 

## Distorting the Gospel 

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I marvel that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ for a different gospel, 

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which is _really_ not another, only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 

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But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a gospel contrary to the gospel we have proclaimed to you, let him be accursed! 

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As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is proclaiming to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be accursed! 

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For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a slave of Christ. 

## Paul Called by God 

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For I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel which I am proclaiming as good news is not according to man. 

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For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but _I received it_ through a revelation of Jesus Christ. 

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For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. 

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And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers. 

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But when God, who had set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, was pleased 

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to reveal His Son in me so that I might proclaim Him as good news among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, 

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nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to Damascus. 

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Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days. 

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But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother. 

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(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying!) 

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Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 

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And I was _still_ unknown by sight to the churches of Judea which are in Christ; 

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but only, they kept hearing, "He who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith which he once tried to destroy." 

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And they were glorifying God because of me.