In the midst of big discussions in the early church about what actually qualifies as The<\/u> Gospel, the Apostle Paul visited the Biggies of the Faith – James, Peter, and John – in Jerusalem. He sought them out to double-check his own understanding of Christian teaching “for fear that I was running or had run my race in vain”. (Gal. 2:2)<\/p>\n\n\n
Fortunately for Paul, the Big Three gave him the thumbs up and “the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.” (2:9) They could see that Paul was called and equipped by God to reach the Gentiles just as they were to reach the Jews. And their message was the same message.<\/p>\n\n\n
It is interesting to note that after all of them agreed on the core of the Gospel – our need to put our faith in Christ Jesus and thereby to be justified in a way not ever possible by observing the law – they went on to agree on one more thing<\/i>:<\/p>\n\n\n
“All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.” (2:10)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Of all the things they could ask of Paul as they sent him on his way, they chose “remember the poor”.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
And Paul responded by saying he was “eager” to do it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
How about you?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
What does remembering the poor look like in your own life?<\/p>\n\n\n
Are you eager to do it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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