Divinely Revealed

GALATIANS 2:2-5:

"I WENT BECAUSE IT WAS SPECIALLY AND DIVINELY REVEALED TO ME THAT I SHOULD GO, AND I PUT BEFORE THEM THE GOSPEL[DECLARING TO THEM THAT] WHICH I PREACH AMONG THE GENTILES, HOWEVER, [I PRESENTED THE MATTER] PRIVATELY BEFORE THOSE OF REPUTE, [FOR I WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN, BY THUS AT FIRST CONFINING MY COMMUNICATION TO THIS PRIVATE CONFERENCE] THAT I WAS NOT RUNNING OR HAD NOT RUN IN VAIN [GUARDING AGAINST BEING DISCREDITED EITHER IN WHAT I WAS PLANNING TO DO OR HAD ALREADY DONE]."

In this part of the teaching lesson in "That Way" manual, I must explain about what I learned on a resent trip to China. It was just like what Paul had to do. He went to deal with an issue. On this trip of his, he was confronting the leaders and their wanting to lead the people the wrong direction. Using what influence over the people that they had. Fear can make people react to change in many ways. The people were fearful of losing control and looked at Paul as a boat tipper. "Don't Rock the Boat Baby" is their song.

I was sent by divinely revealed reasons to China, to look at the people, speak to them, go to different parts of the region, and just listen to the Lord. It was amazing of the spirital cry of hunger. Hunger for no more oppression. Not by govenment, religions, or leaders stuffing their own vanity.

I was in a place where I could hear the cries of many nations, long under terrorism of the worst kind. God-starved! That was what they were doing to those in Galatians 2:2-9; that Paul wrote about. They were wanting to circumsize the people that came into Christ, making them saved by the flesh. Bring them under the law that Jesus Christ Died for and by that making all them live in bondage. Paul put a stop to it.

How do we want to put a stop to people putting us in bondage as well. We are no different just because we live in another part of the world. All people want to live where there is peace among the people they live with. Everyone has a right to live a right life. We all must stand up for the freedom of the Lord, where ever it has it's position.

PJCopty's Corner "That Way" manual Segment 5; 3/30/2008