The God Shot: Galatians 3:1

"You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified." (Galatians 3:1)

Wow, who is Paul calling a bewitched fool? That's strong language! This is Paul's letter to the Churches in Galicia, a region near modern-day Turkey. He wrote this letter around AD 15, not long after Jesus' death and resurrection. If you read the New Testament, you'll see lots of conversation about the differences between Jews and Gentiles. Gentile is a collective term that refers to anyone who isn't a Jew, people like me, and possibly you. One of the main topics of conversation was whether or not the Gentiles who follow Jesus had to also start following all 613 of the Jewish Old Testament laws. Stay tuned in the days ahead for Paul's answer. In the meantime, may you fix your eyes on Jesus. He's where the joy is!