Re:Verse passage – Galatians 2:11-21 (day five) “When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel”
With the presence of the SA Phil at our church, this truth Paul is proclaiming becomes tangible. Every practice or performance, what is the first thing the orchestra does? They tune their instruments. Even the most expensive and well made instruments need to be constantly tuned. Same truth with the human heart. Paul is telling Peter and others they have gotten literally “offline”. They were not “straight-walking”. They were out of tune with the perfect pitch (truth) of the gospel.
God help us hear the perfect pitch (truth) of the gospel! Your Holy Spirit. Your Word. Accountability. Wisdom from other believers. Then give us courage to adjust and tune our hearts.
Christian living is therefore a continual realignment process – one of bringing everything in line with the truth of the gospel. – Tim Keller
Come thou fount of every blessing
Tune my heart…
Wow, what a great music analogy, Scott! Now I will be singing Come Thou Fount in my head all through the day, and recognizing how our Father tunes our hearts to Him. What a wonderful blessing!
Thanks Scott. Teaching students how to maintain pitch was always a challenge. Usually the problem was that they simply didn’t listen. Unless you listen carefully, pitch always suffers. Listening to the gospel will help keep your spiritual pitch in order.
Good analogy!
I am so glad FBC is cooperating with the SA Phil! Good community relations!