Faith Working Through Love: Faith Boasting

Sunday we considered Paul’s teaching of the “law of returns.” We always reap when we sow; we reap what we sow; we reap more than we sow; we reap after we sow. If we sow to the Spirit, this is great news. So, patient persistent walking in the Spirit will reap a harvest of righteousness.

In our last full paragraph, Paul directly addresses the false-teachers’ motives for trying to convert these believers to legalism. He mentions two: avoiding persecution and boasting. The exclusive claims of the gospel are offensive to human pride and open views of God. The gospel removes all grounds for boasting except the grace of God in Jesus Christ. Embracing the gospel undermines the power of the performance culture we live in and frees us from pride.

Come Sunday as we boast only in the cross of Jesus Christ.