Eternally Condemned

Galatians 1:3-8,11 - Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!... I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up.

Romans 9:3-5 - For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race, the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.

Romans 16:25-27 - Now to him who is able to establish you by my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all nations might believe and obey him—to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.

1 Corinthians 12:3 - Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

Conclusions:

• The patriarchs are Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and his sons
• “Christ, who is God” is one of the clearest statements of the deity of Jesus Christ found in the entire New Testament
• “To…God be glory” is the ultimate purpose of all things
• “So quickly” means so soon after your conversion
• “One who called you” is God
• Having the grace of Christ is the test of a pure, unadulterated gospel
• The Greek word for eternally condemned originally referred to a pagan temple offering in payment for a vow
• Later, eternally condemned came to represent a curse
• Salvation is for all and is received by faith in Christ
• The Greek for cursed is anathema, and it means delivered over to the wrath of God for eternal destruction
• Paul’s great love for his fellow Jews is expressed by wishing he was cursed for their sake
• One who is regenerated by the Holy Spirit cannot pronounce a curse on Jesus; rather, he is the only one who from the heart can confess Jesus is Lord
• The Greek word for Lord in 1 Corinthians 12:3 is used in the Greek translation of the Old Testament to translate the Hebrew name Yahweh

Application:

• Do you see Christ as God over you?
• Do you see glorifying God as your ultimate purpose?
• Do you have faith in Christ?
• Do you love your brothers so much that you wished you were cursed for the sake of their salvation?
• Can you confess that Jesus is Lord?

All Scripture verses taken from NIV

Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible