The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

We trace Paul’s challenge in Galatians 1:10 and confront the pull to please people instead of serving Christ. From the desk verse that keeps us honest to the promise that God’s approval in Jesus precedes performance, we map a path to real freedom.

• the sword of the Spirit as our daily weapon
• Paul’s critics and the clarity of Galatians 1:10
• choosing God’s approval over human applause
• leadership at home shaped by courage and love
• freedom found in surrender to Jesus
• assurance in Christ before performance
• practical questions that expose people pleasing
• walking worthy by the Spirit

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We open Galatians 1:6–9 and press on the urgency of guarding the only gospel. We trace creation, fall, substitution, and why adding works empties grace of its power, then close with a clear call to keep Jesus at the center.

• Paul’s warning about deserting the gospel
• What Paul actually preached and why it matters
• Sin’s weight, justice, and the need for atonement
• Substitution and double imputation explained
• Saved by grace through faith, not by works
• Fruit as the result, not the requirement
• Identifying and rejecting “Jesus plus” teachings
• Christ alone, grace alone, faith alone as the plumb line

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We read Galatians 1 and confront the question of who has the right to define a believer’s identity. Paul’s defense becomes our framework for rejecting false labels and embracing a long list of scriptural truths about who we are in Christ.

• the sword of the Spirit as our core weapon
• reading and grounding in Galatians 1
• Paul’s critics and his Jesus-given authority
• only Jesus defines identity and calling
• a rapid-fire set of identity statements from Scripture
• freedom from condemnation and approval-chasing
• living as God’s workmanship with courage and discipline
• a closing charge to act from identity, not for it

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We trace Paul’s story from zealot to apostle and set the scene for Galatians 1. The core warning lands hard: salvation is by grace through faith, not “Jesus plus” our works, and real freedom only comes from the finished work of Christ.

• Paul’s background as Saul and his Damascus road conversion
• Why Paul’s authority comes from Jesus, not human approval
• The planting of the Galatian churches and early growth
• The rise of the Judaizers and the false gospel of “Jesus plus”
• Grace alone versus works-based righteousness
• Signs you may be drifting into legalism
• An invitation to study Galatians for deeper freedom

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We draw a straight line from desire to design and from earthly echoes to a greater country, using C.S. Lewis and Scripture to steady courage and aim our loves. Hope of heaven becomes a plan for living: grateful, alert, and bold about Jesus.

• Mere Christianity on desire as signpost
• gratitude without idolatry toward earthly gifts
• the world’s hatred and the cost of allegiance
• citizens of heaven as present identity
• transformation promised in Christ
• practical ways to keep desire awake
• urgency to help others find hope

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