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Pastor Ian Thompson — Bootle Protestant Free Church

In Galatians 1:11–24, Paul defends the divine origin of the gospel he preached — a message not received from men, not shaped by tradition, and not adjusted to culture, but given directly through the revelation of Jesus Christ. This teaching explores Paul’s dramatic transformation from persecutor to preacher, his independence from the Jerusalem apostles, and the early testimony that caused the churches of Judea to glorify God for such a miraculous change.

Key themes include:

• Paul’s claim that his gospel is from Christ alone
• His journey from violent persecutor to bold apostle
• Why his message is not secondhand or inherited
• How the early church responded to his conversion
• The continuing role of the moral law through the lens of Christ
• The danger of reshaping the gospel to fit cultural pressure
• What true conversion looks like in the life of a believer
• How Paul’s testimony speaks to our identity, mission, and calling today

This episode encourages believers to hold fast to the gospel that comes from God, rejoice in grace that reaches the hardest heart, and walk in such a way that others glorify God because of us.