Q1. Observing Special Days

[Pastor Ralph]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

[Commissioned]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong?

Celebrating different special worship days is not essentially wrong, but they should not be seen as being a legal obligation.

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians' observances?

Paul grieved over the Galatian's observances because they were being led to believe that they had a legal obligation to observe certain days.

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

In their movement towards Judaism, observing the Jewish days would have them binding themselve to a bondage that

they were already liberated from.

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era?

We are blessed by observing special days in our era when we do so to offer worth to our Lord.

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

Observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers when seen as a duty and ignoring their liberty from legalism.

[Janissi]

(Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? No.

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians' observances? Because these days became a basis for for salvation. They became legalistic.

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? They weren't Jews. They did not have the Jewish customs, so to incorporate the Jewish customs was legalism and according to Bruce, "impeding their faith."

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? Observing special days can be a blessing if we focus on the Lord.

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers? When it becomes a legal obligation or when it becomes bondage. If they believe observing this days leads to salvation, it is wrong.

[gripofhisgrace]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

I'm confused. We celebrate alot of non-Christian holidays in the US. Days that we hold to be special. Does this go against Paul's teaching?

[IvoryEagle]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? NO

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances? They were attempting to be "saved" by law instead of love.

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? It was a major conflict with Christianity.

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? A thoughtful participation is good.

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

They become ritual and attempt to crowd out the Spirit.

[Highohfaith]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

No ,celebrating special worship days is not wrong as long as it is done with the heart. And not done to gain favor with God, e.g going to church on Sunday simply to gain favor in God's eyes or out of obligation.It must be done because you want to spend time with Jesus and the members of our Christian family.

Paul was grieving over this because he knew by celebrating certain ritual days set forth by Jewish law ( legalism) they were reverting back to their old pagan ways. Placing them once again under the curse of the law and not the the favor of grace, forgiveness and salvation, given through the blood of Christ.

Only by observing special days with fullness of heart for Jesus is it okay..

If we do observe, again, out of obligation to what is expected or out of a religious "law" or human commitment for the wrong reason ( to gain favor with God) it can be a curse. Observing certain religious days or festivals must always be done out of Love for Our Lord Jesus Christ and not obligation.

[haar]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians' observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

Celebrating different special days essentially for worship is not wrong.

Paul grieved over the Galatian's overservance of such days beacause they legalised their action by believing the lies that such legalistic observance led to salvation or righteousness. This was and is still wrong today and is food for thought for all of us as far as legalism is concerned.

The significance of this in terms of their movement towards Judaism was that they were turning from faith towards legalism or salvation by works; from freedom to slavery.

We can be blessed today by observing special days like Sundays or Christmas if those days are used for true and genuine worship of our God where God is the focus not the day itself.

Obsewrving the days can become legalistic if days become more importantthan the God we are supposed to worship in such a day.

[Travis63]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong?

No

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances?

Prior to Paul sharing the Gospel with them, those that worshipped did do as pagans, they did so by way of works in hopes to please the gods. After Paul shared the Gospel those that received it witnessed the Spirit's manifestation, it quickened them, they were living following Paul as he followed Christ. After this upon some visiting Judaizers they were strongly influenced, they did not completely revert to their pagan ways however they did go back to doing works with the hopes of pleasing.

Paul was grieved because from what he observed he perceived that they were thoroughly perverted from the Gospel of Christ, that they had turned from Christianity to Judaism. He was grieved that there was yet another conversion in their lives, improper intent of servitude through ceremonies and rites.

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

The importance of the Galatians honoring / keeping feast days (Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years), in terms of their movement towards Judaism was that they outwardly became acceptable by the Jews imposing this requirement. For the Galatians in their thinking they were fully being accepted.

The danger, the great danger however is that by honoring these observance in the hope of being righteous before God it trumps the principle that one accepts Christ righteousness is the only acceptable righteousness, and that we have it through faith. The danger is that the work of Christ is not valued, that through one's own understanding they do not understand.

"The traditions of Judaism, when accepted as ritually binding, were in Paul's eyes fetters which impeded faith and excluded liberty."

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era?

Any time we gather honoring God, it can strengthen and edify us, it can also be a maturing occasion. Ritual in itself is not a bad thing, it just simply mean an established behavior, the performance of an act or a system of rites. As mentioned in the lesson Easter, Christmas or special observances in themselves can be These can be helpful to our spiritual lives, when observed thoughtfully. They can be seen as rituals, in fact some non-believers call them such. However for us as Believers we are not to maintain, keep or honor these observances in order to be deemed as righteous before God's eyes.

If a person desires to keep the feast days of the Old Testament doing so is not a sin, however what the individual that does so, if person is a Christian they must not do so with the intent of being righteous before God. Christ has fulfilled the feast days of spring (Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and Weeks) all recorded in the New Testament; He will fulfill the final three holidays (Trumpets, The Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles) upon and after He returns.

As Christians, if we choose to celebrate these special days, we should put Christ in the center of the celebration, as the One who came to fulfill the prophetic significance of each of them. These days demonstrate the work of redemption through God’s Son. From the Old Covenant to the New, Genesis to Revelation, God provides picture after picture of His entire plan for mankind and one of the most startling prophetic pictures is outlined for us found within these feast days, these shadows.

The danger in observing them however is when they are misinterpreted, when Christ's work is not seen as it should be, when we place flesh before the Spirit.

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

Observance of special days in themselves are not legalistic, many Christians do not see Easter observance, or revivals as legalistic. The revivals, convocations or whatever the Protestant denomination calls them more than often occur around the same time each calendar year. Again I don't believe that God is displeased with these gathering, however they too can become legalistic if we deem the days a mantle of or for righteousness. If we place our efforts, labors, works before that of Christ'.

I'm being long winded again please forgive, however I'd like to use a well know man of God from his own admission. He had Christ in mind but he didn't have His work first early in his life.

John Wesley, preformed what we'd call good works, one after the other. He did ministry in prisons, sweatshops, and slums. He gave food, clothing, and education to slum children. He observed both Saturday and Sunday as the Sabbath. He was a missionary, he studied his Bible, prayed, fasted, and gave regularly.

Yet all the time, he was bound in the chains of his own religious efforts, because he trusted in what he could do to make himself right before God instead of trusting in what Jesus had done. Later, he came to "trust in Christ, in Christ only for salvation," and came to an inner assurance that he was now forgiven, saved, and a son of God. Looking back on all his religious activity before he was truly saved, he said: "I had even then the faith of a servant, though not that of a son."

[farmboy]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians' observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

In and of itself observances are not wrong. The whole key is where the heart is, why we do this. Paul's grief and the significance is over a project of self-salvation. This type of complicated religion was not made by God. In essence they were being asked to replace the sacrifice of Christ with achievements of man. With this type of theology one mistake could prove fatal. (Mtt 23:) To simplify faith you have to get rid of the middleman, truth, trust and discernment is up to us. We are all brothers and sisters and have equal access to the Father. Some things can be a result of salvation, not a way to attain it. The Gospel is Christ period. The only thing we have to give is our love.

[PriscillaM]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong?

No. Can be beneficial to believers.

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances?

It would have been a backward, foreign and unneccessary step.

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

They believed that these observances were essential to their salvation. This was not true.

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era?

The observing of these can be a reminder to believers as well as a way of drawing none believers to Christ.

For example this present Lenten Season helps to focus us and others on Jesus' suffering, death and ressurection. An essential in the Christian faith.

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

If more emphasis is placed on the observance of the day instead of its significance. For example if we focus on the nativity at Christmas as a babe in a manger we would worship a baby not a risen Christ. That is why we need to focus our children's attention not only on the manger but to the empty tomb as well and their significance.

[PriscillaM]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong?

No. Can be beneficial to believers.

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances?

It would have been a backward, foreign and unneccessary step.

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

They believed that these observances were essential to their salvation. This was not true.

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era?

The observing of these can be a reminder to believers as well as a way of drawing none believers to Christ.

For example this present Lenten Season helps to focus us and others on Jesus' suffering, death and ressurection. An essential in the Christian faith.

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

If more emphasis is placed on the observance of the day instead of its significance. For example if we focus on the nativity at Christmas as a babe in a manger we would worship a baby not a risen Christ. That is why we need to focus our children's attention not only on the manger but to the empty tomb as well and their significance.

[hanks]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11)

Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong?

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians' observances?

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era?

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

I personally do not think it is wrong to celebrate special Christian worship days. Paul was more concerned about the Galatians slipping back into their old habits and submitting themselves to Jewish legalism. We know the Jews had their special feast days, and ‘new-moon’ celebrations, with their religion revolving around the calendar. As believers, they are under grace as a rule of life and not under Law. He asks that since they are now children of God why would they want to turn back to the old slavery? By celebrating these different Jewish worship days they are returning to the routine of rules and regulations, instead of having a free and joyful communion with their Heavenly Father. Some standards and practices in our local churches are traditional but not necessarily scriptural. However, any special day that reveals the holiness of God and brings us closer to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ can only be a good thing. As believers I feel that every day should be a special day that we share with our Lord; thanking Him for His grace, love, and mercy.

[Marloes]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

Celebrating isn't essentially wrong, but it can be wrong.

Most Galatians never celebrated no jewish holiday!

So if they started now, it's legalism, and legalism is wrong.

You can blessed if you remember important happenings.

It can be bad if you do it to show up.

For example, at this moment it's the first Sunday of Lent.

If you tell everybody you're fasting just to impress them, it's wrong.

If you do it to get a closer bond with Jesus, it can be good.

[charisbarak]

No, but the Galatians were making the holidays ritually binding.

Judaism was going back to observe the law--putting themselves under bondage to the law--not as a bondslave to Christ.

We can observe special days if we use it to glorify God. Once they become ritually binding or a work of righteousness, they're wrong.

[Lion of Grace]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

Is celebrating different special worship days wrong? No-as long as they are not observed as ritual or duty. Any celebration done from a heart of love towards God is wonderful! If though, they are done as mere observances or as earning favor, salvation, etc. from God....then they are legalistic.

Paul grieved over the Galatians because they had embraced the truth of freedom in Christ, but were now turning towards the falsehood that they had to "do" certain things to have salvation. They essentially were turning away from the truth of salvation alone through Christ. Paul lived so others could know the truth. He had been profoundly changed by grace. I can understand how he would literally grieve that they had turned from life in the Spirit and the truth he had brought to them.

He knew they were going into bondage when they started to turn towards Judaism. They were giving up their freedom for lies. They were trading their acceptability through Christ for traditions. They had freedom without these things already!

We are blessed by observing special days of worship because we offer praise and thanksgiving in remembrance of the goodness of God towards us. They should be observances that we offer in gratitude and love for the wonderful things God has given us or how He has shown His love for us.

They become legalistic when the special observances become about self (what we are earning), guilt (we are in trouble if we don't do this!) or about being accepted in any religion. We are accepted into the Kingdom of God as children of God through Jesus Christ! His Kingdom isn't a social club...it's by the Spirit.... and by the Spirit we are accepted into His Kingdom no matter what any worldly establishment dictates!

[JanMary]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong?

I don't believe they are. We celebrate many special days in honor of our Jesus, as worship and in remembrance of His birth, death and resurrection. Christianity is a relationship of JOY, not somber, formula driven, rule observing, slavery!

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances?

Paul was speaking and reasoning with the "foolish" Galatians, who once set free from bondage and law, were being drawn back to "the weak and beggarly and worthless elementary things of all religions before Christ came and whose slaves they once more wanted to become." Paul was pleading with them to let go of the old chains and walk in the freedom which Jesus had purchased for them.

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

Any observance which is a legalistic ritual moves one toward bondage....these opened them up to the false teachers, the Judaizers, who were luring them into observing the law in order to be true believers.

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era?

I believe when we celebrate birthdays, holidays, special days, with joy and the intent to rejoice and to honor our Lord, He is pleased! The Lord loves celebration! After all, He celebrates us: "The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Savior Who SAVES! He will rest in silent satisfaction and in His love He will be silent and make no mention of your sins or even recall them! He will rejoice over you with singing!" I believe He loves parties and rejoicing! He's the Father who killed the fatted calf in rejoicing over the return of his prodigal son! ....or daughter, like me!

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

I think of legalism as trying to "work in the flesh" to gain what Jesus purchased for us and has already freely given us, and which results in self righteousness and pride. I would say if anything in that definition rings true, the "special day" does not please Him, as it makes His sacrifice null in that one's life.

[Delivered]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong and why did Paul grieve over the Galatians' observances?

The Galatians came out of paganism, the worshipping of other gods, sacrificing unto them and celebrating their special days, months and years as their gods demanded, these celebrations are the weak and beggarly elements of these gods.

I can only imagine how much this must have grieved Paul and the HOLY SPIRIT.

Paul explicitly linked the Messiah’s offering of Himself with one of the feasts that God gave to Israel to keep, the feast of “PASSOVER” a celebration for all those who love the Messiah and have come to understand how awesome God’s feast of PASSOVER is, for its elements are not weak and beggarly, but are powerful to save.

We who have come to understand the true meaning of God’s feasts are truly blessed. For Jesus was executed on the very day of “PASSOVER”, sacrificing Himself not just for the Jewish people, but for you and me as well.

This is why God’s feasts were held very dear to the heart of Rabbi Paul, and why Paul’s teaching on the “FEAST OF PASSOVER” was one of the great teachings of Paul – (1Corinthians 5:7-8 purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us, therefore LET US KEEP THE FEAST, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.) THIS IS WHAT LEGALISM IS NOT.

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

Paul had already made it very clear that all people are reconciled to God through “FAITH” therefore it is because of the Gentile’s “FAITH” in God’s Passover Lamb that they do not have to become a proselyte Jew and be circumcised.

The significance to all of this is important so that the Gentile believers will understand, they are called to follow the Holy Spirits leading, and that they leave their pagan culture and its celebrations and festivals behind.

Just as Abraham was found FAITHFUL when God said, "Abraham, cross over and leave all the weak and beggarly elements of your pagan beliefs behind", and it was in FAITH that Abraham was obedient to God's command.

Paul loved God the Father and His feasts, this is why it was of great significance that the Gentile believers understand the meanings to God’s feasts, for in their meaning we will find its elements are not weak and beggarly – an important element of the “FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD” teaches us we cannot live that unleavened life on our own strength, we must have the help of God through the power of His Holy Spirit, which brings us to another important element given on the “FEAST OF PENTECOST”, the giving of the Holy Spirit so that we can purge out the unleavened.

The process of transformation can be summed up in the three major phases portrayed in the first four festivals of God, PASSOVER, UNLEAVENED BREAD, PENTECOST and TRUMPETS. HOW AWESOME IS THAT!

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era?

I have found myself wondering, why does the church celebrate a pagan festival called EASTER? Whose roots come from the worship of the pagan goddess of fertility, with its emblems of egg dying and baby chickens, instead of the “FEAST OF PASSOVER” and the emblem of the Cross?

I am as very BLESSED for my mind is reminded of God’s “PASSOVER” and my heart observes that special day.

[Jen]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians' observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

1. No

2. They were already saved and were now adding these on as requirements.

3. The were taking theirs eyes off grace and using the law or observances of judaism to become enslaved once again.

4. By focusing on the blessings we have in Christ alone.

5 By taking our eyes off freedom in Christ and using our observances and practices to feel good about ourselves and not what Christ has done for us. Only in Him is righteousness. There is nothing good in us alone. We cannot focus on ourselves and what we do or we will become enslaved again.

God Bless!

Jen

Romans 15:13

[4given]

Q1A: No, as long as we celebrate special worship days for the right reasons. If we do it as a legal obligation or believe we have to do it to be saved, we could be leading toward legalism. We need to celebrate by giving glory to God and with a grateful heart to Jesus for all He has done for us.

Q1B: Paul grieved over the Galatians' because they were turning away from the true gospet back to legalism. He felt like he had wasted his time and risked his life to teach the Galatians the only way toward salvation only to have them listen to some Jewish Christians and fall back into Judaism beliefs. They just didn't understand what they already had through Jesus.

Q1C: The significance that special worship days had on the Galatians and their movement towards Judaism was that they didn't understand that they had already been set free from their sins and had a new life because of Jesus paying the price and that they didn't have to celebrate or observe all of these special worship days to have salvation and be freed from bondage.

Q1D: We can be blessed by observing special worship days by glorifying and praising God. They also serve in keeping us in remembrance of what Jesus did for us in dying on the cross and being raised again. In this remembrance we can show our gratitude for our freedom from bondage and the new life we now live. If we find ourselves falling into bondage over something we are doing, we are reminded of what we are doing and being set back on the right track through our worship.

Q1E: If we begin to observe these days as a legal obligation in our schedules and not observe them for the right reason, we become legalistic in our observance. For example: Christmas is a legal holiday and if we only observe it for that reason we fall into legalism. But if we celebrate it in remembrance of the birth of Jesus and how His birth led to the events that gave us salvation and we glorify God for all He has done for us, we avoid falling into legalism.

[Raph]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11)

Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong?

Celebrating different special worship days is not essentially wrong.

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians' observances?

Paul grieved over the Galatians' observances because they were doing it not at their own liberty but something being imposed upon them by the Jews.

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

The significance this had is to ensure that, the Christian Gentiles of Galatia do not move from faith to legalism.

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era?

We can be blessed by observing special days in our era if we observe the days thoughtfully; knowing what it entails to do such observances.

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

Observance of special days can become legalistic for Christian believers if we take such observance as a legal obligation.

[blezed]

Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong?

No

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

Paul grieved over the Galatians observances because they were falling into legalism. The Galatians were not Jews so to observe their special days was a legal obligation which leads to legalism.

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

We can be blessed by observing special days because it helps our spiritual lives. It can become legalistic for Christian believers if we allow ourselves to feel to observe these days is a legal obligation.

[Jwalane Mofokeng]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong?

No. It depend on how you celebrate.

Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances?

Because somehow he felt like he have wasted his efforts on them

What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism?

They were not firm in their faith

How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era?

By observing in the right way

How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

[bmudrack]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

I don't believe it's particularly wrong to worship special days. But I do think we need to be careful that by doing so on a regular routine time can make it ritualistic or legalistic and by doing that it can lose it's meaning. It becomes just a routine we do once a week or once a month and the true meaning gets lost then. Like the practice of communion. Some churches do it every Sunday, some do it once a month. I believe that when something like this is done so frequently, we can get conditioned and just go through the motions. It loses its true meaning.

I think Paul was afraid that the Galatian Christians would fall back into the old Jewish law of doing what they did in the Old Testament and under the Ten Commandment laws and all the other laws and he wanted them to know that Christ fulfilled the law, that the whole law was now practiced under two commandments Christ gave us. I think there is nothing wrong with observing special days. In many cases, it keeps the memory or event alive in us.

[rosegarden]

Q1. (Galatians 4:10-11) Is celebrating different special worship days essentially wrong? Why did Paul grieve over the Galatians’ observances? What significance did these have in terms of their movement towards Judaism? How can we be blessed by observing special days in our era? How can observance of special days become legalistic for Christian believers?

1.a. No,

b. Because they had received Christ and had experiened the Holy Spirit setting them free from sin and went back into being slaves thinking they had to be circumcised to be saved and not operating in the liberty with which Christ had sent them free.

c. Because they were going back into legalism.

d. We can be blessed because it is a special time of appreciating what God in Christ Jesus has done for us and it is a special time to witness to unbelievers.

e. If we regard these special days as a legal obligation or something to make us feel pious or righteous they can lead us into legalism.

[csreeves]

Freedom from our past ways before we became Christ follower was all about rules and regs which left out any relationship. That is the way the Galations. More strickly for show which isn't worshiping God or Jesus. Paul grieved over this sad service instead of worthy worship to our Saviour. Today I worship a wonderful big brother who loved me first, knew my sin, and died and rose again for a sinner who deserves death yet receives riches through grace.