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加拉太书第一章

Gal. 1:6~9

Counterfeit money is lacking in authority—it does not have the backing of the federal government. A good counterfeiter cane dupe some people into accepting his copywork as legitimate currency. But eventually, when the fake money is brought before the authorities, it will be found false and sentenced to destruction.

Likewise, a false gospel lacks something very important: the authority of Christ. The preacher of a false gospel may believe it himself and persuade men to accept his message. Nevertheless, in the final analysis, there is no salvation in his gospel. Paul tells us that such a preacher will be apprehended by the courts of heaven and judgment pronounced: “Let him be accursed!”

Gal. 1:6~9

Sometimes a counterfeit can be deadly, though the real thing it imitates is harmless or even beneficial. In the Binghamton General Hospital a few decades ago, several babies in the maternity ward died suddenly of unknown causes. It was later determined that, in mixing the babies’ formula, salt had been substituted for sugar. Though the resulting mixture looked the same, it caused the death of several infants. The gospel, too, can be counterfeited today, just as it apparently was in Paul’s day. Though it may sound similar and be undetected as a fake, it lacks the life-giving power of the real thing and is destructive.