to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,

I simply want to ask you one thing: did you receive the Spirit by doing what the Law commands or by believing the gospel message?

My little children, of whom I do as it were travail in birth again,

For the passion of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the passion of the Spirit against the flesh ??the two are at issue, so that you are not free to do as you please.