From: Paul an apostle not sent from men or by a man, but by Jesus the Messiah, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead

For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it was revealed to me by Jesus the Messiah.

to reveal his Son to me so that I might proclaim him among the gentiles, I did not confer with another human being at any time,

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went away to Arabia and then came back to Damascus.

But I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord's brother.

But the churches of the Messiah that are in Judea did not yet know me personally.

I went in response to a revelation, and in a private meeting with the reputed leaders, I explained to them the gospel that I'm proclaiming to the gentiles. I did this because I was afraid that I was running or had run my life's race for nothing.

But we did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might always remain with you.

I want to learn only one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the actions of the Law or by believing what you heard?

Did you suffer so much for nothing? (If it really was for nothing!)

This is what I mean: The Law that came 430 years later did not cancel the covenant that God ratified previously. The promise was never nullified.

So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if you are a child, then you are also an heir because of what God did.

However, in the past, when you did not know God, you were slaves to things that are not really gods at all.

I beg you, brothers, to become like me, since I became like you. You did not do anything wrong to me.

Even though my condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. On the contrary, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, or as if I were the Messiah Jesus.