During the first missionary journey in A.D. 47 or 48, Paul and Barnabas arrived in the region, called Galatia. In one town they thought they were Greek gods! As is often happened to Paul, a riot broke out. (See Acts 14).
They were planting Multiethnic churches made up of Jews and Gentiles who saw Jesus as their Rescuer. They saw Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection from the dead as the inauguration of a new Kingdom, where everyone regardless of ethnicity, gender, or background could belong.
Being made right with God is not a result of religious rituals, but in trusting in the work of Jesus on our behalf.
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