Title: Counterfeit Cures
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02:09 - Troubled by False Teachers
02:59 - Reading Galatians 1:6-10
03:54 - Who Were the Galatians?
05:06 - Paul's Care for the Galatians
06:10 - Paul's Strong Language
07:55 - Let False Teachers be Accursed
09:19 - What Does "Gospel" Mean?
11:55 - The False Gospel of Following the Mosaic Law
15:16 - Adding to the Gospel Changes the Gospel
19:48 - Putting Conditions on the Gospel Depletes Its Meaning
24:02 - Two Contradictory Cures Ends in Death
25:29 - Some Potential False Cures that Tempt Us
26:18 - Man's Approval
28:24 - Prosperity Gospel
30:05 - Pleasure
31:54 - Productivity
33:42 - Rest
34:42 - Sincerity
35:25 - Nostalgia
36:22 - Only Jesus Can Give You Rest
38:00 - We Are Tempted From Multiple Angles
42:15 - Reality Crushes False Gospels
43:01 - Grace And Peace Only Come through the Gospel of Jesus
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Galatians 1:6–10
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. (ESV)
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In his sermon *Counterfeit Cures* on Galatians 1:6–10, Jed Gillis warns that false gospels are like dangerous “cures” that promise healing but lead to destruction. Just as misguided treatments in history brought death instead of health, spiritual counterfeits threaten the soul. Paul’s strong language to the Galatians shows how serious it is to desert God’s grace in Christ and turn to distorted teachings. Gillis explained that adding anything to the gospel—law-keeping, approval, prosperity, pleasure, productivity, or even tradition—changes it into something that no longer saves or gives rest. These substitutes may look good or feel religious, but they can’t bring peace because they always demand more and offer no forgiveness when we fail. Only the true gospel of Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, provides lasting relief, forgiveness, and rest. Gillis urged listeners to recognize the “counterfeit cures” they might chase and to hold fast to God’s unmerited grace, the only real good news.
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