NOTES for Gal 1:6-12
Once again, Paul reminds us who matters most and who comes first. How often we really do seek people's favor and do things so that they will speak well of us. But Paul speaks plainly and sternly: “If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” We keep trying to combine the incompatible: to please both God and people, to follow our heart while still being liked by everyone around us. We fear human condemnation. We look over our shoulders: what will they say? What will they think? Paul does not look back. He has chosen his path and knows that he is following the path God appointed for him. Everything else is unimportant. Whatever anyone may say, we will be servants of Christ only if we give up the idea of pleasing each and every person.