3. I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up. I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

5. Religion often has two effects on people. 1.People can easily become proud. Because of their "good" deeds they become proud and despise others to don't perform as well as they do. 2.People despair. They think they didn't do enough. They despair because they "try to be good" but constantly fall short.

9. “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!”

11. “Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days. I saw none of the other apostles-- only James, the Lord's brother. I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie. Later I went to Syria and Cilicia. I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. They only heard the report: "The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.“ And they praised God because of me.”

13. 1) The Christian gospel comes from God, not from man. 2) Conversion is a miracle that depends on God alone. 3) No one is beyond the reach of God’s grace. 4) Prepare your own story of how God saved you; how God “butted” in to your life.  Point 1: Your life before conversion.  Point 2: How you came to Christ.  Point 3: Your life since coming to Christ.

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15. 1) The Christian gospel comes from God, not from man. 2) Conversion is a miracle that depends on God alone. 3) No one is beyond the reach of God’s grace. 4) Prepare your own story of how God saved you; how God “butted” in to your life.  Point 1: Your life before conversion.  Point 2: How you came to Christ.  Point 3: Your life since coming to Christ.