22.What was Paul having to do again?

Paul was travailing in the pains of birth until Christ was formed in the believers in the region of Galatia.

Paul was the Apostle of Christ who brought the Gospel to Galatia. After Paul left, the Judaizers came to Galatia teaching that the Law of Moses was to be observed by the believers in Christ. There were many practices that were to be maintained, such as circumcision, the rules concerning holy days, and what foods were lawful to eat.

Now Paul is coming to the Galatians once more, through this letter. Paul is explaining to them that the new covenant is not the addition of faith in Christ to the Law of Moses. The new covenant is Christ formed in us. The new covenant is Christ in us, and anything else that is added is a hindrance to the new covenant.

The new covenant is, "Christ liveth in me" (Galatians 2:20). The new covenant is Christ living in us. Notice that the Galatians had received Christ and had believed in His name. They were Christians. They had the Holy Spirit of God. Now Paul was travailing until Christ was formed in them.

The new covenant is more than a profession of faith in Christ. The new covenant is the Life of Christ being formed in us.

Until the Life of Christ is formed in us we can be led astray by the doctrines of men who come and attempt to divert our minds toward their own set of religious teachings. As Christ is being formed in us we are becoming immune to such spiritual poisons and diseases. The Life of Christ in us overcomes and bypasses the ideas of men and devils (I John 4:4).

The Life of Christ is leading us toward oneness with the Father. Oneness with God is the cry of the heart of the saint. Oneness with God is true salvation, the only true and eternal righteousness, peace, and joy that can be experienced by any human being.