No Permission Needed
“When it pleased God… to reveal His Son in me…I did not
immediately confer with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those
who were apostles before me.”
GALATIANS 1:15-17
Paul did not seek credentials, ordination, or affiliation with a human organization.
He did not wait for anyone to confirm the call on his life. He did not seek for
hands to be laid on him. Preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ was renegade
enough, but to preach the gospel to the Gentiles was a departure from the norm
for the Christians at that time. It would later prove to be quite controversial
and divisive. Prudence would dictate that it would be better to check with the
other apostles and get their opinion and feedback before striking out in a new
direction. Yet, Paul says once he obtained revelation he had no need to confer
with flesh and blood.
Why? Because he was a maverick, an independent spirit, a rebel? No, it is
only because the Revelation of Jesus is sufficient guidance. Flesh and blood
cannot add to or take away from the Revelation.
