9. I have already said it. Now I will say it again. Anyone who preaches a "good news" that is different from the one you accepted should be judged by God forever.
10. Am I now trying to get people to think well of me? Or do I want God to think well of me? Am I trying to please people? If I were, I would not be serving Christ.
11. Brothers and sisters, here is what I want you to know. The good news I preached is not something a human being made up.
12. No one gave it to me. No one taught it to me. Instead, I received it from Jesus Christ. He showed it to me.
13. You have heard of my earlier way of life as a Jew. With all my strength I attacked the church of God. I tried to destroy it.
14. I was moving ahead in my Jewish way of life. I went beyond many Jews who were my own age. I held firmly to the teachings passed down by my people.
15. But God set me apart from the time I was born. He showed me his grace by appointing me. He was pleased