Book Of Galatians
Galatians, more than any other single book, became the manifesto of freedom and revival of Biblical truth of the Reformation era: “the Magna Carta of spiritual emancipation.” Few books have had a more profound influence on the history of mankind than has this small tract, for such it should be called. Christianity might have been just one more Jewish sect, and the thought of the Western world might have been entirely pagan had it never been written. Galatians embodies the germinal teaching on Christian freedom which separated Christianity from Judaism, and which launched it upon a career of missionary conquest. It was the cornerstone of the Protestant Reformation, because its teaching of salvation by grace alone became the dominant theme of the preaching of the Reformers. — Merrill Tenney
Galatians, more than any other single book, became the manifesto of freedom and revival of Biblical truth of the Reformation era: “the Magna Carta of spiritual emancipation.”
Few books have had a more profound influence on the history of mankind than has this small tract, for such it should be called. Christianity might have been just one more Jewish sect, and the thought of the Western world might have been entirely pagan had it never been written. Galatians embodies the germinal teaching on Christian freedom which separated Christianity from Judaism, and which launched it upon a career of missionary conquest. It was the cornerstone of the Protestant Reformation, because its teaching of salvation by grace alone became the dominant theme of the preaching of
the Reformers.
— Merrill Tenney
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· There is no place in the Gospel for a salvation that is attained by keeping the Law. The
“Gospel of the kingdom” that was emphasized from Matthew 3 to Acts 7 is not our
message today.
· “...so soon removed”: Paul seems surprised that they so quickly yield truth to untruth.
· “...another...another”: Two Greek words used for “another” and both are used in the
passage above.
· The “another” in verse 6 is e[teroj heteros: another of a different kind; the “another in
verse 7 is a;lloj allos: another of the same kind “
· The word...”pervert”: metastre,fw metastrepho, meaning to twist, or distort; thus, by
clever deceivers, enchanters, bewitchers.
· Metastrephō (3344) is a strong word, meaning “I turn, change, corrupt, pervert.”
· This is used by Luke in speaking of the sun turned to darkness (see Acts 2:20 The
sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and
notable day of the Lord come:), and by James, speaking of laughter turned to mourning
(see James 4:9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to
mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.).
· To attempt to change the gospel has the effect of making it the very opposite of
what it really is.
· The essence of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is of grace and not works.
· The false teachers that he is alluding to here are those advocating the Law, stating that
you can’t really be a Christian if you don’t worship on Saturday, not circumcised, etc.
· These are Jewish Christians that are trying to adhere to the Law.
· Grace => the death of pride. There will be no strutting in heaven.
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