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I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different gospel;
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A 'Different Gospel' is No Gospel
Paul warns that the new teaching isn't just another version of the truth, but a complete perversion. Commentators explain that any "gospel" requiring human works or rituals for salvation, in addition to Christ's grace, is a false foundation. It creates, as one scholar notes, an "imaginary Christ" and is a dangerous delusion that nullifies the true gospel.
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Galatians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I marvel. I wonder. It is remarked by Luther (Commentary on this passage) that Paul here uses as mild a word as possible. He does not empl…
Ye are so quickly removing (ουτως ταχεως μετατιθεσθε). The present middle indicative of μετατιθημ, to change places, to transfer. …
19th Century
Anglican
Removed.—The Greek word is one regularly used for a “deserter,” “turncoat,” or “apostate,” either in war, politics, or religion. T…
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The agitation Paul feels is shown by the tone and vocabulary of these verses. But his words also show why he is so stirred.
(1) The Galatians…
16th Century
Protestant
I wonder. He begins by administering a rebuke, though a somewhat milder one than they deserved; but his greatest severity of language is d…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I marvel that you are so soon removed The apostle now enters on the subject matter of this epistle, and opens the occasion and…
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Those who would establish any other way to heaven than what the gospel of Christ reveals will find themselves grievously mistaken. The apostle impr…
13th Century
Catholic
After the greeting, the message of the epistle follows. In it, the Apostle refutes their error and then admonishes them for their correction: S…
