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Don't Rebuild What Christ Tore Down
Paul argues that once a believer has embraced justification by faith in Christ, the old system of the Law has been 'destroyed' as a means of salvation. Commentators explain that trying to 'rebuild' it by re-imposing its rules and ceremonies is a grave error. This spiritual U-turn makes one a 'transgressor' against God's new covenant of grace.
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Galatians
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Albert Barnes
On Galatians 2:18
18th Century
Theologian
For if I build again the things which I destroyed. Paul here uses the first person; but he evidently intends it as a general proposition, …
AT Robertson
On Galatians 2:18
A transgressor (παραβατην). Peter, by his shifts had contradicted himself helplessly as Paul shows by this condition. When he live…
Charles Ellicott
On Galatians 2:18
19th Century
Bishop
But Christ is not a minister of sin. The thought is not to be tolerated. For, on the contrary, the sin is seen, not in leaving the Law for Christ, …
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Charles Spurgeon
On Galatians 2:18–19
19th Century
Preacher
For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live un…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Galatians 2:18
The interpretation of this verse is not difficult in the light of the interpretation of v.17 given above. The legalizers had accused Paul of encour…
John Calvin
On Galatians 2:18
16th Century
Theologian
For if I build again. The reply consists of two parts. This is the first part, and informs us that the supposition now made is at variance…
John Gill
On Galatians 2:18
17th Century
Pastor
For if I build again the things which I destroyed
Which must be understood not of good things, for formerly he destr…
Matthew Henry
On Galatians 2:15–19
17th Century
Minister
Paul, having thus shown he was not inferior to any apostle, not even to Peter himself, speaks of the great foundational doctrine of the gospel. Why…