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The Gospel's Ancient Roots
Paul argues that justification by faith is not a new doctrine. Commentators explain that God "preached the gospel beforehand" to Abraham by promising that "in thee shall all nations be blessed." This "good news" established faith as the means of blessing long before the Law of Moses was given, showing it was always God's plan for both Jews and Gentiles.
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Galatians
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Albert Barnes
On Galatians 3:8
18th Century
Theologian
And the Scripture. The word Scripture refers to the Old Testament ().
It is here personified, or spoken of as foreseeing. …
AT Robertson
On Galatians 3:8
Foreseeing (προιδουσα). Second aorist active participle of προοραω. The Scripture is here personified. Alone in this sense of "sig…
Charles Ellicott
On Galatians 3:8
19th Century
Bishop
The universalism of the promise is accounted for by the fact that it is rested upon faith and not on works—thus showing a distinct foresight of a t…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Galatians 3:8
19th Century
Preacher
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Galatians 3:8
Paul now continues to use Scripture as evidence of what he has already concluded in v.7. His quotation from Ge 12:3 makes two points: (1) that the …
John Calvin
On Galatians 3:8
16th Century
Theologian
The scripture foreseeing. What he had said in a general manner is now applied expressly to the Gentiles, for the calling of the Gentiles w…
John Gill
On Galatians 3:8
17th Century
Pastor
And the Scripture foreseeing This seems to agree with the Jewish forms of citing passages of Scripture, (
Matthew Henry
On Galatians 3:6–14
17th Century
Minister
The apostle proves the doctrine he had criticized the Galatians for rejecting: namely, that of justification by faith without the works of the law.…