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1 | What is paul not sure of? | Gal 4:20 | THE COT | 107993 | ||
HI, ITS COT, I was wondering in Galatians 4:20, what paul could be doubting concerning the galatians. Im not sure, about this one, can you help me out? God bless, THE COT |
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2 | What is paul not sure of? | Gal 4:20 | Hank | 107994 | ||
COT: At the time Paul was writing to the churches in Galatia, they were facing two threats, one involving purity of doctrine and the other purity of conduct. Imposters had come who "would pervert the gospel of Christ" [1:7; 5:10]. They taught that salvation was of Christ, but added the proviso that works were also necessary for salvation. These "foolish Galatians" [3:1] were already beginning to fall for this Judaizing, this legalistic error, thus returning to a bondage of observing days, months, years, times, etc. [4:10]. By "I stand in doubt of you" -- literally, "I am perplexed in you" -- Paul is saying that he was at his wit's end, not knowing the best way to prevent them from the error into which they were drifting. He told the Galatians that it was his "desire to be present with you now" (the Greek is in the imperfect tense: "I was desiring to be present with you." ...."and to change my voice (tone)" ..... Paul was under the perceived handicap of having to write....perhaps if Paul could speak to them in person, could change his tone of voice, he could straighten matters out in a very short time. If they were receptive to his rebukes, his tone of voice might be tender; if they were haughty and rebellious, his tone could be stern. As it was, he stood in doubt, he was perplexed about them, not knowing what their reaction to his message would be. ..... We know this: Paul's ultimate goal in writing the letter to the Galatians is to prevent his readers from embracing a false gospel. The central theme of the letter is justification by God's grace through faith. The goal and the theme are as appropriate and as timely to present-day followers of Christ as they were to the saints in ancient Galatia. --Hank | ||||||
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