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NASB | Galatians 3:3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 3:3 Are you so foolish and senseless? Having begun [your new life by faith] with the Spirit, are you now being perfected and reaching spiritual maturity by the flesh [that is, by your own works and efforts to keep the Law]? |
Bible Question:
There is no question (for me anyway) that the Galatian believers were seeking to add to the justification they had received in Christ. But don't we also see the Galatians attempting to use the Law for sanctification as well? Steve |
Bible Answer: Greetings Steve! I think you make a good point. It seems unlikely that these converts of Paul's would have fallen for the arugment that they needed to be circumsized in order to be saved. But, the Judiazers may have been able to convince them that they needed to be circumsized to go on to greater spiritual maturity. Paul's agrument in Galatians is that all aspects of the Christian life are achieved through faith only, not through obedience to the Law. If the Galatians allow the Judaizers to convince them that they now must be circumsized, then they become debtors again to the Law. The key word here being "must" be circumsized. Paul had no problem with circumsision per say, see the case of Timothy for an example. He simply had a problem with anyone claiming that circumsision was necessary for salvation or for living the Christian life. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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