From there, these Galatians, as the Greeks called them, plundered the rich cities of the Ionian coast until the Romans put an end to this nuisance in 166 BC. The remainder of the Celts returned to the north. This immigration led to a mixture of different ethnic groups and to the ...
The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”[e] Footnotes Galatia...
Paul makes a point of saying that even these three apostles had nothing to add to the gospel he preached—so why would the Galatians listen to someone else, and let some random teacher add the weight of the Law to the good news of Christ? “On the contrary, they recognized that I had...
James the Just (not the “inner circle” James), and John. When major decisions needed to be made, these three weighed in. That’s why when Paul wanted to demonstrate his authority to the Galatians, he appealed to the authority of Peter, James, and John, calling them “those esteemed a...
of fire” (4:5) burning before God’s throne. This echoes what Zechariah saw:“a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, and seven lamps on it, . . . ”(Zechariah 4:2). Later, Zechariah is told that“these seven”(presumably the lamps)“are the eyes of the ...
Galatians 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit. Galatians 3:4 Or suffered Galatians 3:6 Gen. 15:6 Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; ...
t need to follow the Law of Moses to be saved. The gospel he preached to them was enough, and they just needed to have faith in Jesus. To prove his point, he told the Galatians that Peter (also known as Cephas),James, andJohnhad nothing to add to Paul’s rendition of the gospel...