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Galatians Study

By Cyrus Ingerson Scofield

Chapter 1

The Apostolic Salutation (1:1–5)

Paul begins with the affirmation, so usual in his epistles, of the divine authority of his apostleship (v. 1). It was neither “of” man as to authority, nor even “by” man instrumentally—as by election, or lot, or ordination, but wholly by Jesus Christ and God the Father (Acts 22:6–15; 26:12–18). He joins with himself the brethren who are with him (v. 2), as being of like precious faith; and communicates to the Galatians not, as some say, the apostolic blessing (which is blessed foolishness), but the divine message of grace and peace from Father and Son—that Son whose sacrifice was meant to deliver the believer not only from sin, but also from this present evil age with all its religiosity and pretended law-keeping (vv. 3, 4).

 

 
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