Gálatas 1

Gálatas 1

Trapp - The benefit of our redemption should make us lift up many a humble, joyful, and thankful heart to God. Glory to Jesus is the ultimate, consummate purpose of all things. Indeed, all heaven declares... Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing. (Rev 5:12+) Glory (1391)(doxa from dokeo = to think) in simple terms means to give a proper opinion or estimate of something. Glory is something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration. It describes renown, a thing that is beautiful, impressive, or worthy of praise. It follows that the glory of God expresses all that He is in His Being and in His nature, character, power and acts. He is glorified when He is allowed to be seen as He really is. To be where God is will be glory. To be what God intended will be glory. To do what God purposed will be glory. he basic idea in the word doxa is that of manifestation. The glory of God is the manifestation of His Being, His character and His acts. The glory of God is what He is essentially. Glory, therefore, is the true apprehension of God or things. The glory of God must mean His unchanging essence. I like the way Puritan writer Thomas Watson described God's glory - Glory is the sparkling of the Deity… We may see God's glory blazing in the sun and twinkling in the stars (Ps 19:1)… A sight of God's glory humbles. The stars vanish when the sun appears. To God Be the Glory Lou Fellingham To God be the glory great things He has done So loved He the world that He gave us His son Who yielded His life an atonement for sin And opened the life gate that all may go in Praise the Lord, praise the Lord let the earth hear His voice Praise the Lord, praise the Lord let the people rejoice Come to the Father through Jesus the Son Give Him the glory great things He has done O perfect redemption the purchase of blood To every believer the promise of God The vilest offender who truly believes That moment from Jesus a pardon receives Great things He has taught us great things He has done And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son But purer and higher and greater will be Our wonder our worship when Jesus we see Forevermore - Literally is "to the ages of the ages" translated "forever and ever" or "forevermore": Gal 1:5. This phrase "to the ages of the ages" occurs most often in the book of the Revelation (12x), the last use in Scripture recording the glorious truth that "there shall no longer be any night and they shall not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall illumine them and they shall reign forever and ever ("to the ages of the ages")" (Rev 22:5) Ages (165)(aion) generally means an extended period of time and has various meanings depending on the context. The Greek phrase in this passage is eis tous aionas ton aionas. Doxologies to God in the NT Ro 11:36; Ro 16:27; Gal. 1:5; Eph. 3:21; Phil. 4:20; 2 Tim. 4:18; Heb. 13:21; 2 Pet. 3:18; Rev. 1:6 Amen (281)(amen) is a transliteration from the Hebrew word amen which in turn is from the Hebrew verb aman = to be firm, to believe, this word conveying the idea of certainty) Amen is transliterated into Latin and English and many other languages, so that it is practically a universal word. In fact amen has been called the best-known word in human speech. To say “Amen” confirms a statement by someone else. Do you ever say "Amen" when the pastor is preaching? Alan Cole on Amen: "When the old-fashioned Cantonese-speaking Christian says at the end of a prayer shing sam shoh uen ("with all my heart this is what I wish") he approaches very nearly the original Hebrew meaning" (The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians). Related Resource: What is the glory of God? The Glory of God - Bob Deffinbaugh Galatians 1:6 - I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel Amplified I am surprised and astonished that you are so quickly turning renegade and deserting Him Who invited and called you by the grace (unmerited favor) of Christ (the Messiah) [and that you are transferring your allegiance] to a different [even an opposition] gospel. Barclay I am amazed that you have so quickly deserted him who called you by the grace of Christ, and that you have so soon gone over to a different gospel, a gospel which in point of fact is not another gospel at all. TLB I am amazed that you are turning away so soon from God who, in his love and mercy, invited you to share the eternal life he gives through Christ; you are already following a different “way to heaven,” which really doesn’t go to heaven at all Wuest I am marvelling that in such a manner suddenly you are becoming of another mind and deserting from Him who called you in the sphere of Christ’s grace to a message of good news diametrically opposed to the gospel, (Eerdmans Publishing) NET Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel– GNT Galatians 1:6 Θαυμάζω ὅτι οὕτως ταχέως μετατίθεσθε ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς ἐν χάριτι [Χριστοῦ] εἰς ἕτερον εὐαγγέλιον, NLT Galatians 1:6 I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News KJV Galatians 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: ESV Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-- ASV Galatians 1:6 I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; CSB Galatians 1:6 I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from Him who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-- NIV Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-- NKJ Galatians 1:6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, NRS Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-- YLT Galatians 1:6 I wonder that ye are so quickly removed from Him who did call you in the grace of Christ to another good news; NAB Galatians 1:6 I am amazed that you are so quickly forsaking the one who called you by (the) grace (of Christ) for a different gospel NJB Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so promptly turning away from the one who called you in the grace of Christ and are going over to a different gospel- GWN Galatians 1:6 I'm surprised that you're so quickly deserting Christ, who called you in his kindness, to follow a different kind of good news. BBE Galatians 1:6 I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort; I am amazed: Mk 6:6 Jn 9:30)(so (KJV): Ga 3:1-5 4:9-15 5:4,7 Ps 106:13 Isa 29:13 Jer 2:12,13 Him who called you: Ga 5:8 1Co 4:15 2Th 2:14 2Ti 1:9 1Pe 1:15 2Pe 1:3 by the grace of Christ: Ac 15:11 Ro 5:2 1Ti 1:14 2Ti 2:1 Rev 22:21 for a different gospel: Ro 10:3 2Co 11:4 Galatians 1 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries AN AGONIZING AMAZEMENT Paul was flabbergasted, which means to be overcome with amazement . We see other exclamatory statements reflecting Paul's shock at their defection from the Gospel... You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you? (Galatians 3:1+). I fear for you, that perhaps I have labored over you in vain. (Galatians 4:11+). You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. (Galatians 5:4+). The following proverb is a good "commentary" on Paul's confrontation of these "prodigal sons (and daughters)" who were heading straight for the "pig pen" (so to speak)... Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel - The NLT has "I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God." The Amplified version has "I am surprised and astonished that you are so quickly turning renegade and deserting Him Who invited and called you by the grace (unmerited favor) of Christ (the Messiah) [and that you are transferring your allegiance] to a different [even an opposition] gospel." In essence Paul is saying they are "spiritual turncoats" abandoning a God centered message of salvation for a human centered one. How quickly they forgot - Grace + anything = nothing/eternal loss while Jesus + nothing = everything/eternal gain. By the grace of Christ - This is a key thought in the entire book. Judaizers were grace killers to one's spiritual life. God's Word of grace invigorates ones spiritual life. I am amazed - Present tense signifies he is continually amazed. Paul considered the defection of the Galatian Christians as an extra-ordinary thing. His use of thaumazo conveys a rebuke similar to our expression, “I can hardly believe what I am hearing about you!” Don Anderson - One of the things that the evil one often does is to get us to fall into a position of doubting the truth of the Gospel. How quickly he swoops down and takes the seed of the Word of God or mixes in the tares so that grace never has an opportunity to operate in our lives. (Notes) Henry Alford on amazed - It is a word of mildness, inasmuch as it imports that better things were expected of them,—and of condescension, as letting down the writer to the level of the readers and even challenging explanation from them. Still, like many such mild words, it carries to the guilty conscience even sharper rebuke than a harsher one would. Oswald Chambers - There is nothing attractive about the gospel to the natural man; the only man who finds the gospel attractive is the man who is convicted of sin. Amazed (2296)(thaumazo from thauma [from thaomai = to wonder] = wonder, admiration) means to wonder, marvel, be struck with admiration or astonishment. To be surprised by the unexpected. Thaumazo describes the human response when confronted by divine revelation in some form (Mt 9.33). Be surprised (Gal 1:6). It denotes incredulous surprise. Thaumazo was a rhetorical device used in law courts and politics to attack things done by the opposition party. NIDNTT on Thaumazo in Classic Greek - The word-group associated with thauma is found in Gk. from the 8th and 7th centuries, to designate that which by its appearance arouses astonishment and amazement. The root is cognate with theaomai, to look at. TDNT on Classic Greek uses - The group has first the sense of astonishment, whether critical or inquisitive, then admiration, with a nuance of awe or fear at what is unusual or mysterious, e.g., miracles or oracles in religion, also magical acts or media, and certain phenomena (prior to their explanation) in philosophy. Luke uses thaumazo to express reaction to miraculous events or to teaching (cf. Lk 1:63; 2:18; 4:22; 7:9; 8:25; 9:43; 11:14; 20:26). W E Vine - Thaumazo means surprise at the unexpected, whether regretful, as here in Gal 1:6, or pleasurable, as at 2Th 1:10, the only occurrences in Paul’s epistles; but see also Acts 13:41. Ralph Earle - Thaumazo is found most frequently in the Gospels (33 times), where it expresses the wonder and amazement caused by Jesus' miracles. It seems clear that the idea of wonder or aston­ishment is inherent in the term.