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Marvin Vincent · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Vincent adds this note on apostle - This title is prefixed to Romans (Ro 1:1), 1st and 2nd Corinthians (1 Cor 1:1, 2 Cor 1:1), Ephesians (Eph 1:1), Colossians (Col 1:1) (Also in 1 Ti 1:1, 2 Ti 1:1). Here with special emphasis, because Paul's apostleship had been challenged. (Galatians 1 Commentary - Greek Word Studies) Martin Luther has an interesting note - “When I was a young man I thought Paul was making too much of his call. I did not understand his purpose. I did not then realize the importance of the ministry...We exalt our calling, not to gain glory among men, or money, or satisfaction, or favor, but because people need to be assured that the words we speak are the words of God. This is no sinful pride. It is holy pride.” (Galatians 1 Commentary) Paul - Paul is his Latin name. He was originally called by His Hebrew name Saul (Acts 13:9), was of the tribe of Benjamin, the tribe of Israel's first king also named Saul. As Butler says "One (King Saul) had a good start and bad ending, the other (Apostle Paul) had a bad start but a good ending." Todd Wilson on Paul's affirmation of his apostleship - Does he say this because he’s insecure about his own credentials? No, but in order to reassert the legitimacy of his Gospel! For if Paul himself isn’t legitimate, that is, if he’s not truly an apostle sent from God, then his Gospel isn’t legitimate either. It’s that simple. This is why Paul insists on his God-given commission here, something he’ll go on to do at greater length in this and the next chapter (cf. Galatians 1:11-2:10). (Preaching the Word – Galatians: Gospel-Rooted Living) (Bold added) Apostle (652)( apostolos from apo = from + stello = send forth) means one sent forth from by another, often with a special commission to represent another and to accomplish his work. It can be a delegate, commissioner, ambassador sent out on a mission or orders or commission and with the authority of the one who sent him. (Another Discussion of Apostle) Apostolos referred to someone who was officially commissioned to a position or task, such as an envoy. Cargo ships were sometimes called "apostolic," because they were dispatched with a specific shipment for a specific destination. In secular Greek apostolos was used of an admiral of a fleet sent out by the king on special assignment. In the ancient world a apostle was the personal representatives of the king, functioning as an ambassador with the king’s authority and provided with credentials to prove he was the king's envoy. Paul is an apostle sent out by the King with the King's authority!
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Vincent - Thaumazo is often used by Greek orators of surprise at something reprehensible. So in N T, Mk. 6:6; Jn 7:21; Lk 11:38; Jn 4:27. In the KJV thaumazo is most often translated as marvel which Webster says means to become filled with surprise, wonder, or amazed curiosity. Webster says to amaze is to fill with wonder or transitively to cause astonishment and suggests an effect of bewilderment. To be astonished implies that one is surprised so greatly as to deem something incredible. Thaumazo is used as a Hebraism in Jude 1:16 literally "admire the face" (thaumazo + prosopon) which signifies to flatter or to praise insincerely John tells us "Do not be surprised (marvel), brethren, if the world hates you." (1John 3:13)
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Vincent notes that from is the preposition para which "emphasizes the idea of transmission, and marks the connection between giver and receiver. Cp. 1 Th 2:13; 4:1; 2 Ti 3:14; Acts 10:22." Taught (1321)(didasko from dáo= know or teach; English = didactic) means to provide instruction or information in a formal or informal setting. While the reception of specific teaching was the primary means most of the believers as well as the Christian teachers of Paul's day received the Gospel of Grace, such was NOT the case with Paul. John MacArthur makes the excellent point that Paul's reception of the Gospel from Jesus was "in contrast to the Judaizers, who received their religious instruction from rabbinic tradition. Most Jews did not study the actual Scriptures; instead they used human interpretations of Scripture as their religious authority and guide. Many of their traditions not only were not taught in Scripture but also contradicted it (Mk 7:13). (MacArthur New Testament Commentary – Galatians) Comment: Dr MacArthur's preceding explanation begs the question, beloved student of God's Word -- Do I go directly to the Word of God to be taught Truth by the Holy Spirit, the Author of the Holy Word? If not, how can I honestly, accurately comment on the veracity of the commentaries? I am thankful you are reading these notes. I try to be as diligent as possible in rightly dividing the Word of Truth (because I have a strong fear of doing otherwise - all teachers read 2Ti 2:15+, 2Cor 5:10+, Jas 3:1+, Pr 30:6+), but only the Word is inerrant and infallible (these note ARE NOT!). So be sure to perform your own inductive study of the Scriptures so that you can discern whether these or any other commentator's notes are an accurate interpretation of the inspired inerrant Word! THE GOSPEL OF GRACE: NOT REASONING BUT REVELATION But (alla) is a strong term of contrast. Paul is clearly stating that the Gospel is not of human origin, but is a divine revelation, which is about as dramatic a contrast as he could have presented! I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ - Note that "I received it" has been added to the NAS (and also by several other translations like ESV). Literally it reads "but through a revelation of Jesus Christ." Through is dia which is a preposition expressing the intermediate agent of an action, in this case the "intermediate agent" is Jesus Christ and the "action" is Paul's reception of the revelation. To reiterate, human beings had nothing to do with Paul's reception of the Gospel, even as they had nothing to do with his appointment as an apostle (Galatians 1:1+)! So both his calling (apostle) and his message (Gospel) were from Heaven, not earth! Revelation (602)(apokalupsis from apó = from + kalúpto = cover, conceal, English = apocalypse) literally means "cover from" and so the idea is to remove that which conceals something. Apokalupsis conveys the idea of "taking the lid off," removing the cover and exposing to open view that which was heretofore not visible, known or disclosed. In all its uses, revelation refers to something or someone, once hidden, becoming visible and now made fully known. In this case it was the Gospel which had been a mystery to Paul until he had been regenerated and given specific revelation from Jesus, the Highest Authority! The gospel was not an invention, or a tradition, but a revelation. How then could the Galatians question his own authority and the authenticity of the Gospel he proclaimed? Vine says Paul got "a direct communication of the mind of God."