“ And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: ”
And was unknown by face ... - Paul had visited Jerusalem only, and he had formed no acquaintance with any of the churches in the other parts of Judea. He regarded himself at the first as called t...
Not till he had been three years a Christian and a Christian preacher did he come in contact with the earlier apostles; and then but slightly. He visited Cephas at Jerusalem, spending a fortnight wit...
was unknown . continued unknown Compare 2 Corinthians 6:9 .
22. And was unknown by face. This appears to be added for the sake of shewing more strongly the wickedness and malignity of his slanderers. If the churches of Judea who had only heard resp...
And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: And was unknown by face - I was not personally acquainted with any of the Churches of Judea; I was converted in another place...
Which were in Christ:— That is, "believing in Christ." See Romans 16:7 . What he takes such particular notice of here, does not tend to the proving that he was a true Apostle; but serves very well...
And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: So far was I from being a disciple of the apostles, that I was even unknown by face in the churches of Judea (except J...
St. Paul maintains the Validity of his Apostleship and the Truth of his Gospel 1-5. The Apostle sends greetings from himself and the brethren with him to the Churches of Galatia, reminding them at...
(18-24) Nor did that consultation with the elder Apostles, which had hitherto been impossible, take place when, at last, after the lapse of three years, the Apostle did go up to Jerusalem. He saw ind...
Chapter 6 PAUL AND THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH. Galatians 1:18-24 FOR the first two years of his Christian life, Paul held no intercourse whatever with the Church at Jerusalem and its chiefs. His rel...
from Christ, not from Men Galatians 1:18-24 Paul's first visit to Peter must have been of absorbing interest. Doubtless the two traversed together the holy scenes of the Lord's ministry, and Pe...
In the beginning of most of his epistles Paul definitely declares his apostleship. In this instance, in a parenthesis, he defends that declaration more emphatically than in any other introduction. Th...
(13) For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: (14) And profited in the Jews' religion above many...
And was unknown by face ,.... Or "in person". This is said to prevent what might be objected, that though the apostle had not received the Gospel he preached from any of the apostles at Jerusalem; y...
And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: Ver. 22. And was unknown ] So far was Paul from learning aught of them.
Now the things which I write unto you With respect to all these circumstances of them; I lie not As I affirm before God, who searcheth the heart, and from whom nothing is hid. Afterward Departi...
INTRODUCTION: PAUL'S CREDENTIALS (vs.1-5) Paul writes as an apostle, a sent-one entrusted by God to carry an authoritative message to which Christians must fully bow. "Not from men" (v.1). No hum...
The Apostle's Integrity. A. D. 56. 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to ple...
To be in Christ, signifieth: 1. Their being Christians indeed; they having received Christ by a true and lively faith, and given themselves to the obedience of his precepts. In this sense the apo...
‘Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia, and I was still unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ, but they only heard say, ‘He who once persecuted us now preaches the...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Galatians 1:24 . They glorified God in me. —He does not say, adds Chrysostom, they marvelled at me, they praised me, they were struck with admiration of me, but he...
Galatians 1:1 . Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Paul begins this Epistle by stating his commission as an ap...
Galatians 1:1 . Paul an apostle, not of men, neither by man. Paul was not a member of the church of the firstborn, suckled with her breasts, and edified by her ministry. Christ had specially appea...
Which were in Christ. Relation of Churches to Christ: I. They are founded on Christ ( Matthew 16:18 ; 1 Corinthians 1:2 ). II. They are built by Christ ( Ephesians 4:16 ). III. They are...
EXPOSITION Galatians 1:1-48 The introductory greeting. The style of this greeting, compared with those found in St. Paul's other Epistles, gives indications of his having addressed hims...
Paul's visit to Jerusalem:
1 Corinthians 1:30 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:1 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:14 ; 2 Thessalonians 1:1 ; Acts 9:31 ; Philippians 1:1 ; Romans 16:7
Turning from Grace Galatians 1:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our study of today carries us into some very vital relationships relative to salvation. We are all willing to grant that works hold a vit...