Galatians 1:10 - Scofield Reference Notes

Bible Comments

For now do

The demonstration is as follows:

(1) The Galatians know Paul, that he is no seeker after popularity. (Galatians 1:10).

(2) He puts his known character back of the assertion that his Gospel of grace was a revelation from God. (Galatians 1:11); (Galatians 1:12).

(3) As for the Judaizers, Paul had been a foremost Jew, and had forsaken Judaism for something better. (Galatians 1:13-14).

(4) He had preached grace years before he saw any of the other apostles. (Galatians 1:15-24).

(5) When he did meet the other apostles they had nothing to add to his revelations. (Galatians 2:1-6).

(6) The other apostles fully recognized Paul's apostleship. (Galatians 2:7-10).

(7) If the legalizers pleaded Peter's authority, the answer was that he himself had claimed none when rebuked. (Galatians 2:11-14).

Galatians 1:10

10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.