Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Backsliding » Is departing from the simplicity of the gospel
You were once making good progress! Who has hindered you from obeying the Truth?
Yet I fear that it may turn out that, just as the Serpent by his craftiness deceived Eve, so your minds may have lost the loyalty and purity due from you to the Christ.
Foolish Galatians! Who has been fascinating you--you before whose very eyes Jesus Christ was depicted upon the cross? Here is the one thing that I want to find out from you--Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obedience to Law, or of your having listened with faith? Can you be so foolish? After beginning with what is spiritual, do you now end with what is external?
You have severed yourselves from Christ--you who are seeking to be pronounced righteous through Law; you have fallen away from love.
Circumcision » Trusting to, a denial of Christ
Can you be so foolish? After beginning with what is spiritual, do you now end with what is external?
I again declare to every one who receives circumcision, that he binds himself to obey the whole Law. You have severed yourselves from Christ--you who are seeking to be pronounced righteous through Law; you have fallen away from love.
Judaism » Reversion to
Understand that I, Paul, myself tell you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, Christ will avail you nothing.
Can you be so foolish? After beginning with what is spiritual, do you now end with what is external?
You are scrupulous in keeping Days and Months and Seasons and Years!
But, when I saw that they were not dealing straightforwardly with the Truth of the Good News, I said to Peter, before them all, "If you, who were born a Jew, adopt Gentile customs, instead of Jewish, why are you trying to compel the Gentile converts to adopt Jewish customs?"