Galatians 4:8

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Summary

Galatians 4:8

Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.

When

Ye did

General references

Jeremiah 16:20

Bible References

When

Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD that I should listen to him and let Israel go? I don't know about the LORD, nor will I let Israel go!"

Pour out your anger on the nations that don't acknowledge you, and on the families that don't call on your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have devoured and consumed him; they have devastated his habitation.

He was in the world, and the world was made through him. Yet the world did not recognize him.

For as I was walking around and looking closely at the objects you worship, I even found an altar with this written on it: "To an unknown god.' So I am telling you about the unknown object you worship.

Furthermore, because they did not think it worthwhile to keep knowing God fully, God delivered them to degraded minds to perform acts that should not be done.

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe through the nonsense of our preaching.

So then, remember that at one time you gentiles by birth were called "the uncircumcised" by those who called themselves "the circumcised." They underwent physical circumcision done by human hands.

They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.

not with passion and lust like the gentiles who do not know God.

in blazing fire. He will take revenge on those who do not know God and on those who refuse to obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

See what kind of love the Father has given us: We are called God's children and that is what we are! For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not recognize him, either.

Ye did

and Joshua told all of the people, "This is what the LORD God of Israel has to say:

Their idols are silver and gold, crafted by human hands.

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, worked by the hands of human beings.

Now, all the forming of images means nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their own witnesses cannot see, and they know nothing. So they will be put to shame.

For the practices of the people are worthless. Indeed, a tree is cut down from the forest; it's the work of the hands of a craftsman with an ax.

They began to call Barnabas Zeus, and Paul Hermes, because he was the main speaker.

So if we are God's children, we shouldn't think that the divine being is like gold, silver, or stone, or is an image carved by humans using their own imagination and skill.

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images that looked like mortal human beings, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.

Now concerning eating food offered to idols: We know that no idol is real in this world and that there is only one God.

Am I suggesting that an offering made to idols means anything, or that an idol itself means anything?

You know that when you were unbelievers, you were enticed and led astray to worship idols that couldn't even speak.

For people keep telling us what kind of welcome you gave us and how you turned away from idols to serve a living and true God

For you spent enough time in the past doing what the gentiles like to do, living in sensuality, sinful desires, drunkenness, wild celebrations, drinking parties, and detestable idolatry.

General references

Can a person make a god for himself? They are not gods!