Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth… The backslider — I. Barters TRUTH FOR FALSEHOOD. II. Ignores the FACTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND IS VICTIMIZED BY FANTASTIC FICTIONS. III. Abandons THE SURE MEANS OF SECURING THE SPIRIT FOR THE CERTAIN MEANS OF LOSING HIM (ver. 2). IV. Abandons A GOOD BEGINNING FOR THE SAKE OF REACHING A BAD CONCLUSION (ver. 3). V. Yields willingly to PERSUASION WHAT COULD NOT BE EXTORTED BY PERSECUTION (ver. 4). VI. Rejects UNQUESTIONABLE EVIDENCE IN FAVOUR OF BASELESS ASSUMPTIONS (ver. 5). Parallel Verses KJV: O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? |
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