How did Paul receive his apostleship?
Paul received his apostleship not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead. In Galatians 1:1 he defends this, stressing that no man or group of men commissioned him as an apostle.
Les explains that in Galatians 1:1 Paul is defending his apostleship. Paul declares he is an apostle "not of men, neither by man"—no man or group of men commissioned him—but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead. Les points out that Paul constantly brings in the fact that Christ died and rose from the dead. The Galatian believers were being pressured to return to the law and legalism, so Paul hurriedly wrote to wake them up and remind them they are not under law but under grace. His apostleship, therefore, rested on divine commission, not human appointment.
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
More Questions
How did Paul become an apostle according to Galatians 1?
Paul's apostleship did not come from men and was not given by any man; he was commissioned by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Christ from the dead.
Who gave Paul his authority as an apostle?
Paul's apostolic authority had nothing to do with men appointing him, since he was made an apostle by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.