How was Paul called by God according to Galatians 1:15?
God called him by His grace, not because he deserved it. Scripture says it pleased God, who had separated him from his mother's womb, to call him. This calling was undeserved and purposeful: to reveal God's Son in him and send him to preach to the Gentiles.
Les explains that verse 15 begins with "But," marking a contrast: Saul came out of Judaism and all its benefits, yet God had something else for him. God had separated him from his mother's womb and called him by His grace. He did not deserve it; if anybody didn't deserve it, Saul didn't. God's purpose, verse 16, was to reveal His Son in him so that he might preach Him among the heathen—the Gentiles. Les notes this was God's distinct purpose of taking the Gospel of Grace to the Gentiles, though it would also spill over to some Jews.
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
Why did God set Paul apart and call him by grace?
God set Paul apart and called him by grace to reveal His Son in him, that he might preach Him among the heathen Gentiles. God deliberately kept Paul from the twelve apostles and sent him to Arabia to receive revelations directly from the ascended Lord for the Gentile world.
What is Paul still doing in Galatians 1:15?
Paul is still defending his apostleship and declaring his authority in Galatians 1:15, continuing the same argument he has been using. He is not introducing a new subject but reinforcing his apostolic authority and the defense of his God-given commission.
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Why does Galatians 1:15 begin with the word 'But'?
The 'But' at the start of verse 15 marks that Paul came out of all this religion and all of its benefits, because God had something else for the man.
What is Paul doing in Galatians chapter 1 verse 15?
In Galatians 1:15, Paul is still using the same argument of defending his apostleship and declaring his authority.