What did Paul ask in Galatians 3:2 about receiving the Spirit?
Paul asked the Galatians whether they received the Holy Spirit, the evidence of their salvation, by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith. He wanted them to see that their spiritual position came not by keeping the law but by hearing with faith.
Les explains that in Galatians 3:2 Paul asks if they received the Spirit—the Holy Spirit, the evidence of their salvation—by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith. Les contrasts law-keeping with faith, insisting salvation is faith plus nothing, not works. He connects this to Romans 10:17, where faith comes by hearing, and hearing involves no work.
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
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In Galatians 3:2, did the Galatians receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing of faith?
Galatians 3:2 asks whether the Galatians received the Holy Spirit by works of the law or by hearing of faith, and the answer given is that they received the Spirit by hearing of faith, not by works.
What is the evidence of salvation in Galatians 3:2?
The Galatians' receiving of the Holy Spirit is identified by Paul as the evidence of their salvation.