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You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source, of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth. Galatians 4:9 http://www.dailybiblestudy.org
9 But [de] now [nun], after that ye have known [ginosko] God [theos], or [de] rather [mallon] are known [ginosko] of [hupo] God [theos], how [pos] turn ye [epistrepho] again [palin] to [epi] the weak [asthenes] and [kai] beggarly [ptochos] elements [stoicheion], whereunto [hos] ye desire [thelo] again [palin] [anothen] to be in bondage [douleuo]? KJV-Interlinear
9 But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again? NASB
The word for know, ‘ginosko,’ is similar to the Hebrew word for to know, ‘yada,’ which refers to an intimate knowledge or personal knowledge or private knowledge as well as a public awareness of a particular subject. And here Paul is making a point in principle, that the Galatians knew very well the details of their relationship with God through Christ. So much so, that he describes their knowledge and relationship in terms of an intimate relationship between husband and wife, ie. Adam knew Eve. In one sense, they knew God which was a personal knowledge, also God knew them which was someone else knowing them making that a private knowledge between the two of them, God and believer, and thirdly they were known to be of God which is a public knowledge of others looking on, knowing or understanding that they had professed to be Christians. This is a similar sense of a marriage relationship between husband and wife. First, it is personal to each person. Second, it is private and only between the two of them. And third, it is public in that the general public knows of their marriage. When you incorporate all of this into the spiritual life, then Paul is stating very clearly that the Galatians knew and understood the principle of faith in Christ and salvation. And not only that, they had a more thorough knowledge of the scriptures and Bible doctrine, so much so that one would say they had intimate knowledge, a thorough knowledge and understanding of what the scriptures taught, of what Paul taught, and the whole truth surrounding the spiritual life. So the point here is, when you have a perfect and beautiful relationship now, whereas before you had no relationship and nothing beautiful in your life. Then, why would you go from something that was beautiful and wonderful, back to a time when you had nothing? We have already covered in many studies, that life without God, without Christ, without doctrine, is a life of slavery and nothing more. Faith in Christ begins your life with God, while learning Bible doctrine enhances and completes your life with God through Christ, and this results in a freedom for your life in your life, that doesn’t exist in this world. The contrasting views here are faith versus works. And in Paul’s teaching, he brought the Galatians to Christ through faith. However, subsequent to that, others came along and taught works as a requirement for salvation and the spiritual life, and more specifically they taught circumcision as a requirement for salvation. And of course we know this is a ridiculous course of belief because it would only apply to men and not women. And when you pursue one ridiculous course of belief, then in order to correct it to include everyone, you have to make even more ridiculous rules, which only compounds the ridiculousness, which makes it all absurd. Works, is a concept that was taught by the mosaic law, but not for the purpose of salvation, but for the purpose of demonstrating that humanity was incapable of living a perfect life, and therefore pointing to the need of a Savior which was promised by God to man, and therefore dependent on faith. So Paul states very clearly, that salvation creates a very intimate and personal and private as well as public knowledge and understanding. And this gives to the believer the freedom of action and the freedom of life that does not exist in this world. Under the concept of works there is only slavery and loss and failure and not much to speak of as far as ones destiny is concerned. Works gives you nothing, provides nothing, and you end up with nothing. Faith is eternal, provides everything, and sets you on course whereby you can complete your life. So the choice is between having the infinite or having nothing.
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
