Galatians 1:15
Galatians 1:15 Meaning and Explanation
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul says it pleased God, who set him apart from birth and called him by grace.
What Does Galatians 1:15 Mean?
Paul traces the turning point not to his own decision but to God's good pleasure. God had set him apart from his mother's womb — his life marked out long before he understood it. The initiative was entirely from above.
And the call came 'by his grace.' Not because Paul deserved it; he has just confessed he deserved the opposite. Grace reached the persecutor and made him a preacher. The same unearned favor that saved Paul is the favor he begs the Galatians not to abandon.
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What does Galatians 1:15 mean?
Paul says it pleased God, who set him apart from birth and called him by grace.