Galatians 1:23
Galatians 1:23 Meaning and Explanation
“But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.”
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Read Full Chapter →They had only heard that their former persecutor now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.
What Does Galatians 1:23 Mean?
What the Judaean churches knew of Paul was a report, and a stunning one: the man who once hunted them was now preaching the very faith he had tried to wipe out. The hunter had become the herald.
There is gospel in that single line. The faith Paul once 'destroyed' he could not extinguish; instead it captured him. His transformation is itself a sermon about the power of grace to turn the fiercest opponent into its servant.
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What does Galatians 1:23 mean?
They had only heard that their former persecutor now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.