Galatians 2:18 Meaning and Explanation
“For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.”
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Read Full Chapter →If Paul rebuilds the very things he tore down, he proves himself a transgressor.
What Does Galatians 2:18 Mean?
Paul turns the charge around. The real transgression would be to rebuild the system of law-righteousness he had already torn down. To go back to the old way after finding life in Christ would be to undo the truth he had embraced.
He speaks of himself, but the warning lands on anyone tempted to return to law-keeping as the ground of acceptance. Reerecting that structure does not make one more righteous; it makes one a lawbreaker, for it denies the sufficiency of what Christ has done. The way forward is Christ, never backward to bondage.
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What does Galatians 2:18 mean?
If Paul rebuilds the very things he tore down, he proves himself a transgressor.