Galatians 5:8 Meaning and Explanation
“This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The teaching that turned them aside did not come from God, who called them.
What Does Galatians 5:8 Mean?
Paul measures the new teaching against its source. This persuasion — the smooth argument that had won them over — cometh not of him that calleth you. God is the One who called them by grace, and what God calls He does not contradict.
The test is simple and searching. Whatever pulls a believer away from the freedom Christ secured cannot have come from the God who secured it. The persuasion may sound reasonable, even religious, but it bears the wrong stamp. By tracing the teaching back to its origin, Paul exposes it: it is not the voice of the One who called them, and so it is not to be trusted.
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What does Galatians 5:8 mean?
The teaching that turned them aside did not come from God, who called them.