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Galatians 1:24<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n And they glorified God in me.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Legalism glorifies self, but a life of faith is totally submitted to God and gives Him all the glory and praise.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The word translated \u201cthey glorified<\/span><\/em>\u201d is from the Greek word doxadz\u014d<\/span><\/em> which is a form of doxa<\/span><\/em>,<\/span> meaning \u201cto think properly about something\u201d or \u201cto recognize something as what it really is.\u201d Hence, doxadz\u014d<\/span><\/em> means \u201cto recognize, honor, praise, or invest with dignity.\u201d It means \u201cto give someone esteem or honor by recognizing his honorable position.\u201d<\/p>\n The expression \u201cin me<\/span>\u201d is translated from en emoi<\/span><\/em>. These are the same words as Paul used in verse 16 where he said: \u201cto reveal His Son in me<\/strong>.<\/span>\u201d Even though they are the same exact words, the sense in which they are used gives them a different meaning here. According to Marvin R. Vincent in his book, Vincent\u2019s Word Studies<\/em>: \u201cHere the meaning is that they glorified God as the author and source of what they saw in me.\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The point that Paul has been making is that he didn\u2019t receive the gospel message from anyone except Christ himself. In the past two verses he said that he did not receive the message from anyone in the churches in Judea. In fact, he said that none of them would have recognized him. But in spite of that, he states in the current verse that they glorified God because of Paul\u2019s conversion.<\/p>\n Even though no one in the churches in Judea knew him personally, they praised God because they heard about Paul\u2019s conversion and his turning from a persecutor of Christians to a proclaimer of the gospel message. The people in the churches in Judea were convinced that Paul\u2019s conversion was genuine and that both his conversion and his message were from God and God alone.<\/p>\n Paul has now conclusively demonstrated that his message and apostleship came directly from God and not as a result of anyone else\u2019s teaching. This clearly sets him apart from the false teachers in the Galatian churches, who apparently claimed they were apostles and received their message from a heavenly angel. However, they were unable to show evidence like Paul has just done, to back-up their claims.<\/p>\n The result of Paul\u2019s conversion and of his message is that God receives the glory and the praise. That is a sign of a true servant of God. As he will teach us later in this letter, obedience to the law tends to cause a person to focus on self and to be proud of one\u2019s own accomplishments. Living by faith, however, necessarily produces humility and the recognition that we are totally dependent of God for everything. The result is that obedience to the law glorifies self whereas living by faith gives all the glory to God.<\/p>\n Application <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you trying to prove yourself worthy by keeping a set of rules and practices? Or, are you living a life that is characterized by faithful submission to God? One is legalism that glorifies self whereas the other is faith that glorifies God.<\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2007 <\/span>Will <\/span>Krause. All rights reserved.<\/span><\/p>\n – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –<\/p>\n <\/span>If this message or this link was forwarded to you by a friend and you wish to receive future verses directly to your inbox, you can call the church phone (618) 614-3070 and leave a message telling us your name and e-mail address or you can send an e-mail to: Galatians 1:24 And they glorified God in me. Truth to Learn Legalism glorifies self, but a life of faith is totally submitted to God and gives Him all the glory and praise. 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