Galatians 1:5
5 To whom be glory for
ever and ever. Amen. KJV-Interlinear
5 to whom be the glory
forevermore. Amen. NASB
Here is a comment made in indignation, when
compared with the remainder of the message that is going to be made in this
passage.
The indignation is in the hearers, or rather their
lack of interest and certainly their lack of enthusiasm pertaining to God and
truth and doctrine and everything that holds and connects and sustains life in
any and all forms and details.
The underlying presumption here is that the
indifferent or arrogant listener presumes a superior knowledge or understanding
of life. And of course no one can know
more or understand more than God.
There is no glory or credit or acknowledgment for
anyone other than God.
Man is nothing more than life, which is created by
God, inserted into dust.
Dust being the chemicals of the world, into which
God imputed biological life, and into that life, God then again imputes human
life, making that dust an understanding and thinking dust.
Who among humans can accomplish that? And of course, no one despite our extensive
scientific knowledge, can pick up a pile of dust and form it into a living
breathing thinking human being.
But still people presume themselves as pretty
smart, even smarter than God.
This verse however, makes it very clear that there
is no one worthy of credit or glory, other than Jesus Christ.
