Galatians 1:9
9 As [hos] we said before, [proereo] so [kai] say I [lego] now [arti] again, [palin] If any [ei tis] man preach [euaggelizo] any other [para] gospel [euaggelizo] unto you [humas] than [para] that [hos] ye have
received, [paralambano] let him be [esto] accursed. [anathema] KJV-Interlinear
9 As we have said before, so I
say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to that which
you received, let him be accursed. NASB
In the previous verse, Paul mentions ‘we’ or an ‘angel’
as the sources of possible false doctrine, by example.
But now he expands that to include anyone or
everyone including yourself, ‘any man.’
In the previous verse, the phrase, ‘that which we
have preached,’ is replaced with, ‘that you have received.’
And it is here that the problem and guilt arises.
Formerly they Galatians heard the correct gospel
which Paul was teaching. This includes
the pattern of salvation, which is by faith alone. And this doctrine the Galatians took
superficially, but understood it.
Now others come along with a false view of
salvation and other spiritual concepts, and the Galatians not only tossed away
the former teaching, but they ‘received’ this new teaching. They embraced it. They accepted it without a second thought or
hesitation.
The truth is tossed aside so easily and quickly,
and the lies of false beliefs are pursued and embraced without question.
Accursed, ‘anathema,’ means banned, censured, an
abomination, loathsome, doomed. And this
simply means that they will fail, and fail miserably.
But remember that anyone also applies to yourself,
if it is you who are pursuing false beliefs in life.
And remember that if you are not in compliance with
Gods mandated spiritual process, then your disregard or indifference constitutes
a pursuit of your ‘better’ ideas, that are of course false.
The result in your life? Spiritual failure. And who will be to blame for that?
