Galatians 4:10

"But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?"

Key Reflection

Paul is emphasizing that the Galatian believers have been freed from the law's burdens through their faith in Christ. Yet, by returning to legalistic practices, they are essentially choosing slavery over the freedom and grace they already possess in Christ.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 10. Ye observe. The object of this verse is to specify some of the things to which they had become enslaved. Days. The days here referred to are doubtless the days of the Jewish festivals. They had numerous days of such observances; and in addition to those specified in the Old Testament, the Jews had added many others, as days commemorative of the destruction and rebuilding of the temple, and of other important events in their history. It is not a fair interpretation of this to suppose that the apostle refers to the Sabbath, properly so called, for this was a part of the Decalogue, and was observed by the Saviour himself, and by the apostles also.

Related Verses

More from Galatians 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

Go deeper with Bible.talk - your AI Bible study companion