Galatians 3:2

“This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”

"This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" - Galatians 3:2
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What does Galatians 3:2 mean?

Galatians 3:2 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" This verse is a part of Paul's letter to the Galatians, in which he addresses the issue of legalism and…

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The Spirit's Work: Faith Over Law

Galatians 3:2 reads, “This only would I learn of you, received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?” This critical question posed by the Apostle Paul invites us to reflect deeply on the means by which we receive the Holy Spirit, and ultimately, the…

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A Prayer for the Understanding of Faith and Grace

Heavenly Father, As I come before You in the quietness of this moment, I lift my heart in prayer, seeking to draw nearer to Your divine wisdom. I am reminded of the profound words penned by the Apostle Paul in Galatians 3:2, "This only would I learn of you, Received ye the…

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Galatians 3:2 - "This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?"
Galatians 2:3 - "But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:"
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"But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:" - Galatians 2:3
Galatians 3:3 - "Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?"
Galatians 3:20 - "Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one."
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Galatians 3:6 - "Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
Galatians 3:9 - "So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham."
Galatians 3:12 - "And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them."
Galatians 3:7 - "Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham."
Galatians 3:18 - "For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise."
Galatians 2:20
Galatians 3:26 - "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."
Galatians 3:25 - "But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster."
Galatians 3:27 - "For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ."
Galatians 3:1 - "O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?"
Galatians 3:29 - "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."
Galatians 1:2 - "And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:"
Galatians 6:3 - "For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself."
Galatians 3:4 - "Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain."
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Galatians 3:11 - "But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith."
Galatians 2:15 - "We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,"
Galatians 1:3 - "Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,"
Galatians 5:3 - "For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law."
Galatians 4:3 - "Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:"
Galatians 3:24 - "Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith."