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The Churches of Galatia


The Churches of Galatia

Galatians 1:2

To the churches in Galatia:

1:2b The word “church” is used in two senses in the New Testament. Sometimes it refers to the whole company of all the redeemed of all ages and places, the body of Christ extended throughout time as well as space. Thus Paul spoke to the Ephesian elders of “the church of God, which he bought with his own blood” (Acts 20:28). To the same believers Paul wrote this doxology: “To [God] be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever!” (Eph 3:21). More often, however, the word “church” is used as it is here in Galatians to refer to local congregations of baptized believers who regularly meet for worship and witness.


George, Timothy. Galatians. Vol. 30. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994. Print. The New American Commentary.
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