“O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?” ( Galatians 3:1).
“I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel” ( Galatians 1:6). We find his reason in these two Scriptures respectively: As we unpack this powerful verse, it will be important to keep in mind just what precipitated Paul’s writing of this letter. In spite of this, it remains somewhat obscure to many, and entirely misunderstood. The matter of falling from grace happens to be one the most important teachings in the entirety of the Bible. “Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law ye are fallen from grace” ( Galatians 5:4). To gain a full understanding of what it means to fall from grace, we must start in the book of Galatians. Wikipedia expands upon this definition by saying, “…the transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocent obedience to God to a state of guilty disobedience.” Of this phrase, the Free Dictionary says, “to sin and get on the wrong side of God.”
Other interesting definitions of this phrase begin to shed light on where we need to go, but still fall well short of properly establishing the true nature and scope of this important truth. In other cases, some have been guilty of questionable or unacceptable behavior, and have caused themselves to be plunged from the celebrity status they once occupied. Many times, simply having a different or opposing opinion on issues is enough to turn the tide against the famous and popular among us. With the temperament of this present world, it does not take much for this to happen. Standing upon this definition, we have seen many in this age of technology and social media who fall into this category.
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