Galatians 1:4-5 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:… The character of this world is evil: 1. Therefore the Christian in this world longs for the world to come. 2. He must, however, be delivered from this present world, in order to enter the world to come. (J. P. Lange, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: |