Galatians 1:20 Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not. I. PAUL ASSEVERATES THE TRUTH OF DEFINITE STATEMENTS. II. HIS DECLARATION OF TRUTH WAS COMPREHENSIVE. III. HIS TRUTHFULNESS COMMENDED ITSELF TO THE JUDGMENT OF MEN, AND TO THE APPROVAL OF GOD. 1. Men were invited to witness it. "Behold." 2. God was the witness of the truth. It had been spoken, and acted in His sight. "All things are naked and open unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do."Lessons: 1. The best of men are sometimes suspected of wrong-doing, and are liable to misrepresentation. 2. Every Christian man should speak and act as in the presence of God. 3. Very solemn avowals, as oaths, ought to be used only under constraint. (R. Nicholls.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.WEB: Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying. |
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