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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther: excellent than all apostles.
VERSE 6. God accepteth no man's person.
Paul is quoting Moses: "Thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor
honor the person of the mighty." (Lev. 19:15) This quotation from Moses ought
to shut the mouths of the false apostles. "Don't you know that God is no
respecter of persons?" cries Paul. The dignity or authority of men means
nothing to God. The fact is that God often rejects just such who stand in the
odor of sanctity and in the aura of importance. In doing so God seems unjust
and harsh. But men need deterring examples. For it is a vice with us to
esteem personality more highly than the Word of God. God wants us to exalt
His Word and not men.
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