Verse 9
Paul even repeated his warning for emphasis. The prior warning in Galatians 1:9 probably refers to what Paul had told them when he was with them in person rather than to what he had just said in Galatians 1:8. [Note: Cf. Morris, p. 45.] "We" implies Paul and his fellow missionaries, not just Paul alone.
"The vehemence with which Paul denounces those who teach another gospel (literally, he says, ’Let them be damned’) has bothered some commentators, as well as other readers of the letter. But this shows how little the gospel of God’s grace is understood and appreciated and how little many Christians are concerned for the advance of biblical truth." [Note: Boice, p. 429.]
"Accursed" evidently refers to being under God’s judgment, not just excommunication, since an angel could be the possible object. Paul changed from the subjunctive mood of possibility in Galatians 1:8 to the indicative mood of actuality in Galatians 1:9.
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