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The Ghost of Marcion (What Galatians Really Says)
By Dr. Daniel Botkin

Guidelines How to View Paul
#1 Over-All Biblical Context
Paul’s epistles, like any other part of Scripture, must be viewed in the light of the entire Bible. This means that when we are dealing with the Law, we must not focus in on a few statements Paul made, and ignore everything else the Bible says about God’s Law. As pointed out earlier, Paul’s writings make up approximately 5% of the Bible. Paul’s writings must be understood in a way that will make them compatible with what the other 95% of the Bible says. In other words, let the other 95% of the Bible interpret the 5% that Paul wrote.

It is important to remember that for many years, the Old Testament was the only Bible the Early Church had. The New Testament writings were gradually accepted into the canon of the Scriptures. It was not until about the middle of the Second Century that the term “The Scriptures” referred to the New Testament as well as the Old Testament.²⁴ Therefore, when New Testament writers mention “The scriptures” or “The commandments,” they are referring to the Old Testament.

24 Smith, p. 63.

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