Galatians 1:1 (NKJV)

"Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead),"


I don't particularly like the NKJV but I'm having a hard time finding my KJV. Sorry.

This first verse is incredible. I mean it is hard to believe that Paul felt a need to qualify what he meant by calling himself an apostle. If an apostle is one who brings the Good News, then it is clear that he is not carrying a human message (ie, "not from men") and he is not getting his authority from men (ie, "through man"). It is God the Father and teh Son who give him what to say and the authority or mission to say it. Truly, in all things, even this most fundamental but perhaps easy to forget detail, Paul tries to keep God in the center, in focus. So should we all.

Now where's my KJV?