1. Galates 1:8 (NEG79)
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Why does Paul refer to an angel preaching a different gospel?

Galates 1:8 (NEG79)

8 Mais, si nous-mêmes, si un ange du ciel annonçait un évangile s'écartant de celui que nous vous avons prêché, qu'il soit anathème!

It is possible that the individuals who came to Galatia and distorted the gospel stressed the connection between the law and the angels through whom it was mediated (Galatians 3:19).1 Paul makes it clear that the authority of the gospel is not primarily seated in the messenger (a man or an angel) but the message itself.2 The truth depends on the content and not the credentials of the messenger.3