Biblical Treasury Galatians 4:8 However, then, when you knew not God, you did service to them which by nature are no gods. It is a very important truth that the prevalence of idolatry is in itself a strong testimony for the existence of one supreme God. For we find idolatry in some form amongst all but the most degraded and debased of nations, such as are some of the African tribes, and it is not certain that its remnants are not traceable there. As Luther puts it: "All idolatry in the world arises from this, that people by nature have had the common knowledge that there is a God, without which idolatry would remain unpractised. With this knowledge engrafted in mankind, they have (without God's Word) fancied all manner of ungodly opinions about God." (Biblical Treasury.) Parallel Verses KJV: Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.WEB: However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods. |
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