All things bear record · Galatians
8 witnesses of Christ here, and 2 further echoes from the reading.
Jesus Christ — Jehovah saves, the Anointed One
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Galatians 1:1
Paul's call to be an apostle did not come from any man but directly from Jesus Christ and the Father.
How we know: the verse itself names Him
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Galatians 1:1
"Him" is Jesus Christ, whom the Father raised from the dead. The Resurrection is the foundation of Paul's authority as a witness.
Jesus Christ — Jehovah saves, the Anointed One
Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Galatians 1:3
Grace and peace flow from both the Father and the Son, named here as two distinct persons.
How we know: the verse itself names Him
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: Galatians 1:4–5
Jesus Christ willingly gave His own life for our sins, doing the Father's will, to rescue us from a fallen world.
How we know: a footnote points to Him · a Church study aid lists it
Christ — the Anointed One
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Galatians 1:6–7
The Galatians were called into the grace of Christ but were turning to a counterfeit. There is only one true gospel, the gospel of Christ.
How we know: the verse itself names Him
Christ — the Anointed One
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. Galatians 1:10
A servant of Christ seeks to please Him, not men.
How we know: the verse itself names Him
Jesus Christ — Jehovah saves, the Anointed One
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:12
Paul did not learn the gospel from men; Jesus Christ revealed it to him. Revelation from the Savior is the source of his witness.
How we know: the verse itself names Him
Son of God — the Son of the Father
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, Galatians 1:15–16
God the Father revealed His Son to Paul so that Paul would preach Him to the Gentiles. The Father's work is to make the Son known.
But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother. Galatians 1:19
Paul calls Jesus "the Lord" when naming James, one of the Savior's brothers in mortality.
How we know: a footnote points to Him · a Church study aid lists it
Christ — the Anointed One
And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: Galatians 1:22
The congregations in Judea are described as being "in Christ," belonging to and united with Him.
How we know: the verse itself names Him