this chapter the Apostle Paul presents the doctrine of Christian liberty in a final effort to persuade the Galatians to give up the nefarious doctrine of the false apostles. To accomplish his purpose he adduces threats and promises, trying in every way possible to keep them in the liberty which Chri... [ Continue Reading ]
this chapter the Apostle Paul presents the doctrine of Christian liberty in a final effort to persuade the Galatians to give up the nefarious doctrine of the false apostles. To accomplish his purpose he adduces threats and promises, trying in every way possible to keep them in the liberty which Chri... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 2. BEHOLD, I PAUL SAY UNTO YOU, THAT IF YE BE CIRCUMCISED, CHRIST SHALL PROFIT YOU NOTHING._... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 3. FOR I TESTIFY AGAIN TO EVERY MAN THAT IS CIRCUMCISED, THAT HE IS A DEBTOR TO DO THE WHOLE LAW._... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 4. CHRIST IS BECOME OF NO EFFECT UNTO YOU, WHOSOEVER OF YOU ARE JUSTIFIED BY THE LAW; YE ARE FALLEN FROM GRACE._ VERSE 4. Ye are fallen from grace.... [ Continue Reading ]
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_VERSE 6. FOR WE THROUGH THE SPIRIT WAIT FOR THE HOPE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH._ Fourthly, they differ in sequence. Faith is the beginning of life before tribulation. (Hebrews 11.) Hope comes later and is born of tribulation. (Romans 5.) _ VERSE 6. FOR IN JESUS CHRIST NEITHER CIRCUMCISION AVAILET... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 7. YE DID RUN WELL; WHO DID HINDER YOU THAT YE SHOULD NOT OBEY THE TRUTH?_ VERSE 7. Who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 8. THIS PERSUASION COMETH NOT OF HIM THAT CALLETH YOU._ Satan is to be answered in this way: The Scriptures present Christ in a twofold aspect. First, as a gift. "He of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption." (1 Corinthians 1:30.) Hence my many and... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 9. A LITTLE LEAVEN LEAVENETH THE WHOLE LUMP._... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 10. L HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU THROUGH THE LORD._ VERSE 10. That ye will be none otherwise minded. VERSE 10. But be that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 11. AND I, BRETHREN, IF I YET PREACH CIRCUMCISION, WHY DO I YET SUFFER PERSECUTION? THEN IS THE OFFENSE OF THE CROSS CEASED._ In his great desire to recall the Galatians, Paul draws himself into the argument. He says: "Because I refuse to recognize circumcision as a factor in our salvation, I... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 12. I WOULD THEY WERE EVEN CUT OFF WHICH TROUBLE YOU._ Paul does right to curse these troublers of the Galatians, wishing that they were cut off and rooted out of the Church of God and that their doctrine might perish forever. Such cursing is the gift of the Holy Ghost. Thus Peter cursed Sim... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 13. FOR, BRETHREN, YE HAVE BEEN CALLED UNTO LIBERTY; ONLY USE NOT LIBERTY FOR AN OCCASION TO THE FLESH, BUT BY LOVE SERVE ONE ANOTHER._ Satan likes to turn this liberty which Christ has gotten for us into licentiousness. Already the Apostle Jude complained in his day: "There are certain men... [ Continue Reading ]
_ VERSE 14. FOR ALL THE LAW IS FULFILLED IN ONE WORD, EVEN IN THIS, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AS THYSELF._ VERSE 14. For all the Law is fulfilled in one word.... [ Continue Reading ]
_ VERSE 15. BUT IF YE BITE AND DEVOUR ONE ANOTHER TAKE HEED THAT YE BE NOT CONSUMED ONE OF ANOTHER._... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 16. THIS I SAY THEN, WALK IN THE SPIRIT, AND YE SHALL NOT FULFILL THE LUST OF THE FLESH._ VERSE 16. And ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 17. FOR THE FLESH LUSTETH AGAINST THE SPIRIT AND THE SPIRIT AGAINST THE FLESH._ VERSE 17. And these are contrary the one to the other; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Christ alone can supply us with perfect righteousness. Therefore we must always believe and always hope in Ch... [ Continue Reading ]
_ VERSE 18. BUT IF YE BE LED OF THE SPIRIT, YE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW._... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 19. NOW THE WORKS OF THE FLESH ARE MANIFEST, WHICH ARE THESE._ VERSES 19, 20. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornification, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft... IDOLATRY WITCHCRAFT SECTS DRUNKENESS, GLUTTONY... [ Continue Reading ]
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_VERSE 21. OF THE WHICH I TELL YOU BEFORE, AS I HAVE ALSO TOLD YOU IN THE PAST, THAT THEY WHICH DO SUCH THINGS SHALL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD._... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSES 22, 23. BUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING, GENTLENESS, GOODNESS, FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERANCE._ LOVE It would have been enough to mention only the single fruit of love, for love embraces all the fruits of the Spirit. In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul attributes to love... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 23. AGAINST SUCH THERE IS NO LAW._... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 24. AND THEY THAT ARE CHRIST'S HAVE CRUCIFIED THE FLESH WITH THE AFFECTIONS AND LUSTS._... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 25. IF WE LIVE IN THE SPIRIT, LET US ALSO WALK IN THE SPIRIT._... [ Continue Reading ]
_VERSE 26. LET US NOT BE DESIROUS OF VAIN GLORY._ To desire vainglory is to desire lies, because when one person praises another he tells lies. What is there in anybody to praise? But it is different when the ministry is praised. We should not only desire people to praise the ministry of the Gospel... [ Continue Reading ]