_One another's burdens. This is not contrary to what is added ver. 5, that every one shall bear his own burden, because in the first place the sense is, that we must bear patiently with one another's faults and imperfections; in the second, that every one must answer for himself at God's tribunal. ... [ Continue Reading ]
_Communicate....in all good things: by this communication, is understood an assisting of others in their wants. (Witham) --- Such as are blessed with the goods of this world, should gladly communicate a share of their efforts to the preachers and teachers of the true faith; and this not merely as a... [ Continue Reading ]
This is addressed to the avaricious, who, under various pretexts, excused themselves from contributing to the support of their teachers. But they are here informed, that their excuses will not screen them from the anger of God. (Calmet)... [ Continue Reading ]
_He that soweth in his flesh, &c. The apostle represents the flesh and the spirit like two fields, on which men sow good or bad seed, according to which they shall reap. (Witham)_... [ Continue Reading ]
Works of mercy are the seed of life everlasting, and the proper cause thereof, and not faith only.... [ Continue Reading ]
_The household of the faith: those who profess the same true faith. (Witham) --- We are more bound to assist Christians than Jews; Catholics than heretics. (St. Jerome, q. 1. ad Hedibim.)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_What a letter I have written....with my own hand. St. Jerome understands this of what he is now beginning to write, the rest being written by the hand of another. Others understand the whole letter. (Witham) --- St. John Chrysostom, Theophylactus, and Theodoret, suppose that the apostle wrote the w... [ Continue Reading ]
He tells them the false teachers would have them circumcised first, to avoid _persecution from the Jewish party; and secondly to glory in having made them their proselytes. (Witham)_... [ Continue Reading ]
As for my part, I will _glory in nothing but the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, but in Christ crucified. (Witham)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_But a new creature; but to be born anew, to receive the spiritual life of grace. (Witham)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_ I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus in my body, by the stripes and wounds I have received for preaching the gospel. (Witham) --- Formerly it was not unusual to stamp certain characters on the bodies of soldiers, fugitives, and on domestics, purposely to distinguish them._ There are three principal... [ Continue Reading ]