Galatians 6:1-5
Admonition to Serve One's Neighbor in Love. A warning against self-exaltation:... [ Continue Reading ]
Admonition to Serve One's Neighbor in Love. A warning against self-exaltation:... [ Continue Reading ]
BRETHREN, IF A MAN BE OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT, YE WHICH ARE SPIRITUAL RESTORE SUCH AN ONE IN THE SPIRIT OF MEEKNESS; CONSIDERING THYSELF, LEST THOU ALSO BE TEMPTED.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEAR YE ONE ANOTHER'S BURDENS, AND SO FULFILL THE LAW OF CHRIST.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR IF A MAN THINK HIMSELF TO BE SOMETHING WHEN HE IS NOTHING, HE DECEIVETH HIMSELF.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT LET EVERY MAN PROVE HIS OWN WORK, AND THEN SHALL HE HAVE REJOICING IN HIMSELF ALONE, AND NOT IN ANOTHER.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR EVERY MAN SHALL BEAR HIS OWN BURDEN. The apostle here carries out in greater detail the admonition at the end of the preceding chapter, not to provoke and envy one another. With appealing kindliness he addresses the Galatian Christians as "brethren," thus conveying the conviction which he has vo... [ Continue Reading ]
LET HIM THAT IS TAUGHT IN THE WORD COMMUNICATE UNTO HIM THAT TEACHETH IN ALL GOOD THINGS.... [ Continue Reading ]
The apostle urges unselfish service:... [ Continue Reading ]
BE NOT DECEIVED; GOD IS NOT MOCKED; FOR WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH, THAT SHALL HE ALSO REAP.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR HE THAT SOWETH TO HIS FLESH SHALL OF THE FLESH REAP CORRUPTION; BUT HE THAT SOWETH TO THE SPIRIT SHALL OF THE SPIRIT REAP LIFE EVERLASTING.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND LET US NOT BE WEARY IN WELL-DOING; FOR IN DUE SEASON WE SHALL REAP, IF WE FAINT NOT.... [ Continue Reading ]
AS WE HAVE, THEREFORE, OPPORTUNITY, LET US DO GOOD UNTO ALL MEN, ESPECIALLY UNTO THEM WHO ARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH. These single admonitions are not brought in as abruptly as might appear at first glance. Paul is still speaking of the life in the Spirit, which is opposed to all envious grudging... [ Continue Reading ]
YE SEE HOW LARGE A LETTER I HAVE WRITTEN UNTO YOU WITH MINE OWN HAND.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONCLUDING REMARKS. Paul's love in contrast to the behavior of the false teachers:... [ Continue Reading ]
AS MANY AS DESIRE TO MAKE A FAIR SHOW IN THE FLESH, THEY CONSTRAIN YOU TO BE CIRCUMCISED, ONLY LEST THEY SHOULD SUFFER PERSECUTION FOR THE CROSS OF CHRIST.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR NEITHER THEY THEMSELVES WHO ARE CIRCUMCISED KEEP THE LAW, BUT DESIRE TO HAVE YOU CIRCUMCISED THAT THEY MAY GLORY IN YOUR FLESH.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT GOD FORBID THAT I SHOULD GLORY SAVE IN THE CROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, BY WHOM THE WORLD IS CRUCIFIED UNTO ME AND I UNTO THE WORLD.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR IN CHRIST JESUS NEITHER CIRCUMCISION AVAILETH ANYTHING, NOR UNCIRCUMCISION, BUT A NEW CREATURE. The apostle here calls attention to a special evidence of his love for the Galatian Christians: See with what large letters I write to you with my own hand! As a rule, Paul dictated his letters, affi... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AS MANY AS WALK ACCORDING TO THIS RULE, PEACE BE ON THEM AND MERCY, AND UPON THE ISRAEL OF GOD.... [ Continue Reading ]
Conclusion:... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM HENCEFORTH LET NO MAN TROUBLE ME; FOR I BEAR IN MY BODY THE MARKS OF THE LORD JESUS.... [ Continue Reading ]
BRETHREN, THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOUR SPIRIT. AMEN. Crucified to the world, but alive to Christ and in Christ, that is the condition of the believers that have become new creatures by the regenerative power of the Holy Spirit. And therefore Paul, in a calm, but triumphant stateme... [ Continue Reading ]