GALATIANS 4:21 TO GALATIANS 5:1. The new thing he tries is an allegorising spiritualising application of an OT story. Slave-born Ishmael mocked (Genesis 21:10 *) free-born Isaac, and the son of the slave was righteously cast out. God means us to learn from this! Once more it is claimed that the OT s... [ Continue Reading ]
Final emphatic statement of the dilemma, Christ or circumcision. Paul, speaking with all authority in spite of false inferences drawn from his circumcising Timothy (Galatians 5:11) and in spite of probable evasions on the part of the Judaizers testifies that those circumcised on religious grounds mu... [ Continue Reading ]
First safeguard. They are free indeed, and as Christians are done with Law; but love will save them from indulging lower impulses. Love (as Jesus taught, Mark 12:31 and parallels) includes everything (more fully Romans 13:9 f.). Paul fears cruel partisanships in Galatia love will prove a remedy. GA... [ Continue Reading ]
GALATIANS 5:13 TO GALATIANS 6:10. Practical appendix to the epistle; in the form of guarding the doctrine of free grace against antinomian abuse.... [ Continue Reading ]
GALATIANS 5:25 F. Though RV marks a new paragraph, and different language is employed, _these verses_ scarcely add anything to the thought. They name no fresh safeguard, but recapitulate Galatians 5:16 with strengthened emphasis (recalling Galatians 5:15) on the danger of quarrels.... [ Continue Reading ]