_MUTUAL HELP_ ‘Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.’ Galatians 6:2 There are two great forces for uplifting human life, when it is low in quality and low in material prosperity, which are more powerful and more necessary than any other of the processes of civilisation.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AN INEXORABLE LAW_ ‘Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.’ Galatians 6:7 Every habit formed is seed sown. Our thoughts, our words, our deeds are all seed which, in the world to come, we shall reap, in sorrow or in joy. After all, is it not simply _ just?_ And for this reason, that a... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE CURE FOR WEARINESS_ ‘Let us not be weary in well-doing.’ Galatians 6:9 There may be some here whose hearts are heavy on account of failure, who can remember that in former years they have made good resolutions and laid down some special rule of self-discipline. They now feel that they achiev... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE GLORY OF THE WORLD_ ‘God forbid that I should glory, save in the Cross.’ Galatians 6:14 What an extraordinary statement this was—made by a Jew; one, too, accomplished in Greek thought and a member of what we call the comfortable classes. St. Paul, in short, was himself unspeakable evidence t... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRUCIFIXION OF SELF_ ‘By whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.’ Galatians 6:14 The reason which St. Paul gives here for his glorying in the Cross of Christ seems strange at first sight. I. BUT THE DYING OF THE LORD JESUS UPON THE CROSS SUGGESTS SOME VERY STRIKING POINTS OF... [ Continue Reading ]
_SHOWING THE MARKS_ ‘The marks of the Lord Jesus.’ Galatians 6:17 In the literal sense these were marks of bodily suffering, and St. Paul gloried in them. ‘I bear,’ ‘I wear’ these ‘marks’ as badges—a slave branded with the Master’s mark. Some may now ‘bear the marks’ literally, sick, worn, sadden... [ Continue Reading ]