Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Galatians 5:18
But if ye are led by the Spirit — Of liberty and love, into all holiness. Ye are not under the law — Not under the curse or bondage of it; not under the guilt or the power of sin.
But if ye are led by the Spirit — Of liberty and love, into all holiness. Ye are not under the law — Not under the curse or bondage of it; not under the guilt or the power of sin.
Verse 18. _BUT, IF YE BE LED OF THE SPIRIT_] If ye receive again the Gospel and the grace of Christ, and permit yourselves to be influenced by the Holy Spirit whom you are now grieving, _ye are_ _not...
BUT IF YE BE LED OF THE SPIRIT - If you submit to the teachings and guidance of the Holy Spirit. YE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW - You are under a different dispensation - the dispensation of the Spirit. Yo...
III. THE WALK OF THE JUSTIFIED BELIEVER, AS NOT UNDER THE LAW, BUT UNDER GRACE CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Stand fast! Be not entangled! (Galatians 5:1)_ 2. Exhortations and the law of love. (Galatians 5:7) 3....
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....
I tell you, let your walk and conversation be dominated by the Spirit, and don't let the desires of the lower side of your nature have their way. For the desires of the lower side of human nature are...
AN OLD STORY AND A NEW MEANING (Galatians 4:21-31 ; Galatians 5:1) 5:1 Tell me this--you who want to be subject to the law, you listen to it being read to you, don't you? Well, then, it stands writte...
OF. by. No preposition. UNDER. Greek. _hupo_. App-104....
I say -fulfil" for I well know that the spiritual life is, and must be, one of conflict you must fight manfully under Christ's banner and continue His faithful soldiers unto your life's end. The flesh...
13–6:10. PRACTICAL. LIBERTY IS NOT LICENSE BUT SERVICE; NOT THE FLESH BUT THE SPIRIT MUST BE THE AIM OF THE BELIEVER...
16–24. _The nature, outcome, and means of Liberty in daily life_ (Galatians 5:16) In contrast to such disputes, which are the visible signs of lives lived by the flesh, walk by the spirit and you will...
ΕἸ ΔῈ ΠΝΕΎΜΑΤΙ ἌΓΕΣΘΕ, ΟΥ̓Κ ἘΣΤῈ ὙΠῸ ΝΌΜΟΝ. The contrast is to the possibility implied in Galatians 5:16-17 of listening to and carrying out the lust of the flesh. If you are led by the spirit you are...
ΆΓΕΣΘΕ _praes. ind. pass. от_ ΆΓ (G71) вести; _pass._ быть приведенным. Здесь Дух рассматривается в роли проводника, которому верующий должен покориться (Guthrie)....
DISCOURSE: 2084 THE CHRISTIAN FREED FROM THE LAW Galatians 5:18. _If ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law_. TO understand these words aright, we must notice, first the general scope of t...
BUT IF YE BE LED BY THE SPIRIT,— "But if ye give yourselves up to the conduct of the Spirit of God, by faith in Christ, ye are not under the law." For _they who are led by the Spirit of God, are the s...
Victory over the flesh Galatians 5:16-26 TEXT 5:16-18 (16) But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. (17) For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spiri...
_ VERSE 18. BUT IF YE BE LED OF THE SPIRIT, YE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW._...
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 'But if ye are led (give yourselves up to be led; in contrast to the previous struggle, , the Spirit now prevailing) by the Spirit, ye are...
1 This paragraph is the summary and conclusion of the doctrinal argument. Tersely, he puts the case. Which shall it be _ Christ _ or _ circumcision_!' No half hearted allegiance here, no serving of tw...
5:18 by (h-6) The expression 'by the Spirit' occurs in vers. 18 and 25; but in ver. 16 'walk' refers to the general manner of life, as Romans 8:4 , so I have left 'in.' In vers. 18 and 25 'walk' refe...
NOT UNDER THE LAW] Those who live under the guidance of the Spirit of God are in no need of the Law. They do what is right not because the Law commands it, or because the Law penalises wrong-doing, bu...
THE NATURE OF CHRISTIAN LIBERTY 1-12. The futility of seeking justification by attempting to comply with the demands of the Mosaic Law; the inconsistency of works and faith as methods of salvation. P...
CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE GALATIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 5 CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE V1 We have freedom because Christ has made us free. Be certain that you remain free. You must not allow yourselv...
Christians are free from the law. They are not free to please themselves (verse 13). But they are free to obey the Holy Spirit. WHAT OUR NATURAL DESIRES PRODUCE V19 You can clearly see people’s nat...
YE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW. — Strictly, _Ye are not under law_ — law in the abstract. The flesh and law are correlative terms: to be free from the one is to be free from the other. The flesh represents...
(16-26) To follow the guidance of the Spirit is to obtain a double release: on the one hand, from the evil appetites and passions of the flesh or of sense — which is the direct antithesis to the Spiri...
CHAPTER 23 CHRIST'S SPIRIT AND HUMAN FLESH. Galatians 5:16 LOVE is the guard of Christian freedom. The Holy Spirit is its guide. These principles accomplish what the law could never do. It withheld...
MEN WHO REGULATE THEIR LIVES BY THE SPIRIT WILL NOT CARRY OUT DESIRES OF THE FLESH. FOR GOD HAS SET THESE TWO FORCES IN MUTUAL ANTAGONISM WITHIN OUR HEARTS FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF KEEPING DUE CHECK...
Law finds no just occasion against men who are led by the spirit, for they themselves check every wrong desire within them, and so fulfil the whole Law. The identity of Law with justice and right is,...
PRODUCE THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT Galatians 5:13 That Christ has freed us from the Law as a means of salvation does not free us from moral restraint, but brings us under the constraint of a higher law,...
The whole law of liberty is stated in the sentences, "For freedom did Christ set us free," "stand fast therefore," and "be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage." He then refers first to circumcis...
(16) This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. (17) For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one...
Galatians 1:1-24. We saw the second of Corinthians characterized by the most rapid transitions of feeling, by a deep and fervent sense of God's consolations, by a revulsion so much the more powerful i...
18._But if ye be led by the Spirit_. In the way of the Lord believers are apt to stumble. But let them not be discouraged, because they are unable to satisfy the demands of the law. Let them listen to...
It is in this liberty, the liberty of Christ, alluding to the free woman and Jerusalem above, that they were to stand fast, and not put themselves again under the yoke of the law. If they took that gr...
BUT IF YE BE LED BY THE SPIRIT,.... That is, of God, who is the guide and leader of his people. It is a metaphor taken from the leading of persons that are blind; as such are before conversion, and wh...
But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Ver. 18. _Ye are not under the law_] For where the Spirit is, there is liberty from the rigour, irritation, and malediction of the law....
Gal. 5:18. "But if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law." Here inquire, 1. In what sense they are not under the law; and, 2. Why it is said, Ye are not under the law, if ye are led by the...
_I say then_ He now explains what he proposed Galatians 5:13; _Walk in_, or by, _the Spirit_ Namely, the Spirit of God: follow his guidance, exercise his graces, and bring forth his fruits: at all tim...
LED OF THE SPIRIT; follow his guidance. NOT UNDER THE LAW; as a covenant of works, but are delivered from its condemning power. No one is delivered from the condemning power of the law, or overcomes...
BUT IF YE BE LED OF THE SPIRIT, YE ARE NOT UNDER THE LAW....
The works of the flesh:...
LIBERTY TO BE PRACTICED (vs.1-6) Chapter 4 dealt with the perfect freedom introduced by God Himself through Christ, freedom given to all who have been redeemed by His precious blood, freedom from the...
I SAY THEN: WALK IN THE SPIRIT, AND YOU SHALL NOT FULFILL THE LUST OF THE FLESH. Let the Spirit - Guard, Guide and Dirct Stay with the Spirit = No flesh problems Flesh problems? Need more spirit wa...
16-26 If it be our care to act under the guidance and power of the blessed Spirit, though we may not be freed from the stirrings and oppositions of the corrupt nature which remains in us, it shall no...
To be LED OF THE SPIRIT, and to _walk in the Spirit, _ are the same thing; and differ only as the cause and the effect. To be UNDER THE LAW, is to be under the curse of it, or coaction of it, and an o...
But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. [By as much as the Spirit triumphs within us, by that much are we freed from feeling the presence of the law. So long as we have two wills we...
Galatians 5:18 But G1161 if G1487 led G71 (G5743) Spirit G4151 are G2075 (G5748) not G3756 under...
‘But if you are being led by the Spirit you are not under the Law'. This is the crux of the matter. Those who submit to the Spirit's prompting, with the help of the Spirit's power, will live positive...
FREEDOM IS NOT TO BE MISINTERPRETED AS LICENCE. THEY MUST WALK IN LOVE AND BY THE SPIRIT (GALATIANS 5:13). Paul now goes on to deal with the charge that the Gospel he is presenting gives men licence t...
Galatians 5:18. BUT IF YE ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT, YE ARE NOT UNDER (THE) LAW. Comp. Romans 8:14: ‘As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.' The Spirit ‘leads' and guides men a...
_Walking by the Spirit. The Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit._ Paul exhorts the Galatians to lead a truly Christian life under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and contrasts the vices o...
UNDER THE LAW (υπο νομον). Instead of "under the flesh" as one might expect. See Galatians 3:2-6 for contrast between law and spirit. The flesh made the law weak (Romans 8:3; Hebrews 9:10;...
UNDER THE LAW That is, not under bondage of effort to please God by law-works. (2 Corinthians 3:17)....
Galatians 5:1. _Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage._ «You are not under the law, but under grace. Do not subje...
Galatians 5:1. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ had made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Chris...
Remember, beloved brethren, that the Epistle to the Galatians is one in which Paul, with especial clearness, proves the doctrine of justification by faith alone. So much is this the case, that the fam...
Galatians 5:13. _For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another._ Do not turn your liberty into license. The apostle...
CONTENTS: Liberty of the believer in Christ, apart from the law. Conflict of flesh and the Spirit. Christian character the result of the Spirit's work not self-effort. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit...
Galatians 5:1. _Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free,_ by the redemption he has procured through the shedding of his own most precious blood. The liberty of your cele...
IF THE SPIRIT LEADS YOU. "If you listen to the Spirit speak through the teaching of the Good News (see note on Romans 3:31), as sons and daughters of God (Romans 8:14) you have escaped from the curse...
_But if ye be led of the Spirit ye are not under the law._ THE GUIDANCE OF THE SPIRIT 1. The Spirit is a person. The personality of the Spirit is a doctrine freely confessed by us in our creed, but o...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 5:18 LED BY THE SPIRIT. The Greek verb implies an active, personal involvement by the Holy Spirit in guiding Christians. The present tense (“if you are being led... ”) indi...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 5:16 Life under the law expresses itself in the works of the flesh, but those who live by the Spirit bear fruit pleasing to God. ⇐...
CHAPTER 5 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. S. Paul proceeds to urge the Galatians not to submit to the yoke of the Old Law, lest they be deprived of the fruits of Christ's righteousness, since in Him neit...
_But if ye are led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law._ This anticipates a possible objection of the Galatians that they had apparently only exchanged one yoke for another heavier one, under whic...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 5:13. USE NOT LIBERTY FOR AN OCCASION TO THE FLESH.—Do not give the flesh the handle or pretext for its indulgence, which it eagerly seeks for. BY LOVE SERV...
EXPOSITION GALATIANS 5:1 GALATIANS 5:2 BEHOLD, I PAUL SAY UNTO YOU (ἴδε, ἐγὼ Παῦλος λώγω ὑμῖν); _lo_,_ I Paul say unto you. _The adverbial exclamation ἴδε, found in St. Paul's writings on...
Shall we turn now to Galatians chapter five. The whole concept is: how do I establish a righteous standing before God? Can I be righteous by keeping the law? Or am I righteous by my simple faith in Je...
1 John 2:20; 2 Timothy 1:7; Ezekiel 36:27; Galatians 4:5; Galatians 4
The question is, which of these two powers shall prevail. If the Spirit, then you are free men, no longer under the law. Comp. Romans 6:11; Romans 6:14. Under the law [υ π ο ν ο μ ο ν]. The Mosaic law...
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT Galatians 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Much is written about the Holy Spirit in the Word of God. The Epistles of Paul are freighted with many marvelous messages relative to the Sp...
THE GRACES OF THE SPIRIT'S INDWELLING Galatians 5:14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The works of the flesh are manifest. It is not necessary for anyone to draw upon his imagination to describe the works of...
That is, if ye be under the guidance and government of the Holy Spirit of God, and that renewing principle of grace which he had produced in you, you are no longer under the law; that is, not under th...