Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Galatians 5:3
I testify to every man — Every gentile. That is circumcised — He thereby makes himself a debtor — Obliges.
I testify to every man — Every gentile. That is circumcised — He thereby makes himself a debtor — Obliges.
Verse Galatians 5:3. _HE IS A DEBTOR TO DO THE WHOLE LAW._] Lays himself, by receiving circumcision, under the obligation to fulfil all its precepts, ordinances, c....
FOR I TESTIFY AGAIN - Probably he had stated this when he had preached the gospel to them first, and he now solemnly bears witness to the same thing again. Bloomfield, however, supposes that the word...
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....
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 pro...
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...
Look now it is I, Paul, who am speaking to you I tell you that if you get yourself circumcised Christ is no good to you. Again I give my word to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is under...
TESTIFY. Greek. _marturomai_. See Acts 20:26, MAN. Greek. _anthropos_. App-123....
By receiving circumcision a man voluntarily put himself under the conditions of the law, which were, -fulfil perfectly and live: fail and die". The tremendous responsibility thus incurred may have bee...
(Third Division of the Epistle.) Practical Exhortations based on the preceding Doctrinal Teaching...
3. Galatians 5:3-4 are at once a solemn reiteration of the truth stated in Galatians 5:2, and an explanation of it. ΜΑΡΤΎΡΟΜΑΙ ΔῈ. The δέ suggests a contrast to ὠφελήσει. So far from receiving advanta...
2–6. _The effect of circumcision and of faith contrasted_ (Galatians 5:2) See! I, I Paul (accused of preaching circumcision, Galatians 5:11) say to you that, so far from circumcision being necessary,...
_Another, but sharper, appeal and warning. The observance of the Law is inconsistent with faith in Christ _...
ΠΕΡΙΤΕΜΝΟΜΈΝΩ _praes. med. part. от_ ΠΕΡΙΤΈΜΝΩ (G4059), _см._ Galatians 5:2. Разрешительный _med. praes. part._ используется, чтобы подчеркнуть текущую черту, ΟΦΕΙΛΈΤΗΣ (G3781) тот, кто морально обяз...
DISCOURSE: 2078 SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS REPROVED Galatians 5:2. _Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is circumcis...
Alternatives of Entanglement and Freedom Galatians 5:2-6 TEXT 5:2-6 (2) Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. (3) Yea, I testify again to ever...
_VERSE 3. FOR I TESTIFY AGAIN TO EVERY MAN THAT IS CIRCUMCISED, THAT HE IS A DEBTOR TO DO THE WHOLE LAW._...
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. FOR, [ de (G1161)] - 'Yea, not only "Christ shall profit you nothing," BUT you will be debtors to the...
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...
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...
Circumcision is the sign of the system of which it is a part, and its practice indicates that a complete observance of all the Law's requirements is obligatory....
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...
In 3:10, Paul explained why the *Jews had to obey all the laws....
(2-6) There can be no compromise between Christianity and Judaism. If you accept the one you must give up the other. Circumcision is a pledge or engagement to live by the rule of the Law. That rule mu...
FOR I TESTIFY AGAIN. — Translate rather, _Nay, I protest again,_ introducing a further argument. He who allows himself to be circumcised thereby commits himself wholly to the Law, just as, it might be...
CHAPTER 20 SHALL THE GALATIANS BE CIRCUMCISED? Galatians 5:2 SHALL the Galatians be circumcised, or shall they not? This is the decisive question. The denunciation with which Paul begins his letter,...
μαρτύρομαι. This verb, which in Attic Greek denotes the calling of witnesses, is applied in Pauline language to the Apostle's own testimony. περιτέμνησθε, περιτεμνομένῳ. The use of the present tense i...
to Galatians 5:12. Freedom is our birthright in Christ and an essential condition of our call. Accordingly the Apostle protests against the claim that all Christians should be circumcised, as a depart...
HOLD FAST YOUR FREEDOM Galatians 5:1 We are free. The Son has made us free, and we are free indeed, though not free to disobey the dictates and promptings of our new nature. We are set free from minu...
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...
The false teachers had insisted on the observance of circumcision and a few other rites only, as necessary for salvation; but St. Paul assures them, that the receiving of circumcision is an open profe...
(1) В¶ Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (2) Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ s...
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...
3._For I testify again_. What he now advances is proved by the contradiction involved in the opposite statement. He who is _a debtor to do the whole law _(82) will never escape death, but will always...
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...
FOR I TESTIFY AGAIN TO EVERY MAN,.... This is the form of an oath, a calling God to witness, swearing by the living God, and declaring as in his presence to every man, whether Jew or Gentile, whoever...
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. Ver. 3. _That he is a debtor_] viz. If he be circumcised with an opinion of meriting thereby. Christ wil...
_Behold, I Paul_ A divinely-commissioned apostle of Christ; _say, that if ye be circumcised_ And seek to be justified by that rite, or if you depend on any part of the ceremonial law, as your righteou...
HE IS A DEBTOR TO DO THE WHOLE LAW; for by circumcision he professes his dependence on his works for salvation, and must therefore perfectly obey the whole law. Salvation, if obtained, will then be of...
FOR I TESTIFY AGAIN TO EVERY MAN THAT IS CIRCUMCISED THAT HE IS A DEBTOR TO DO THE WHOLE LAW....
CHRISTIAN LIBERTY AN INCENTIVE TO HOLINESS OF LIFE. Christian liberty opposed to legal bondage:...
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...
STAND FAST THEREFORE IN THE LIBERTY BY WHICH CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE, AND DO NOT BE ENTANGLED AGAIN WITH A YOKE OF BONDAGE. Fast - three uses of this word: 1 - With speed, haste 2 - Go without food...
1-6 Christ will not be the Saviour of any who will not own and rely upon him as their only Saviour. Let us take heed to the warnings and persuasions of the apostle to stedfastness in the doctrine and...
This must be understood either of the Gentiles only, who were never under any obligation to circumcision, or of such as were circumcised, with an opinion that it was necessary at this time to justific...
Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth of circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. [The apostle here gives the reason for what he has said in the previous verse. Circumcision w...
Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VIII They attend to this one commandment, and do not look unto what has been spoken by the apostle: "For I testify to every man that is circumcised, that he...
Galatians 5:3 And G1161 testify G3143 (G5736) again G3825 every G3956 man G444 circumcised G4059 (G5746) that...
‘Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision Christ will be of no benefit to you. Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole Law....
_Exhortation to Steadfastness in Christian Freedom_, _and Warning against Legal Bondage._ Here begins the practical part of the Epistle, consisting of exhortations and warnings appropriate to the occ...
Galatians 5:3. N AY, I TESTIFY AGAIN TO EVERY MAN THAT IS CIRCUMCISED (suffers himself to be circumcised), THAT HE IS A DEBTOR TO DO THE WHOLE LAW. Circumcision is an initiatory rite by which the pers...
A DEBTOR (οφειλετης). Common word from οφειλω, to owe for one who has assumed an obligation. See on Matthew 6:12. See Galatians 3:10. He takes the curse on himself....
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...
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...
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...
TO BE CIRCUMCISED. That is, with the idea of this being part of his salvation. As a national sign (Acts 16:3) or a health practice, everyone can be circumcised with no change at all in their relations...
_For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law._ THE GREAT DILEMMA I. Justification by the law. 1. What this means. (1) Circumcision which commits a...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 5:1 Those who turn to the law for salvation cut themselves off from salvation. ⇐ ⇔
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...
_I testify._ He who is circumcised thereby proclaims his allegiance to the Jewish Church, its laws and its obligations, just as one who is baptized does with regard to the Christian Church. The Apostl...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 5:2. IF YE BE CIRCUMCISED.—Not simply as a national rite, but as a symbol of Judaism and legalism in general; as necessary to justification. CHRIST SHALL PRO...
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 4:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:6; Acts 2:40; Acts 20:21; Deutero
Again [π α λ ι ν]. Probably with reference to what he had said at his last visit. Every man. Emphasizing and particularising the general to you, you, in verse 2. A debtor [ο φ ε ι λ ε τ η ς]. In N. T...
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...
He that urges the necessity of circumcision, IS. DEBTOR TO THE LAW, in. double respect, namely, in regard of duty, and in regard of penalty. First, he IS. DEBTOR in regard of duty; because he that th...