Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
If, now, he were for excluding circumcision, as the messenger of a new god, why does he say that "in Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision?[170]
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
-of that faith "which," he says "worketh by love."[173]
Verse Galatians 5:6. _FOR IN JESUS CHRIST_] By the dispensation of the Gospel all legal observances, as essential to salvation, are done away; and uncircumcision, or the _Gentile state_, contributes...
FOR IN JESUS CHRIST - In the religion which Christ came to establish. NEITHER CIRCUMCISION ... - It makes no difference whether a man is circumcised or not. He is not saved because he is circumcised,...
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...
IN. Greek, App-101. JESUS CHRIST. Christ Jesus. App-98. NEITHER, NOR. Greek. _oute_. AVAILETH. Greek. _ischuo_. See Acts 6:10. Compare App-172. WHICH WORKETH. working. Greek. _energeo_ See Galatia...
Anxious to remove all possibility of a misconstruction of his meaning, St Paul gives a reason for thus connecting the _inheritance_with _faith_. The fact of being circumcised or of being uncircumcised...
(Third Division of the Epistle.) Practical Exhortations based on the preceding Doctrinal Teaching...
_Another, but sharper, appeal and warning. The observance of the Law is inconsistent with faith in Christ _...
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,...
ἘΝ ΓᾺΡ. Explaining St Paul’s reliance on πνεύματι and especially ἐκ πίστεως. ΧΡΙΣΤΩ͂Ι [ἸΗΣΟΥ͂]. Ἰησοῦ is omitted by B only. So Galatians 2:4; Galatians 3:26; Galatians 3:28, cf....
ΙΣΧΎΕΙ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΙΣΧΎΩ (G2480) быть сильным, обладать мощью. По отношению к предметам, "быть в рабочем состоянии" (Guthrie), ΆΚΡΟΒΥΣΤΊΑ (G203) крайняя плоть, не обрезанный, ΈΝΕΡΓΟΥΜΈΝΗ _...
DISCOURSE: 2080 THE OFFICE AND OPERATION OF FAITH Galatians 5:6. _In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love_. THE peculiar character...
FAITH WHICH WORKETH BY LOVE.— There is some degree of ambiguity in the original:— Δι αγαπης ενεργουμενη. It may be rendered either _which operates,_ and _works by love;_ or, _which is wrought,_ inspir...
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 6. FOR WE THROUGH THE SPIRIT WAIT FOR THE HOPE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH._ Fourthly, they differ in sequence. Faith is the beginning of life before tribulation. (Hebrews 11.) Hope comes later...
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. FOR - confirming the truth that it is 'from faith' (Galatians 5:5) that the 'waiti...
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...
AVAILETH] for salvation. FAITH WHICH WORKETH] an active, energetic faith: cp. James 2:14....
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...
It is not important whether Christians were *Jews or *Gentiles. Christians have learned how much God loves them. So they should love other people in the way that God loves them. SOMEONE MADE YOU STOP...
(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...
IN JESUS CHRIST. — When the Christian has entered into those close relations with Christ which his Christianity assumes. AVAILETH ANY THING. — As “shall profit” in Galatians 5:2; avail in the way of...
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,...
Circumcision conveyed no spiritual blessing in return for its binding pledge of obedience to the Law. In 1 Corinthians 7:17-22 it is placed in the same category as marriage and slavery, outward condit...
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...
(3) For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor (4) uncircumcision; (5) but (e) faith which worketh by love. (3) He adds a reason, for now circumcision is abolished, seeing that C...
_We in spirit hope for true justice by faith in Christ; yet not by faith only, but by faith working by charity. (Witham) --- Here note with St. Augustine, that faith is not to be idle, but working or...
(6) For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. (7) Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? (8) This...
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...
6._For in Jesus Christ_. The reason why believers now wait for the hope of righteousness through the Spirit is, that in Christ, that is, in the kingdom of Christ, or in the Christian church, circumcis...
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 IN CHRIST JESUS,.... The Arabic version reads, "in the religion of Christ"; in the religion of Moses, or of the Jews under the former dispensation, the things after mentioned were of some moment a...
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. Ver. 6. _Neither circumcision_] Unregenerate Israel is as Ethiopia, Amos 9:7 . _ But...
_For we_ Who believe in Christ, and are his true disciples, having been savingly enlightened in the knowledge of the truth; do, _through the_ influences of the _Spirit_ Without any of these carnal ord...
IN JESUS CHRIST; in obtaining salvation through him. FAITH WHICH WORKETH BY LOVE; that confidence in him which has love for its foundation, and which leads to obedience....
FOR IN JESUS CHRIST NEITHER CIRCUMCISION AVAILETH ANYTHING NOR UNCIRCUMCISION, BUT FAITH WHICH WORKETH BY LOVE....
Paul warns against the leaven of false doctrine:...
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...
FOR WE THROUGH THE SPIRIT EAGERLY WAIT FOR THE HOPE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BY FAITH. Indwelling of the Spirit of God. God does not operate on our timetable. He is not a "clock watcher." Hope - desire and...
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...
Under the new testament established in Christ, and confirmed by the death of Christ, there is no difference between Jew and Gentile; there is but one way of justification, one of salvation, for them b...
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love. [It makes no difference in God's sight what a man has been, whether a circumcised Jew, o...
Galatians 5:6 For G1063 in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 neither G3777 circumcision G4061 nor G3777 uncircumcision G203
‘For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through (or ‘by') love.' For in Christ it matters not whether a person is circumcised or uncircumcised....
Galatians 5:6. FOR IN CHRIST JESUS NEITHER CIRCUMCISION AVAILETH ANYTHING, NOR UNCIRCUMCISION; BUT FAITH WORKING (or OPERATIVE) THROUGH LOVE. A most important passage both doctrinally and practically,...
_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...
AVAILETH ANYTHING (ισχυε τ). Old word to have strength (ισχυς). See on Matthew 5:13. Neither Jew nor Greek has any recommendation in his state. See Galatians 3:28. All stand on a level in Christ.FA...
Galatians 5:6 I. The first grand principle contained in these words is that faith working by love makes a Christian. (1) Religion is the harmony of the soul with God, and the conformity of the life to...
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...
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...
FOR WHEN WE ARE. "In our union with Christ, such things as circumcision have no meaning at all!!! It is that faith which works through love, that God counts!!!...
_For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love._ THE ORDER OF GRACIOUS EXERCISES IN THE RENEWED HEART All evangelical writers and pre...
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...
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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 Corinthians 7:19; 1 John 3:14; 1 John 4:18; 1 Peter 1:8;...
In Christ Jesus. In the economy of life which he inaugurates and inspires. Availeth [ι σ χ υ ε ι]. Has any significance or practical power. The verb in Paul only here and Philippians 4:13. See on 2 Th...
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For in Christ Jesus — According to the institution which he hath established, according to the tenor of the Christian covenant. Neither circumcision — With the most punctual observance of the law. Nor...
IN CHRIST JESUS, that is, in the economy of Christ Jesus, under the gospel dispensation, in our state of Christianity, since Christ's manifestation in the flesh, NEITHER CIRCUMCISION NOR UNCIRCUMCISIO...