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Verse 11. _IF I YET PREACH CIRCUMCISION_] it is very likely that some
of the false apostles, hearing of Paul's having circumcised Timothy,
Acts 16:3, which must have been done _about this time_, repo...
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AND I, BRETHREN - Paul here proceeds to vindicate himself from giving
countenance to the doctrines which they had advanced there. It is
evident that the false teachers in Galatia appealed to Paul hims...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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IF Greek. _ei_. App-118.
PREACH. Greek. _kerusso_. App-121.
DO I, &c.. am. still persecuted.
OFFENCE. Greek. _skandalon_. See 1 Corinthians 1:23.
CEASED. Greek. _katargeo_. See Galatians 5:4....
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Another abrupt transition of thought, rendering the connexion obscure
and uncertain. It is however evident either that a charge of
inconsistency had been brought against St Paul, or that the
possibili...
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_Another, but sharper, appeal and warning. The observance of the Law
is inconsistent with faith in Christ
_...
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_Against continuing in retrogression; with sharp words against the
leader and the false teachers generally_
(Galatians 5:7) You were running your race nobly; who hindered you, so
that (to drop all met...
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ἘΛῺ ΔῈ. Primarily in contrast to the change, probably made and
certainly taught, by the false leader. I, in contrast to him, and also
to what is said of me by him and others like him, am different fro...
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DISCOURSE: 2081
OFFENCE OF THE CROSS
Galatians 5:11. _Then is the offence of the cross ceased_.
THE Gospel, in the first ages, was an object of hatred and persecution
both amongst Jews and Gentiles:...
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PERSECUTION?— The _persecution_ which St. Paul was still under, was
a convincing argument that he was not for circumcision and subjection
to the law; for it was from the Jews, upon that account, that...
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TEXT 5:10-12
(10) I have confidence to you-ward in the Lord, that ye will be none
otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment,
whosoever he be. (11) But I, brethren, if I stil...
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_VERSE 11. AND I, BRETHREN, IF I YET PREACH CIRCUMCISION, WHY DO I YET
SUFFER PERSECUTION? THEN IS THE OFFENSE OF THE CROSS CEASED._
In his great desire to recall the Galatians, Paul draws himself int...
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And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer
persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
'If I am still preaching (as I did before conversion) circumcision,
why am I...
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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...
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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...
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THEN IS THE OFFENCE OF THE CROSS CEASED] RV 'then has the
stumbling-block of the cross been done away.' The Judaisers who had
'troubled' the Galatians had evidently brought against the Apostle the
cha...
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Paul taught that Jesus Christ forgives people’s *sins. Jesus died on
a wooden cross. God punished him instead of us. Because of that,
*Gentiles do not need to obey all the *Jewish laws (Acts 15:1-21)....
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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...
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(11)AND I, BRETHREN. — Rather, _But I, brethren._ Another abrupt
transition. We should naturally infer from this passage that St. Paul
had at one time seemed to preach, or at least to _permit,_
circum...
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(7-12) All was going well at first. What sudden intruder has stopped
your path and led you astray? Certainly it is not God, to whom you owe
your calling, that has persuaded you to such a course. You t...
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CHAPTER 21
THE HINDERERS AND TROUBLERS.
Galatians 5:7
THE Apostle's controversy with the Legalists is all but concluded. He
has pronounced on the question of circumcision. He has shown his
readers,...
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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...
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It seems strange in view of Paul's later career that he should have
needed to repudiate, however briefly and scornfully, the charge of
still preaching circumcision as he had before his conversion. Aft...
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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...
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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...
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(10) And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet
suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
(10) He wishes them to consider that he seeks not his own profit in
this...
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(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...
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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...
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11._And I, brethren_. This argument, is drawn from the final cause.
“It would be completely in my power,” he says, “to avoid the
displeasure of men, and every kind of danger and persecution, were I
on...
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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...
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AND I, BRETHREN, IF I YET PREACH CIRCUMCISION,.... The apostle was
traduced by the false teachers, as a preacher of circumcision himself
in some places; and this they did partly to show him to be a va...
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And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer
persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
Ver. 11. _Why do I yet suffer persecution_] From the Jews zealous of
the law....
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_And I, brethren_ If, as my enemies insinuate; _I yet preach
circumcision_ As necessary to salvation, and urge it upon the
believing Gentiles; _why do I yet suffer persecution_ From the Jews,
as one a...
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IF I YET PREACH; that circumcision is needful to salvation, as the
false teachers maintained.
THEN; if he had so preached he would have agreed with the Jews, and
escaped their persecutions....
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AND I, BRETHREN, IF I YET PREACH CIRCUMCISION, WHY DO I YET SUFFER
PERSECUTION? THEN IS THE OFFENSE OF THE CROSS CEASED....
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The service of love as opposed to the service of the flesh:...
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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...
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AND I, BRETHREN, IF I STILL PREACH CIRCUMCISION, WHY DO I STILL SUFFER
PERSECUTION? THEN THE OFFENSE OF THE CROSS HAS CEASED.
Why suffer persecution? To preach error?
Preaching circumcision means th...
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7-12 The life of a Christian is a race, wherein he must run, and hold
on, if he would obtain the prize. It is not enough that we profess
Christianity, but we must run well, by living up to that profe...
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It should seem by what the apostle saith in this verse, that some of
these false teachers had quoted the apostle for them, as if he himself
had preached circumcision; possibly taking advantage from hi...
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But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still
persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away.
[It is evident that in this verse Paul defends himself against th...
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Tertullian An Answer to the Jews
of the passion itself should be figuratively set forth in predictions;
and the more incredible (that mystery), the more likely to be "a
stumbling-stone,"[199]...
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Galatians 5:11 And G1161 I G1473 brethren G80 if G1487 I G2784 still
G2089 preach G2784 (G5719) circumcision...
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‘But as for me brothers, if I still preach circumcision why am I
still persecuted? Then the stumblingblock of the cross has been done
away.'
Some may have pointed at cases like Timothy's where he had...
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PAUL IS PUZZLED BY THEIR FAILURE AND ANGRY AT THOSE WHO HAVE LED THEM
ASTRAY (GALATIANS 5:7).
Paul now again expresses his deep puzzlement at their behaviour. He
just cannot understand how they can b...
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Galatians 5:11. IF I STILL PREACH CIRCUMCISION, WHY AM I STILL
PERSECUTED? THEN HATH THE OFFENCE (or STUMBLING BLOCK) OF THE CROSS
BEEN DONE AWAY. The first ‘still' refers to the time since his
conver...
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_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...
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WHY AM I STILL PERSECUTED?
(τ ετ διωκομαι?). Some of the Judaizers even circulated the
slander that Paul preached circumcision in order to ruin his
influence....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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BUT AS FOR ME. "My enemies tell you that I still preach circumcision,
and perhaps point to Timothy as an example. But if that were true, why
would they continue to persecute me??? If I did preach that...
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_And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer
persecution?_
then is the offence of the Cross ceased.
THE PERVERSION OF APOSTOLIC PREACHING
There are two attempts or resolves i...
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GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 5:11 If Paul still preached that people
had to be circumcised, then THE OFFENSE OF THE CROSS would be REMOVED.
Jesus’ work on the cross reminds people that their efforts to...
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GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 5:1 Those who turn to the law for
salvation cut themselves off from salvation.
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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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_And I, brethren, if I yet preach._ This is a reply to the calumny of
the Judaisers, that Paul Judaised among the Jews, and opposed Judaism
among the Gentiles. He asks, if this be so, why the Jews sho...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Galatians 5:9. A LITTLE LEAVEN.—Of false doctrine, a small amount of
evil influence.
Galatians 5:10. HE THAT TROUBLETH YOU.—The leaven traced to personal
agency; whoe...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 1:23; 1 Corinthians 15:30; 1 Peter
2:8;...
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And i. In sharp contrast with the disturber.
If I yet preach circumcision [ε ι π ε ρ ι τ ο μ η ν ε τ
ι κ η ρ υ σ σ ω]. Commonly explained as an allusion to a
charge circulated by the Judaisers that Pa...
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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...
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But if I still preach circumcision — As that troubler seems to have
affirmed, probably taking occasion from his having circumcised
Timothy. Why do I still suffer persecution? then is the offence of th...
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Our apostle, in these words, signifies to us, that some of the
judaizing teachers had suggested to the Galatians, as if he himself
had preached elsewhere the doctrine of circumcision, and also
practis...