Galatians 6:4. If a man desires to find cause for boasting, let him test and examine his own actions, and not contrast his fancied virtues with the faults of his neighbor. But every sincere self-examination results in humiliation.
His own work, collective and emphatic: the aggregate of his actions.
Verse Galatians 6:4. _PROVE HIS OWN WORK_] Let him examine himself and his conduct by the words and example of Christ; and if he find that they bear this _touchstone_, then he shall have _rejoicing i...
BUT LET EVERY MAN PROVE - That is, try or examine in a proper manner. Let him form a proper estimate of what is due to himself, according to his real character. Let him compare himself with the word o...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. Concerning the Restoration of a brother. (Galatians 6:1)_ 2. Concerning Reaping and Sowing. (Galatians 6:6) 3. The conclusion. (Galatians 6:11) Practical exhortations conclude t
Third safeguard. If things become bad and a Christian falls into open fault, loving Christian friends (acting as individuals rather than as a church? But, on any view, the verse is an important contri...
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....
Brothers, if a man is caught out in some moral slip-up, you whose lives are dominated by the Spirit must correct such a man with the spirit of gentleness, and, as you do it, you must think about yours...
BURDEN-BEARING (Galatians 6:1-5)...
EVERY MAN. each one. PROVE. test. See 1 Thessalonians 2:4 (allowed. Revised Version approved). REJOICING. Greek. _kauchema_. See Romans 4:2. IN. Greek. _eis_. App-104. NOT. Greek. _ou_. App-105. A...
This is an individual matter -Let every man", lit. -LET EACH ONE". _prove his own work_ -test his own conduct". Self-examination will lead to a true estimate of self, ascertained by comparison, not wi...
25–6:6. _Life by the spirit brings unselfish care for others, e.g. for one’s teachers_ (Galatians 5:25) Life by the spirit leads to a life in right relation to others. (Galatians 5:26) We must all bew...
13–6:10. PRACTICAL. LIBERTY IS NOT LICENSE BUT SERVICE; NOT THE FLESH BUT THE SPIRIT MUST BE THE AIM OF THE BELIEVER...
[ἝΚΑΣΤΟΣ] omitted by B, sahidic. 4. ΤῸ ΔῈ ἜΡΓΟΝ ἙΑΥΤΟΥ͂. The emphasis lies on “work.” To test oneself (1 Corinthians 11:28; 2 Corinthians 13:5) might under the circumstances only increase the mental d...
ΔΟΚΙΜΑΖΈΤΩ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΔΟΚΙΜΆΖΩ (G1381) исследовать, одобрять после проверки или рассмотрения. Это слово относилось к проверке металлов на подлинность (Guthrie), ΚΑΎΧΗΜΑ (G2745) основание...
DISCOURSE: 2088 AGAINST SELF-DECEIT Galatians 6:3. _If a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejo...
SHALL HE HAVE REJOICING, &C.— _Shall he have whereof to rejoice._ The meaningof the passage is this: "Brethren, there are some among you who would bring others under the ritual observances of the _Mos...
C. DEMANDS OF FREEDOM Galatians 6:1-10 1. Mutual helpfulness and responsibilities Galatians 6:1-5 TEXT 6:1-5 (1) Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore...
_ VERSE 4. BUT LET EVERY MAN PROVE HIS OWN WORK, AND THEN SHALL HE HAVE REJOICING IN HIMSELF ALONE, AND NOT IN ANOTHER._ If we had to feel that the success of our ministry depended upon our popularity...
But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. HIS OWN WORK - not merely his own opinion of himself. HAVE REJOICING IN HIMSELF ALONE. Tr...
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...
6:4 to (e-18) to (e-26) Or 'in respect to.'...
PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS. THE APOSTLE'S GLORYING 1-5. The nature and requirements of the law of love. PARAPHRASE. '(1) If sin overcome one of your number, try to correct the fault in a temper of gentle...
PROVE] test, to see whether it is morally real and genuine. WORK] life and conduct. REJOICING] a ground of satisfaction....
CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE GALATIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 6 CHRISTIANS SHOULD HELP EACH OTHER V1 My Christian brothers and sisters, a *sin may overcome someone. Those among you whom the Holy Spir...
Pride is a very bad thing. A Christian can feel superior when he sees another Christian in trouble or in *sin. But nobody is better than anybody else. Even the *apostles in Jerusalem were not more imp...
The best antidote for such false estimates of self is severe self-criticism. Let a man judge his own work, not by comparison with others, but by the ideal standard, then he will see what it is worth a...
PROVE. — _Test,_ or _examine,_ by reference to an objective standard. The word is used specially of the assaying of metals. REJOICING IN HIMSELF ALONE, AND NOT IN ANOTHER. — Rather, _he shall have his...
VI. (1-5) Be charitable to the fallen, for you, too, may fall yourselves. Sympathise with each other. Indulge in no delusions as to your own superiority. Look each to his own work, and see that that...
CHAPTER 26 OUR BROTHER'S BURDEN AND OUR OWN. Galatians 6:1 THE division of the Chapter s at this point is almost as unfortunate as that between chaps. 4 and 5. The introductory "Brethren" is not a f...
τὸν ἕτερον. This phrase denotes originally the other of two persons, but in this connexion _another than self_, the world being classified under two heads _self_ and _not self_, so that any other man...
Any conceit of our own strength or goodness is a vain delusion, for we are nothing. Let no man compare his own with others' work: this will only feed his vanity; but let each scrutinise his own work....
to Galatians 6:6. RULES OF CONDUCT DICTATED BY THE SPIRIT OF MUTUAL LOVE....
OUR OWN AND OTHERS' BURDENS Galatians 6:1 The spirit of the world gloats over sin; the Spirit of Christ leads us to restore the sinner. Our first thought should never be of revenge or contempt, or of...
Having dealt with the conduct of liberty thus broadly, the apostle now made some detailed application of the principles enunciated, giving an important illustration pertinent to the whole question of...
(1) В¶ Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. (2) Bear ye one another's burd...
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...
4._But let every man prove his own work_. By a powerful blow, Paul has already struck down the pride of man. But it frequently happens that, by comparing ourselves with others, the low opinion which w...
Here is the answer to those who then sought, and now seek, to bring in law for sanctification and as a guide: the strength and the rule for holiness are in the Spirit. The law does not give the Spirit...
BUT LET EVERY MAN PROVE HIS OWN WORK,.... Not concern himself about the actions and works of others; let him review his own heart and actions; let him examine, try, and prove his whole conduct in life...
But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. Ver. 4. _But let every man prove_] This is an excellent remedy against self-deceit, and a...
_Bear ye one another's burdens_ Sympathize with and assist each other, in all your weaknesses, grievances, trials. The apostle alludes to the custom of travellers, who, when too heavily laden with the...
PROVE HIS OWN WORK; put it to the test by comparing it with God's word, the Bible. THEN; if it is shown by that to be right. IN HIMSELF ALONE; in the evidence which he has of his own conformity in h...
BUT LET EVERY MAN PROVE HIS OWN WORK, AND THEN SHALL HE HAVE REJOICING IN HIMSELF ALONE, AND NOT IN ANOTHER....
Admonition to Serve One's Neighbor in Love. A warning against self-exaltation:...
CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO FAIL (vs.1-5) The Galatians may have considered themselves spiritual because they were legal-minded. There is a good test for this. What about a person overtaken in a fault? Sha...
BRETHREN, IF A MAN IS OVERTAKEN IN ANY TRESPASS, YOU WHO _ARE_ SPIRITUAL RESTORE SUCH A ONE IN A SPIRIT OF GENTLENESS, CONSIDERING YOURSELF LEST YOU ALSO BE TEMPTED. Overtaken - caught off guard; sin...
1-5 We are to bear one another's burdens. So we shall fulfil the law of Christ. This obliges to mutual forbearance and compassion towards each other, agreeably to his example. It becomes us to bear o...
LET EVERY MAN PROVE HIS OWN WORK: the apostle, by a man's OWN WORK here, understands his own actions and manners, which he would have every man to busy himself to search, try, and examine by the Divin...
But let each man prove his own work, and then shall he have his glorying in regard of himself alone, and not of his neighbor....
Galatians 6:4 But G1161 let G1381 one G1538 examine G1381 (G5720) own G1438 work G2041 and G2532 then...
‘But let each man prove his own work, and then he will have his glorying in himself alone, and not of the other. For every man shall bear his own pack.' Rather than criticising or looking with superio...
THE NEED TO CONSTANTLY HELP EACH OTHER WITHOUT CONDESCENSION (GALATIANS 6:1). While confident in the Holy Spirit Paul does recognise that God's people will require assistance in their walk with Him. W...
Galatians 6:1. _Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault,_ He is a slow traveler; he is not speeding swiftly on the way to heaven, so the fault overtakes him. Had he been quicker of pace, he might...
Galatians 6:1. _Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted._ When Christians fal...
CONTENTS: The regenerated life as a brotherhood of believers. CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit, God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: The new life in Christ Jesus is not simply one of being good, but of doing good....
Galatians 6:1. _If a man,_ a brother, _be overtaken in a fault,_ by wine, or passion, or some indiscretion, through surprise, or when off his guard. The offender is a brother, who when so overtaken co...
SHOULD JUDGE HIS OWN. "You must not use the faults of others as the standard for your own conduct. There is no honor in looking at your brother and saying, I am better than you!' If what you do is goo...
_But let every man prove his own work._ FAITHFUL SELF-EXAMINATION Let us be careful to get the true balance to weigh ourselves. There are the scales in which the world weighs men and things, and deci...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 6:1 Paul illustrates a life of love in the Spirit. ⇐ ⇔...
CHAPTER 6 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He exhorts the Galatians to good works, especially works of mercy towards Christians, particularly doctors and catechists. He bids them not to seek for the prais...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 6:1. OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT.—Be caught red-handed in any transgression, the result of some sudden and overpowering gust of evil impulse. RESTORE SUCH AN ONE.—T...
EXPOSITION GALATIANS 6:1 BRETHREN, IF (or, _although_)_ _A MAN BE OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT (ἀδελφοί ἐὰν καὶ προληφθῇ ἄνθρωπος ἔν τινι παραπτέματι);_ brethren_',_ if even a man hath been over...
Bretheren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted (Galatians 6:1). The Bible does seem t...
1 Corinthians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 4:3;...
Prove [δ ο κ ι μ α ζ ε τ ω]. In Class. of assaying metals Comp. LXX, Proverbs 8:10; Proverbs 17:3; Sir. 2 5; also 1 Corinthians 3:13; 1 Peter 1:7
RULES FOR THE RIGHTEOUS Galatians 6:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. We have a message sent to saints. It is all in vain for the unsaved to seek to serve the Saviour. The wicked have never been called into...
But let every man try his own work — Narrowly examine all he is, and all he doeth. And then he shall have rejoicing in himself — He will find in himself matter of rejoicing, if his works are right bef...