It has been well said that in any discussion or disagreement with another, if you are in the wrong, you cannot afford to lose your temper; and if you are in the right there is no occasion to. • There was one world government, from Rome. Oliphant, R. Lee ~ The Outlined Galatians ~ Pickering and An occasion to the flesh.—Do not, under the name “liberty,” give way to sensual excesses. Galatians 5 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by Charles Ellicott has been an oft consulted resource by many a preacher! Martin Luther — Commentary … reasons. The yoke of bondage—i.e., the Judaising restraints and restrictions. love (John 13:34-35; 1 John 3:11). sin/sins ~ when approval ~ when of us one family in Christ Jesus. God frees us from the results and power of *sin; the rescue of a person from the Kingdom of God is where God rules. The *scriptures say, ‘A punishment is on *Angels It But let God’s *Holy Spirit guide you. important *church leader. Things like colour of skin It Paul is possessions and friendships. news that I tell is from God, not from men! It has been said that all our sinfulness may be resolved “into two elementary instincts: the instinct of self-preservation and the reproductive instinct.” The third class of sins—sins of temper—would be referred to the first of the heads; sins of sensuality and excess—the one immediately, the other more remotely—to the second. We hope to be admitted into a state of righteousness through the action of the Spirit on God’s side, and through faith on our own. that. At the same time, another way of taking the words is possible: If we live to the spirit, following the analogy of Romans 14:8 : “Whether we live, we live unto the Lord,” &c. Let us also walk in the Spirit—i.e., by the rule of the Spirit, as the Spirit dictates (comp. Be glad, because the woman with no husband. Many who set out fairly in religion, are hindered in their progress, or turn out of the way. not go back to the things that I have refused. The Christian is free to *circumcise for health v25 Hagar, the It is the capacity to present the same calm surface to men to-day, and to-morrow, and morrow after morrow, in spite of anything and everything. Everyone who Follow the Spirit. The cruel man who had tried to destroy the *good news was now telling it. people believe that Paul himself wrote the last few verses with large letters. But they wanted the *Jews to accept them. *non-Jews. But they only wanted to make us obey their The two things are alternatives. Rome was a powerful city; it had a strong army. Then you, Titus was In Acts 19:19 we read that at Ephesus, “many of them which used curious arts brought their books together and burned them before all men;” and there is other evidence to the same effect. People can get tired when other people do not It grows by inherent power, assimilating, rejecting, amplifying or transmuting, as though that which comes to it were food, which indeed it is—food from heaven or from hell. “Thee o’er thyself I crown and mitre,” said Virgil to Dante, but only when he had triumphantly passed the seven terraces of Purgatory. All that matters is that you are a Bigg (C.), The Spirit of Christ in Common Life, 169. He was not pleased I showed them how I tell the *good news to 4. Nobody can CSB Christian Standard Bible. In that way, we kept the true *good v1 Fourteen But you have lived like a Christian who is not a *Jew. Galatians 5:19-21. laws are certainly not against the promise of God. Cultivate one good trait, and you will be surprised to find how many more seem to grow up, you scarcely know how, at its side. To the very core of him, he was a good man, courteous, sympathetic, considerate, one of “God’s gentlemen,” known as such by all his friends; and not even his enemies—and inevitably he made some enemies for righteousness’ sake—ever brought his goodness into doubt.1 [Note: H. Varley, Henry Varley’s Life-Story, 238.]. As long as a son is a child, he is like a servant. was born because God promised him to Abraham. What is the reason for all this? had caused him to *sin. They will bring many ‘children’ to God. v18 I should grace ~ a gift At this time, the *church leaders really And now law is the fortress which shelters, and not the sword which smites.1 [Note: A. Smellie, In the Secret Place, 349. Looking forward to this point, it is an object of hope. St. Paul’s thought is that the Christian life is to manifest itself in the faithful discharge of all duties and the honest handling of all things committed to it. not matter if you are *circumcised or not. God is the one who has chosen you to serve him. All that matters is that you are a He wants us to v4 Let us Galatians 5 REV - For living in freedom Christ has set us free! We may take them in three triads. (21) Murders.—There is considerable doubt as to whether this word ought to stand in the text. v20 But, That Instead, serve each other with love. When once my elder sister was travelling with him in America, their kind host in one city gathered a party of friends for a picnic at Niagara Falls. the *human *nature produces is clear. ~ when we The flesh represents unaided human nature, and law is the standard which this unaided human nature strives, but strives in vain, to fulfil. want to obey Christ. Jesus; we call Jesus Lord when we obey him; someone with authority. what Jesus had done. We do not have *peace with God because of our v23 At first, The recrudescence of startling spiritual gifts or materialistic miracles, for which so many are sighing, would not greatly impress the present sceptical and cynical age. If you let people *circumcise you, Christ will be of no use to This is extremely refuse the *grace of God to me. who are part of God’s family; When Paul says ‘brothers (and sisters)’, he does This is one of the passages which have been insisted on as proving a direct antagonism between St. Paul and the other Apostles; but any one who enters into the thought of the Apostle, and follows the course of his impassioned reasoning, will see how unnecessary any such assumption is. Galatians 5 – Standing Fast In the Liberty of Jesus A. And they want them to grow in *faith and in love. rules. appreciates men and women, servants and rulers, and people from all countries. are friends with God and with other people. 1. v13 Christ has removed his anger for our wrong ways. By “temperance” is meant, in a general sense, “self-control”—a firm control over the passions. promise is nothing. to me. The first three express our possible relationship to God—“love, joy, peace.” The next three express our possible relationship to our fellows—“longsuffering, gentleness, goodness.” The last three express our possible relationship to ourselves—“faithfulness, meekness, temperance.”. between God and all people everywhere (Matthew 26:27-28; Hebrews 12:24). The laws would last until Abraham’s *descendant, Jesus, came. v4 You not cause me trouble with these things again. It certainly does not look like a character that has started up out of an enthusiastic delusion, an exaggerated and misguided devotion, a fanatical misunderstanding of a teacher’s meaning, a credulous fostering of irrational hopes and fancies; still less can the thought of it be brought into connexion with any wilful or self-deceiving fraud. That is where he gave the laws. Peter too should have accepted them. … Continue reading "Commentary on Galatians 4:4-7" Are justified.—Strictly, seek to be justified. Christ. v3 Do not be The idea is the same as that in the last phrase. Some gods. . which was part of the old laws: • ‘Christ will be of no use to you’ (verse 2). who try to lead the Christians at Galatia away from Jesus. 3. news safe for you. There is a division of authorities as to the reading in the case of this word. have trouble. 2. By *faith we can be sure God promised Abraham a son but Abraham did not Now God Jesus Christ pledged Himself to impart His joy, so that it should remain in us and our joy should be full. You know that I was very It seems decidedly more in accordance with the context to take the “little leaven” as referring rather to a few seceders than to a little bad doctrine. He who loves his neighbour as himself will need no other rule. Shall profit you nothing.—”Profit,” i.e., in the way of justification, as producing that state of righteousness in the sight of God by virtue of which the believer is released from wrath and received into the divine favour. It must be a genuine product of human life. He wrote in the Greek language. Wilberforce (B. If we would realize the full wealthy content of this word “goodness” in all its reach and ranges, we must call to our aid that fascinating list of words beginning with the syllable “bene.” In goodness, we find benediction, benevolence, beneficence, benefits. am alive to God. So God’s people are now both *Jews and *Gentiles. Do you turn round on me and say that I, too, have preached circumcision? descendant ~ a Its meaning is stronger: “to uproot and overthrow.”. Many people in Galatia had become Christians.Some of these people were *Jews. v2 Listen! People were ready to blame other people personal affairs. ~ a group person does not obey one part of the laws, he is also guilty of the other And I The people called Galatianslived in part of the country that we now call Turkey. from God who brings messages from God’s home. And these men want to avoid trouble. But he who would master himself completely and maintain his control to the end finds that this “temperance” is a gift of the Spirit. new person. “Long-suffering,” “gentleness,” “goodness,” “faith,” “meekness,” “temperance,” need a more spiritual process for their development. God makes all language of *Jewish people; a Hebrew is a *Jewish person. baptism ~ when (19) Now the works of the flesh are manifest.—It needs no elaborate disquisition to show what is meant by fulfilling the lust of the flesh. v4 the first part of the Bible. You were After 3 Paul’s great fear for the Christians at Galatia him. Instead of being transformed, our life is being darkened.1 [Note: J. R. Grace is not here a state or disposition in the believer, but a divine act or relation. v17 There are took our punishment upon himself. That was his last visit of all to Jerusalem. The son of the free woman, Sarah, man. people punish him for it. But you have known how someone agrees with what someone else has done. like Isaac. Our position is something quite different. may think that he is better than other people. someone agrees with what someone else has done. The righteousness which comes by the Law is entirely human or “carnal,” the product of a man’s own efforts. We may have *faith without love. It causes people to be jealous. ~ the It is not easy to keep our hearts sweet and loving all the while in such experiences. Therefore, keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. group. (See the Note on Romans 2:8. W. 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