Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 5:4
Christ is become of no effect unto you - You will derive no advantage from Christ. His work in regard to you is needless and vain. If you can be justified in any other way than by him, then of course you do not need him, and your adoption of the other mode is in fact a renunciation of him. Tyndale renders this: “Ye are gone quite from Christ.” The word here used (καταργέω katargeō), means properly, to render inactive, idle, useless; to do away, to put an end to; and here it means that they... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:6
Faith working through love. St. Paul has just been writing of the relation of faith to hope ( Galatians 5:5 ). He now shows how it is connected with love. We can only separate the Christian graces in thought. In experience they blend and interact one with another. I. FAITH IS AN ACTIVE POWER . It works. Christ tells us that it can move mountains. Through lack of faith the disciples had not strength to cure a lunatic boy ( Matthew 17:19 , Matthew 17:20 ). This faith of... read more