갈라디아서 5:1-8 KRV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:3

Verse 3 3.For I testify again. What he now advances is proved by the contradiction involved in the opposite statement. He who is a debtor to do the whole law (82) will never escape death, but will always continue to be held as guilty; for no man will ever be found who satisfies the law. (83) Such being the obligation, the man must unavoidably be condemned, and Christ can render him no service. We see then the contradictory nature of the two propositions, that we are partakers of the grace of... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:4

Verse 4 4.Christ has become of no effect unto you. “If ye seek any part of righteousness in the works of the law, Christ has no concern with you, and ye are fallen from grace. ” They were not so grossly mistaken as to believe that by the observance of the law alone they were justified, but attempted to mix Christ with the law. In any other point of view, Paul’s threatenings would have utterly failed to produce alarm. “What are you doing? You deprive yourselves of every advantage from Christ,... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:5

Verse 5 5.For we through the Spirit. He now anticipates an objection that, might readily occur. “Will circumcision then be of no use?” In Jesus Christ, he replies, it availeth nothing. Righteousness, therefore, depends on faith, and is obtained, through the Spirit, without ceremonies. To wait for the hope of righteousness, is to place our confidence in this or that object, or, to decide from what quarter righteousness is to be expected; though the words probably contain the exhortation, “Let us... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:6

Verse 6 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, circumcision with its appendages is abolished; for, by a figure of speech in which a part is taken for the whole, the word Circumcision is put for ceremonies. While he declares that they no longer possess any influence, he does not admit that they were always useless; for he does not maintain that... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:7

Verse 7 7.Ye did run well. The censure which the apostle administers for their present departure from the truth is mingled with approbation of their former course, for the express purpose that, by being brought to a sense of shame, they may return more speedily to the right path. The astonishment conveyed in the question, who hindered you? was intended to produce a blush. I have chosen to translate the Greek word πείθσθαι, obey, rather than believe, because, having once embraced the purity of... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:8

Verse 8 8.This persuasion cometh not. Having formerly combated them by arguments, he at length pronounces, with a voice of authority, that their persuasion came not from God. Such an admonition would not be entitled to much regard, were it not supported by the authority of the speaker. But Paul, to whom the Galatians had been indebted for the announcement of their Divine calling, was well entitled to address them in this confident language. This is the reason why he does not directly say, from... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:1

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:1

The importance of standing by Christian liberty. "Stand firm, therefore, in the liberty for which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." The apostle hopefully assumes that the Galatians had not yet surrendered their liberty. I. JUDIASM WAS A YOKE OF BONDAGE . It might well be described in such terms by the Apostle Peter at an earlier period ( Acts 15:10 ). The bondage consisted in the number, complexity, and variety of its rites... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:1

Christian freedom. St. Paul concludes the arguments and expostulations of the two previous chapters with a vigorous exhortation. This has, of course, its special application to the condition of the Galatian Churches, and the liberty to which it directly applies is deliverance from the bondage of Law. But it admits of wider application to the circumstances of our own day. We have here brought before us a privilege, a danger, and a duty. I. A PRIVILEGE . Christ confers freedom (see ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 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 only here (in Romans 2:17 it should be εἰ δὲ ), seems to be more abrupt than ἰδού , pointing to the immense importance and yet possibly unexpected character of what follows. The Galatians might be surprised to hear it; but that which they seemed disposed to take in hand was fraught with utter ruin. "I, Paul:" he thus... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:2

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