Galatians 4:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:6

And because ye are sons - As a consequence of your being adopted into the family of God, and being regarded as his sons. It follows as a part of his purpose of adoption that his children shall have the spirit of the Lord Jesus.The Spirit of his Son - The spirit of the Lord Jesus; the spirit which animated him, or which he evinced. The idea is, that as the Lord Jesus was enabled to approach God with the language of endearment and love, so they would be. He, being the true and exalted Son of God,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 4:4-7

Galatians 4:4-7. But when the fulness of time Appointed by the Father, (Galatians 4:2,) and marked out by the predictions of the prophets for the accomplishment of this great event; was come And we were arrived at the age proper for our entering on our adult state, and being put in possession of the promises, by the introduction of the gospel dispensation; God sent forth From heaven into our world; his Son Miraculously made, or rather, born, as the word γενομενον may, with equal... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 4:1-7

The law’s purpose illustrated (3:23-4:7)Jews under the law were like children under the control of a guardian, but this was only in anticipation of the coming of Christ. When he came, those who trusted in him were forgiven the sins they had committed against the law and were put right with God. Instead of being like children under a guardian, they now enjoyed the freedom of full-grown mature sons of God (23-26). Since the coming of Christ, all believers are united in him and are God’s children,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 4:6

sons . App-108 . By begetting from above. Compare James 1:18 . hath . Omit, Spirit . App-101 . into . Greek. eis . App-104 . your. The texts read "our". Abba . See App-94 .:1. Father . App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 4:6

And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father. So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.Some scholars read the first clause, "as proof that ye are sons";[11] but Sanday believed it is better to retain it as in the English Revised Version (1885),[12] showing that the time of receiving the gift-ordinary of the Holy Spirit is subsequent to achieving the status of sonship and a consequence of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Galatians 4:6

Galatians 4:6. God hath sent forth the Spirit, &c.— St. Paul uses the same argument of proving their sonship from having the Spirit, Romans 8:16. And he that will read 2Co 4:17 to 2Co 5:6 and Eph 1:11-14 will find, that the Spirit is looked upon as the seal and assurance of the inheritance of life to those who have received the adoption of sons, as St. Paul speaks here, Galatians 4:5. The force of the argument seems to lie in this, that as he who has the spirit of a man in him, has an... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:6

6. because ye are sons—The gift of the Spirit of prayer is the consequence of our adoption. The Gentile Galatians might think, as the Jews were under the law before their adoption, that so they, too, must first be under the law. Paul, by anticipation, meets this objection by saying, YE ARE sons, therefore ye need not be as children ( :-) under the tutorship of the law, as being already in the free state of "sons" of God by faith in Christ ( :-), no longer in your nonage (as "children," :-).... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 4:1-7

The illustration 4:1-7 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 4:1-11

1. The domestic illustration 4:1-11Continuing his case for faith over the Mosaic Law, Paul cited an illustration from family life. He did this to clarify the condition of believers as contrasted with nomists and to warn his readers to abandon nomism. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 4:6

God also sent the Holy Spirit to indwell believers and to motivate us to approach God. The "heart" is the seat of the will (cf. Proverbs 4:23). Our relationship with God can be intimate rather than formal. We can call Him "Daddy." "Abba" means that in Aramaic (cf. Mark 14:36; Romans 8:15-16)."However, we oversentimentalize this word when we refer to it as mere baby talk and translate it into English as ’daddy.’ The word Abba appears in certain legal texts of the Mishna as a designation used by... read more

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