Galatians 5:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 5:2-4

Galatians 5:2-4. Behold, I Paul A divinely-commissioned apostle of Christ; say, that if ye be circumcised And seek to be justified by that rite, or if you depend on any part of the ceremonial law, as your righteousness, and necessary to salvation; Christ The Christian institution; will profit you nothing For you thereby disclaim Christ, and all the blessings which are received by faith in him. I testify again As I have done heretofore; to every man Every Gentile; that suffers... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 5:1-12

5:1-6:18 THE FRUITS OF CHRISTIAN LIBERTYNo place for law-keeping (5:1-12)Through the death of Christ, believers have been freed from the bondage of the law. They should therefore live as free people (5:1).If circumcision is necessary for salvation, Christ is of no use. Also, those who want to keep the law about circumcision must keep the whole law. They cannot choose one command and ignore others to suit themselves. If they try to find salvation through law-keeping, they cut themselves off from... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 5:4

Christ is , &c. Literally Ye were severed (Greek. katargeo See Ltke Gal 13:7 ) from (Greek. apo) Christ (Galatians 5:1 ). justified . Greek. dikaioo . App-191 . by = in. Greek. en . App-104 . the = Omit. fallen = fallen off. grace . Greek. charis , App-184 ., read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 5:4

Ye are severed from Christ, ye that would be justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.Howard observed that "This, in capsule form, is his contention throughout the entire argument. All the other points climax in this."[3] Of course, this is true; and the allegation that Paul was, in these chapters, displaying a brand new conception of being saved "by faith only" is absolutely foreign to the entire Galatian letter, and the whole New Testament.The present tense in this verse must be read as... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 5:4

4. Literally, "Ye have become void from Christ," that is, your connection with Christ has become void (Galatians 5:2). Galatians 5:2- :, "Loosed from the law," where the same Greek occurs as here. whosoever of you are justified—"are being justified," that is, are endeavoring to be justified. by the law—Greek, "IN the law," as the element in which justification is to take place. fallen from grace—Ye no longer "stand" in grace (Galatians 5:2- :). Grace and legal righteousness cannot co-exist... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:1-10

IV. PRACTICAL APPLICATION TO CHRISTIAN LIVING 5:1-6:10Paul moved next from theology (chs. 3-4) to ethics, from doctrine to practice. This is a change in degree of emphasis, however, rather than a totally new emphasis. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:1-12

1. Living without the Law 5:1-12The apostle warned his readers not to think that they could satisfy the demands of the Mosaic Law by obeying only a few of its commands. Only complete compliance satisfies its demands. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:3-4

The Galatians would be obligating themselves to obey the whole Mosaic Code if they allowed the false teachers to circumcise them. [Note: Lightfoot, p. 203.] Their confidence in circumcision would reveal confidence in their own ability to earn salvation by obeying the Law. This legal approach to salvation would separate them from Christ since what He did was provide salvation as a gift. They would fall away from the grace method of salvation if they chose the law method. " Grace" was a favorite... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Galatians 5:4

5:4 profit (i-6) The word translated here 'deprived of all profit' is hard to translate. The active form means to render anything useless and unprofitable, or miss an opportunity; as 'annulled,' Ephesians 2:15 . Here it is passive and with the preposition ( apo ) 'from.' Hence it is to be deprived of the profit or effect of anything. It is used in Romans 7:6 ('we are clear') in the same form as here, for our deliverance from under the law; only there it refers not to profit, but to the action... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:1-26

The Nature of Christian Liberty1-12. The futility of seeking justification by attempting to comply with the demands of the Mosaic Law; the inconsistency of works and faith as methods of salvation.Paraphrase. ’(1) Since Christ has freed us from the necessity of obeying these legal demands and customs, let us consistently maintain and use our liberty. (2) To receive circumcision as necessary to salvation is to renounce allegiance to Christ, (3) since submission to this rite commits one to the... read more

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