Galatians 6:5-10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 6:10

Verse 10 10.While we have opportunity. The metaphor is still pursued. Every season is not adapted to tillage and sowing. Active and prudent husbandmen will observe the proper season, and will not indolently allow it to pass unimproved. Since, therefore, God has set apart the whole of the present life for ploughing and sowing, let us avail ourselves of the season, lest, through our negligence, it may be taken out of our power. Beginning with liberality to ministers of the gospel, Paul now makes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:1-5

The restoration of the erring. The walk in the Spirit, which eschews vain-glory and envy, further manifests itself in consideration for the erring. The sins of others become our concern, and we anxiously seek how we can best have them restored. Here, then, is a burden which Christians have not undertaken as earnestly and sympathetically as they ought to have done; it is the burden of sin which weighs on other people's hearts. I. THE PREPARATION FOR DEALING WITH OTHER ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:1-5

Treatment of a fallen brother. I. CHRISTIAN WAY OF TREATING A FALLEN BROTHER . 1 . It is our duty to restore him. "Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of meekness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted." This subject arises out of the warning against vain-glory at the close of the last chapter. When a vain-glorious spirit possesses a society, some provoke as superiors, and others are filled... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:5

For every man shall bear his own burden ( ἕκαστος γὰρ τὸ ἴδιον φορτίον βαστάσει ); for each man shall carry his own pack. A man's business is with his own pack; and all depends upon his carrying that , not putting it down. This "pack" ( φορτίον ) is the whole of the duties for the discharge of which each man is responsible. It is thus that the image is employed by our Lord ( Matthew 11:30 ), "My yoke is easy, and my pack is light." So also in Matthew 23:4 , "For they... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:5

Our own individual burden. "For each one shall bear his own burden." He is not called to glory in reference to his neighbour, for he has his own burden to carry. The "burdens" of the second verse point to the mutual sympathy; the "burden," or load, of this verse, to that burden which each one carries for himself and no one can carry for him. I. MARK THE INDIVIDUALITY OF EACH MAN 'S POSITION 1N God's SIGHT . Though God has set us in a wonderful scheme of human... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:6

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things ( κοινωνείτω δὲ ὁ κατηχούμενος τὸν λόγον τῷ κατηχοῦντι ἐν πᾶσιν ἀγαθοῖς ); let him that is receiving instruction in the Word share with him that instructeth in all good things. The Authorized Version appears to have exercised sound discretion in leaving the particle δὲ untranslated. It is, in fact, here merely a conjunction of transition: not in any degree adversative; for the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:6

The duty of supporting the ministry. "But let him who is being instructed in the Word communicate with him that teacheth in all good things." The apostle bad spoken of burdens, but he did not mean to exempt the Galatians from the burden of supporting their teachers. Perhaps they were niggardly—for Gaulish avarice was a proverb—and it was necessary to teach them their duty. I. THIS PASSAGE IMPLIES THAT THERE IS AN ORDER OF MINISTERS IN THE CHURCH . If the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:6-10

The seed-time of philanthropy. Paul has just spoken of the most delicate and precious form of philanthropy—that which deals with a brother's sins. And now he passes on to speak, just for a moment, of the duty which the Galatians owe to their spiritual teachers. They are pre-eminently the unburdeners of men's hearts; they undertake as life's chief work the ministering to minds diseased. Let them be considered, therefore, and receive all good things from those they serve. But he passes on to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:6-10

Well-doing. I. THE MODE OF SUPPORTING THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY , "But let him that is taught in the Word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things." It is implied that there is to be, in the Christian Church, an order of men whose function it is to teach in the Word. Where these give their whole time and attention to their work, which, as a general arrangement, is most advisable, it is necessary that provision should be made for their temporal support. The mode of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:7

Be not deceived ( μὴ πλανᾶσθε ). So 1 Corinthians 6:9 ; 1 Corinthians 15:33 . Let nothing lead you astray from the conviction, that in the conformity of your real aims and actual practice with the dictates of God's Spirit, and in that alone, can you hope for eternal life. God is not mocked ( θεὸς οὐ μυκτηρίζεται ); God is not derided. The verb μυκτηρίζειν , to writhe the nostrils ( μυκτῆρας ) at one in scorn, to sneer at him, occurs frequently in the... read more

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