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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Galatians 5:1-26

The whole law of liberty is stated in the sentences, "For freedom did Christ set us free," "stand fast therefore," and "be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage." He then refers first to circumcision. If a man receive circumcision, Christ will profit him nothing; he has become a debtor to the whole law. If a man desire to be justi6ed by the law, he is severed from Christ, he is fallen from grace. The positive side of this is then stated. Faith working through love is the great principle... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Galatians 5:1-24

The Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Much is written about the Holy Spirit in the Word of God. The Epistles of Paul are freighted with many marvelous messages relative to the Spirit of God. 1. The Four Gospels present seven things which Christ said of the Spirit: (1) The Spirit and the New Birth (John 1:12-13 ; John 3:5-7 ). (2) The Spirit as the Father's gift (Luke 11:13 ; John 14:16 ). (3) The Spirit as the Teacher (John 14:26 ). (4) The Spirit as the Reprover of the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:1

LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY‘Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free.’ Galatians 5:1 We are bound to assert for the Church of Jesus Christ her true and rightful place in the affairs of men. I. The Church is the great witness to liberty in this world.—It was to set men free that her Master lived and died. He is the great emancipator of the spirit, and the conscience, and the intellect, and the heart of man. His Church exists to proclaim that truth which he... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:1

‘Wherefore, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free-woman. Christ set us free with a view to our freedom, therefore stand fast continually, and do not be entangled again in a yoke of bondage.’ The consequence of what had been said is that we are not to be children of slavery but children of freedom, children of liberty, equality and brotherhood (Galatians 3:28). For that is why Christ has set us free, so that we can be truly free (John 8:36). Thus the Galatians must stand... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:1-12

The Application (Galatians 4:31 to Galatians 5:12 ). Paul will now apply the ideas that he has put forward in depth. For he wants them to recognise what they are turning away from. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:2-4

‘Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision Christ will be of no benefit to you. Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole Law. You are estranged from Christ, you who would be justified by the Law. You are fallen away from grace.’ Paul now comes down to specifics. Here they are as Gentiles being faced up with the question as to whether they must be circumcised in order to find salvation. This refers, of course, to receiving... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:5

‘For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.’ For those who are Christians walk through the Spirit by faith. And they are waiting for the final hope when they will be presented holy, unblameable and unreproveable in His sight (Colossians 1:22). This is the Christian Gospel. The grace of God has provided His Spirit to work in men’s heart and lives. So those who are His respond to Him in faith with the result that they await the hope of righteousness. Biblical hope is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:6

‘For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through (or ‘by’) love.’ For in Christ it matters not whether a person is circumcised or uncircumcised. Circumcision makes no difference to a man’s inner life. What matters is faith working in response to the love of Christ, or faith expressing itself in love. Thus circumcision itself is unimportant. It is the attitude of a person’s heart that matters, not whether he is physically circumcised. What... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:1

Galatians 4:21 to Galatians 5:1 . The new thing he tries is an allegorising spiritualising application of an OT story. Slave-born Ishmael mocked ( Genesis 21:10 *) free-born Isaac, and the son of the slave was righteously cast out. God means us to learn from this! Once more it is claimed that the OT supports Paul. A second quasi-allegory is intertwined with the first. According to later Jewish theology, the real Jerusalem, like all other sacred things, existed originally in heaven. And... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:2-12

Galatians 5:2-2 Kings : . Final emphatic statement of the dilemma, Christ or circumcision. Paul, speaking with all authority— in spite of false inferences drawn from his circumcising Timothy ( Galatians 5:11) and in spite of probable evasions on the part of the Judaizers— testifies that those circumcised on religious grounds must keep the whole Law. More important still, in accepting such a rite as necessary to salvation, one renounces Christ; to whom all Christians taught by the Spirit look... read more

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Galatians 5:1-26

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Galatians 5:1-24

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 5:1

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:1

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:1-12

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:2-4

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:5

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:6

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:1

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:2-12

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