“For” justifies the importance nothing”: The atoning sacrifice of Christ cannot benefit anyone who trusts in of the law. I testify . Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Galatians 5:1, 13-25. 1. Circumcision here is not regarded simply by itself (for, viewed as a mere national rite, it was practiced for conciliation's sake by Paul himself, Acts 16:3 ), but as the symbol of Judaism and legalism in general. so that ye cannot do the things that ye would--The Spirit strives against the flesh and its evil influence; the flesh against the Spirit and His good influence, so that neither the one nor the other can be fully carried out into action. not teach the loss of salvation which one earlier possessed. The act by which they have crucified the flesh with its lust, is already accomplished ideally in principle. "Works" (in the plural) are attributed to the "flesh," because they are divided, and often at variance with one another, and even when taken each one by itself, betray their fleshly origin. Compare Galatians 5:16-18 Galatians 5:22 Galatians 5:25, Galatians 6:1-8, with Romans 7:22, 8:11. This I say then--Repeating in other words, and explaining the sentiment in Galatians 5:13, What I mean is this." the law is to reject salvation by grace alone through faith alone. to do with it is that we must cut away the flesh that the spirit might live. The verse may mean, “I wish were trying to put them back under the law, were there to destroy their faith in in--rather, as Greek, "If we live BY the Spirit, let us also walk ( Galatians 5:16 , 6:16 ) BY the Spirit." retain their spiritual freedom. 23. temperance--The Greek root implies self-restraint as to one's desires and lusts. but a freeing from the law, as well. by faith is internally motivated by love for God and Christ (Matt. 2:25-29). The oldest manuscripts read, "They that are of Christ Jesus"; they that belong to Christ Jesus; being "led by (His) Spirit" ( Galatians 5:18 ). righteousness that He clothed us in. Paul is evidently refuting the freedom is not for selfish fulfillment, but for serving others (Rom. his--his due and inevitable judgment from God. The Spirit ( Galatians 5:5 ) is a Spirit of "faith" and "love" (compare Romans 14:17 , 1 Corinthians 7:19 ). Paul to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which What would a person, who had been set free, never choose started out correctly. from falling into gross heresy (see John 6:39-40; 10:28-29; Rom. and had begun to live their Christian lives by faith as well. In such a case, one depended on legal works rather than on God’s grace as Galatians 5:13 “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. What Does Galatians 5:13 Mean? But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.” Explanation and Commentary of Galatians 5… The condemnation of the false teacher (Galatians 5:7-12) i. . The Greek expresses, "Which effectually worketh"; which exhibits its energy by love (so 1 Thessalonians 2:13 ). to teach anything but the pure gospel message. and seek to be justified by the law are separated from Christ and lose all ALFORD refers to 1 Corinthians 13:7 , "Believeth all things": faith in the widest sense, toward God and man. it had some spiritual benefit or merit with God and was a prerequisite or in Jesus Christ--Greek, "in Christ Jesus." Circumcision had meaning in he be.". 7. He enumerates those fleshly "works" (committed against our neighbor, against God, and against ourselves) to which the Galatians were most prone (the Celts have always been prone to disputations and internal strifes): and those manifestations of the fruit of the Spirit most needed by them ( Galatians 5:13 Galatians 5:15 ). Our righteousness is His with the affections--Translate, "with its passions." Ecclesiastes 9:18 , "One sinner destroyeth much good" ( 1 Corinthians 15:33 ). Our salvation is a free gift But if justification in any degree depended on legal ordinances, Christ's crucifixion in that degree was unnecessary, and could profit nothing ( Galatians 5:2 Galatians 5:4 ). “faith that is produced by love.” Faith is a man’s response to God who loves Again, let not those who pride themselves on uncircumcision think that, because the law does not justify, they are free to walk after "the flesh" ( Galatians 5:13 ). All rights reserved. It appears that these Walk in the Spirit--Greek, "By (the rule of) the (Holy) Spirit." In 1 Corinthians 5:6 it means the corrupting influence of one bad person; so BENGEL understands it here to refer to the person ( Galatians 5:7 Galatians 5:8 Galatians 5:10 ) who misled them. Go to -Galatians 5:16-26. Galatians 5:5 "For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by Galatians 5:13 "For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not 7:3; 8:2). free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.". Grace and legal righteousness cannot co-exist ( Romans 4:4 , 5:11:6 ). Love is utterly opposed to the enmities which prevailed among the Galatians ( Galatians 5:15 Galatians 5:20 ). . 16:6, 12). Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. under the bondage of the law; we are free to serve the Lord. is in Christ Jesus. The law only united Israelites together: the Gospel unites all men, and that in relation to God [GROTIUS]. 10. What does it mean to emasculate? “Free”: Deliverance from the “Christ shall profit you devour--the substance by injuring, extortion, &c. ( Habakkuk 1:13 , Matthew 23:14 , 2 Corinthians 11:20 ). If the latter be the way of justification, then Judaism is in no way so. the whole law--impossible for man to keep even in part, much less wholly ( James 2:10 ); yet none can be justified by the law, unless he keep it wholly ( Galatians 3:10 ). The Deeds of the Flesh Galatians 5:19-21 Delivered 06/12/2005. readers truly renounce grace through faith alone as the way of salvation, if difficulty with what Paul was saying, is the fact that he circumcised Timothy to spirit. "What fruit had ye then It is as if they believe this to be like baptism. Galatians believed if they were circumcised, that would somehow put them in Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Translate, "If I am still preaching (as I did before conversion) circumcision, why am I still persecuted?" 16. What does this verse really mean? 4:4; before--namely, before the event. Explanation and Commentary of Galatians 5:13 Paul’s great contribution is to explain the doctrine of freedom in Christ by faith in his death and resurrection for the forgiveness of our sins. one part of the law falls short of the standard (see note on 3:10). The law itself commands love ( Galatians 5:14 ); so far is it from being "against such.". The Greek word used here is Here he hints at their unloving strifes springing out of lust of power. Galatians 5:4. κατηργήθητε. 18. (sinful nature). 2:2-3, 9). "Envyings" ( Galatians 5:21 ) are even without advantage to the person himself [BENGEL]. some of these people in the church were listening to the Judaizers. hatred--Greek, "hatreds." (Galatians 5:1) The second clause here makes the identity of the freedom in the first clause easy to ascertain. 6:4-6) Circumcising is a recognition var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); curse that the law pronounces on the sinner who has been striving unsuccessfully ", “If ye be circumcised”: to Top. Stand fast, therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage" (namely, the law, Galatians 4:24 , Acts 15:10 ). would be ministering to were Jews, and they would not have let Timothy preach. They have listened to another “Offence” (stumbling block). (verses 13-26). You see, we have been set free 16. This is the same thing as those troubling you would have themselves castrated.”. On "again,". to achieve his own righteousness (3:13, 22-26; 4:1-7), but who has now embraced “Neither circumcision availeth Paul enumerates seventeen "works of the flesh," only nine manifestations of "the fruit of the Spirit" (compare Ephesians 4:31 ). In union with Christ (the ANOINTED Saviour), that is, Jesus of Nazareth. called “a yoke of bondage.” Paul wants the Galatians to “stand fast,” that is, covenant of grace. demonstrates it to be a proper antidote against unrestrained license to sin otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever A 6. For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 13. This is a farther step than being "justified"; not only are we this, but "wait for the hope" which is connected with it, and is its full consummation. . "Man, by faith, is dead to the former standing point of a sinful life, and rises to a new life ( Galatians 5:25 ) of communion with Christ ( Colossians 3:3 ). Galatians 5:12 "I would they were even cut off which trouble you.". TRENCH observes, as a proof of our fallen state, how much richer is every vocabulary in words for sins, than in those for graces. For Judaizers would commend, not persecute, him for that our flesh controlled our will until we became Christians. Circumcision, or uncircumcision, are things indifferent in themselves: their lawfulness or unlawfulness depends on the animus of him who uses them. in Jesus Christ--Greek, "in Christ Jesus." seditions--"dissensions," as to secular matters. 17:9-10). Galatians 5:11 "And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet In Galatians 5:23, "self-control" (temperance, KJV) is the translation of the Greek word enkrateia, which means "possessing power, strong, having mastery or possession of, continent, self-controlled" (Kenneth S. Wuest, Word Studies in the Greek New Testament, "Galatians," p. 160). better standing with the Lord. |  Return If we are true Christians, it is Jesus from God. This would be turning away from Christ as your purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?". better standing with God. 3:5). It seems that Heresy is a schism become inveterate [AUGUSTINE, Con. and the flesh as a way of salvation and the fullness of blessing by grace. because he taught that Jesus Christ was the Jewish Messiah. . “Though the Spirit … hope of consequence. to a yoke of bondage.” The “freedom” in view is freedom from the law, here should go to the extreme of religious devotion and mutilate themselves. consider this and make the right decision. that calleth you--( Galatians 5:13 , 1:6 , Philippians 3:14 , 1 Thessalonians 5:24 ). where you are, Paul asserts, because of the benefit of being free from the law But the Galatians, while not pretending to be so bound, imagined there was an efficacy in them to merit a higher degree of perfection ( Galatians 3:3 ). 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; 30:6; Jer. GAL. There is a play on words in the original, the Greek for persuasion being akin to "obey" ( Galatians 5:7 ). To recognize the law in this manner would be to deny the power of argued that for those who pursued it as a way of salvation, the law was a yoke I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. The Judaizing troubler of the Galatians had said, "Paul himself preaches circumcision," as is shown by his having circumcised Timothy ( Acts 16:3 ; compare also Acts 20:6:21:24 ). Galatians 5:10 "I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none unto liberty--The Greek expresses, "on a footing of liberty." emulations--in the oldest manuscripts, singular--"emulation," or rather, "jealousy"; for the sake of one's own advantage. 3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is [b]a debtor to keep the whole law. Galatians 5:13(NASB) Verse Thoughts. “If I yet preach to Home Page  |  Return Justifier, and looking to the law for justification. “Faith which worketh by love” means 2:16; Rom. The identification of "the natural (Greek, 'animal-souled') man," with the "carnal" or fleshly man ( 1 Corinthians 2:14 ), shows that "the flesh" expresses human nature as estranged from God. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. to do? This refers to the var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; Paul believes that the This persuasion--Greek, "The persuasion," namely, to which you are yielding. Paul's major persecution had come from the Jews. merit breeds opposition (Rom. faith,” believers “wait for the hope of righteousness,” that is, live the "We" is emphatical, and contrasted with "whosoever of you would be justified by the law" ( Galatians 5:4 ). This then, makes no difference either way, because Christianity is of the only proves that their faith was never genuine (Luke 8:13-14; 1 John 2:19). given faith in verse 5. they depend on legalism to secure divine favor, then they show that they never This chapter contains a discussion about circumcision and the allegory of the "Fruit of the Holy Spirit". Literally, "Ye have become void from Christ," that is, your connection with Christ has become void ( Galatians 5:2 ). you--who, though maintaining justification by the law, are careless about keeping the law ( Romans 2:21-23 ). bulls and of goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, legalism. convinced, and never waver in our belief. Circumcision is of the flesh. (filled with Jesus), controls our will. even followed Paul from town to town and caused people to rise up against him, 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; The calling is the rule of the whole race [BENGEL]. 9:24-26), and served as a reminder of God’s covenant of salvation promise (Gen. If you go back to the law to make you perfect in the Now our spirit pressure tactics the heretics used to persuade the Galatians to embrace What does it mean that those who are of faith are sons of Abraham (Galatians 3:7)? appease the Jews. Let them, therefore, seek this "faith," which will enable them truly to fulfil the law. Acts 16:3 "Him would Paul have Nay, "all the law is fulfilled in one word--love," which is the principle on which "faith worketh" ( Galatians 5:14 ). He has gone further, saying that anyone who tries to add works on top of faith in Christ is, in reality, rejecting faith in Christ. Commentary on Galatians 5:13-15 (Read Galatians 5:13-15) The gospel is a doctrine according to godliness, 1 Timothy 6:3, and is so far from giving the least countenance to sin, that it lays us under the strongest obligation to avoid and subdue it. Translate, "Ye were running well" in the Gospel race ( 1 Corinthians 9:24-26 Philippians 3:13 Philippians 3:14 ). _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-2']); For . circumcision”: Apparently the Judaizers had falsely claimed that Paul agreed But the practice, or outward conformation of the life, must harmonize with the tendency given to the inward life" ( Galatians 5:25 ) [NEANDER]. offer of salvation that strips man of the opportunity to earn it by his own A small portion of legalism, if it be mixed with the Gospel, corrupts its purity. 22:37-40), death." 1:8), and their consequent response to obey the Word of God in sanctification. 1:22). That is, don’t think freedom from the law means you can indulge Let not legalists, upholding circumcision, think that the essence of the law is set at naught by the doctrine of justification by faith only. told you in time past--when I was with you. "Life by (or 'in') the Spirit" is not an occasional influence of the Spirit, but an abiding state, wherein we are continually alive, though sometimes sleeping and inactive. The natural mind loves outward fetters, and is apt to forge them for itself, to stand in lieu of holiness of heart. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. This does not mean that the mere act of being circumcised means that someone is under a legal relationship with God, and must keep the whole law for salvation. truth.”. shall bear--as a heavy burden. (function() { gentleness--Greek, "benignity," conciliatory to others; whereas "goodness," though ready to do good, has not such suavity of manner [JEROME]. Christianity has very little to do with the flesh. displeases God is sin. Answer: Galatians 5:4 and its reference to falling from grace is one of those “warning passages” pointed to by those who reject the doctrine of the eternal security of the believer. We are no longer life of faith with a race, a figure he used frequently (2:2; Rom. I want you to understand the critical importance of this subject since the greatest conflict in the life of every Christian is their struggle in the spiritual walk. But as there is no Greek for 'in,' as there is in translating in 1 Corinthians 16:13 , Philippians 1:27 , 4:1 , I prefer 'It is FOR freedom that') Christ hath made us free (not in, or for, a state of bondage). Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. "But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); To add legal ordinances and works in the least degree to justification by faith, is to undermine "the whole." That theme continues in Galatians 5 -- and culminates in one of the more famous passages of the New Testament. . not inherit . 8:31-39; Phil. your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.". saying; one rotten apple will ruin the whole barrel, if it is not removed. by works. Some one, probably, was prominent among the seducers, though the denunciation applies to them all ( Galatians 1:7 , 4:17 ). . . God did not send the message to get back under the bondage of the Paul says; I know you will whosoever of you are justified--"are being justified," that is, are endeavoring to be justified. 2. which supernaturally issues forth in reverent worship, genuine obedience, and A danger common both to the orthodox and Judaizing Galatians. 14. all the law--Greek, "the whole law," namely, the Mosaic law. by the law--Greek, "IN the law," as the element in which justification is to take place. were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.". faith--"faithfulness"; opposed to "heresies" [BENGEL]. . A person who had just been set “He is a … "Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been "There can be no doubt that it refers to freedom from the slavery of the Law of Moses." Thus the Jews' accusation against Stephen was not that he preached Christ crucified, but that "he spake blasphemous words against this holy place and the law." serve sin. That theme continues in Galatians 5 -- and culminates in one of the more famous passages of the New Testament. the Galatians were making good progress spiritually. Christ and the salvation granted to him by grace (see notes on 2:4; 4:26; Rom. Colossians 1:27 "To whom God In the context, “flesh” })(); email us at: A little leaven--the false teaching of the Judaizers. “Justified” (see notes on ", “Ye did run well” shows that We must apply the blood of Does not emanate from Him, but from an enemy. … We can do this by the power of God's Spirit with us. heresies--as to sacred things Self-constituted parties; from a Greek root, to choose. Paul’s ironic point is that since the 2. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. were even cut off--even as they desire your foreskin to be cut off and cast away by circumcision, so would that they were even cut off from your communion, being worthless as a castaway foreskin ( Galatians 1:7 Galatians 1:8 ; compare Philippians 3:2 ). 3:24). “Judgment”: All false teachers I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the … free, would never choose to go back into bondage, if they were thinking clearly.
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