Galatians 6:11-12, “See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those...
Galatians
Do Not Give Up
Galatians 6:9-10, “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we...
The Peril of Self-Deception
Galatians 6:7–8, “7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he...
Bear and Share
Galatians 6:5-6, “For each will have to bear his own load. Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches.” In these concluding words, Paul is outlining various responsibilities for the believer who is walking by the Spirit. So far,...
Don’t Be Deceived
Galatians 6:3-4, "For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor." After admonishing the Galatians to bear one another’s...
Bear One Another’s Burdens
Galatians 6:2, “Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Introduction The previous verse of Galatians 6 tells us that those who are keeping in step with the Spirit should help restore a brother or sister in Christ who is caught in sin with a...
Gentle Restoration
Galatians 6:1, “Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.” Life in the church is often messy. The church, as one pastor said, is a hospital...
Living in the Spirit
Galatians 5:24-26, "And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another." Galatians...
The Fruit of the Spirit Is, Part Two
Galatians 5:22-23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control; against such things there is no law.” My roommate and I decorated our college dormitory hallway with pictures of fruit using...
The Fruit of the Spirit Is, Part One
As a parent with young children, it’s no easy feat to get to church on time. This is especially true when it’s also your son’s birthday; you’re trying to keep the house clean for friends coming over later in the day; your spouse has already left for a meeting before...
The Works of the Flesh
Galatians 5:19–21, “19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you,...
Not Under the Law
Galatians 5:16–17, “16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from...
Fulfilling the Law
Galatians 5:14–15, “14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.” Throughout history, believers have often not emphasized the...
The Proper Use of Freedom
Galatians 5:12–13, “I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves! 13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” The gravity of the Galatians’ slide into...
The Offense of the Cross
Galatians 5:10-11, “10 I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. 11 But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of...