Galatians 5:2-26 ESV

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:5-6

Paul’s approach, and the one he tried to persuade the Galatians to adopt, was simply to trust God to deliver all that we anticipate in the future because we are now righteous (justified). [Note: Fung, pp. 225-26.] This hope includes our ultimate glorification (cf. Romans 8:18-25; 1 Peter 1:3-4; 1 Peter 1:13). We do not work for this, but we wait for it. Paul typically used "righteousness" to describe what we have now because of justification, but he used "salvation" to stress our future... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:7-10

The false teachers had bumped Paul’s readers as they ran the Christian race. God had not led the ones who interfered with them to do so. The "leaven" in Paul’s proverb (Galatians 5:9) could refer to the error in the church, the leading false teacher in their midst (the bad apple in the barrel, cf. Galatians 5:10), and the single requirement of circumcision already mentioned (Galatians 5:2-3). Paul was confident that the Galatians would side with him and that they or God would judge the false... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:11

Evidently some people were saying Paul advocated circumcision. He may have preached it before his Damascus road conversion, but since then he had stopped. Probably Paul meant that the accusation of his critics that he preached circumcision when it suited him was not true (cf. 1 Corinthians 7:18). [Note: Boice, p. 490.] Paul thought it wise for some Christians, such as Timothy, to undergo circumcision for the sake of effective ministry (Acts 16:3). However, he did not teach that it was necessary... read more

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

The Judaizers had gone too far with circumcision. Paul’s wish that the Judaizers who were so keen on circumcision would mutilate (i.e., castrate) themselves reflects his deep feelings about the seriousness of their heresy. If God granted Paul’s wish, they could not produce converts, figuratively speaking. Priests of the Cybele cult in nearby Phrygia practiced castration. [Note: Barclay, p. 48; George, pp. 371-72.] Paul regarded his legalistic rivals as no better than pagan priests.". . . for... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:13-14

The "flesh" is the sinful human nature that every person, saved and unsaved, possesses. It is possible to conclude that since it is unnecessary to keep the Law to be saved, it is unnecessary to pay attention to the Law for any reason. However, Paul was not urging his converts to burn their Old Testaments. The Law has values, as he previously pointed out, one of which is to reveal how to express love for God and other people. Really the whole Law is a revelation of how to love (Leviticus 19:18;... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:13-15

2. Living without license 5:13-15Paul urged his readers to live unbound to the Law of Moses (Galatians 5:1-12). He also warned them against using their liberty as a license to sin to prevent them from overreacting."Christian freedom is not licence [sic] for the simple but tremendous reason that the Christian is not the man who has become free to sin, but the man, who, by the grace of God, has become free not to sin." [Note: Barclay, p. 50.] "The theme of love . . . informs all of Paul’s... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:15

Apparently the believers who advocated grace and the believers who advocated law bitterly opposed one another in the Galatian churches. Paul cautioned both sides to love one another or they would consume each other. That would not be a good example of Christian love. This is the only sin Paul warned the Galatians to avoid. They were better off spiritually than some other congregations to which he wrote, or possibly he did not want to deal with other needs of theirs in this letter. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:16

Walking by the Spirit means living moment by moment submissively trusting in the Holy Spirit rather than in self."’Walk by the Spirit’ means ’let your conduct be directed by the Spirit.’" [Note: Bruce, p. 243.] "To ’walk by the Spirit’ means to be under the constant, moment-by-moment direction, control, and guidance of the Spirit." [Note: Fung, p. 249.] "Walking is a metaphor used from time to time in Scripture to denote spiritual progress. People in the first century could not travel as fast... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:16-18

The promise of victory 5:16-18 read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:16-26

3. Living by the Holy Spirit 5:16-26Paul had told his readers that they should not live either under the Mosaic Law or licentiously. Now he gave positive direction and explained what the leading of the Holy Spirit means. He did this so his readers would know how to live to the glory of God as Christians. read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:5-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:7-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:11

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:13-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:13-15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:16-18

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 5:16-26

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