Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.Have ye suffered — Both from the zealous Jews and from the heathens.So many things — For adhering to the gospel.In vain — So as to lose all the blessings which ye might have obtained, by enduring to the end.If it be yet in vain — As if he had said, I hope better things, even that ye will endure to the end. read more
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?And, at the present time, Doth he that ministereth the gift of the Spirit to you, and worketh miracles among you, do it by the works of the law - That is, in confirmation of his preaching justification by works, or of his preaching justification by faith? read more
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.Doubtless in confirmation of that grand doctrine, that we are justified by faith, even as Abraham was. The Apostle, both in this and in the epistle to the Romans, makes great use of the instance of Abraham: the rather, because from Abraham the Jews drew their great argument, as they do this day, both for their own continuance in Judaism, and for denying the gentiles to be the church of God. Genesis 15:6 read more
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.Know then that they who are partakers of his faith, these, and these only, are the sons of Abraham, and therefore heirs of the promises made to him. read more
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.And the scripture — That is, the Holy Spirit, who gave the scripture. Foreseeing that God would justify the gentiles also by faith, declared before - So great is the excellency and fulness of the scripture, that all the things which can ever be controverted are therein both foreseen and determined. In or through thee - As the... read more
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.So then all they, and they only, who are of faith - Who truly believe.Are blessed with faithful Abraham — Receive the blessing as he did, namely, by faith. read more
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.They only receive it.For as many as are of the works of the law — As God deals with on that footing, only on the terms the law proposes, are under a curse; for it is written, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all the things which are written in the law. Who continueth not in all the things - So it... read more
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.But that none is justified by his obedience to the law in the sight of God - Whatever may be done in the sight of man, is farther evident from the words of Habakkuk, The just shall live by faith - That is, the man who is accounted just or righteous before God, shall continue in a state of acceptance, life, and salvation, by faith. This is the way God hath chosen. Habakkuk 2:4. read more
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.And the law is not of faith — But quite opposite to it: it does not say, Believe; but, Do. Leviticus 18:5 read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Galatians 3:3
Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?Are ye so thoughtless — As not to consider what you have yourselves experienced? Having begun in the Spirit - Having set out under the light and power of the Spirit by faith, do ye now, when ye ought to be more spiritual, and more acquainted with the power of faith, expect to be made perfect by the flesh? Do you think to complete either your justification or sanctification, by giving up that faith, and... read more