Chapters 12 focus on pauls biography, including his qualifications to represent christ as an apostle. Galatians 5 commentary, this commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, takes one through the new testament verse by verse. I, paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, christ will be of no benefit to you at all. Galatians 5, new international version niv the bible app. Galatians 5 nkjv christian liberty stand fast bible.
Earlier in this same book, paul spoke of an incident where some people had. Watch our overview video on the book of galatians, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of galatians shows that justification is by jesus. Galatians 5 niv freedom in christ it is for freedom bible gateway. Galatians, philippians, and philemon summary shmoop. The galatians felt pressured to seek salvation from the law of moses, even though they had already accepted the grace of christ. But dont use your freedom as an excuse to do what pleases your sinful selves. You do not need any book of instructions to teach you how to love your neighbor. For through the spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. Galatians 5 new international version niv freedom in christ. Pauls purpose in writing to these churches was to confirm them in the faith.
I, paul, say to you that x if you accept circumcision, y christ will be of no advantage to you. This summary of the book of galatians provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of galatians. When he first came to see them, he was pretty darn sick. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. In galatians, paul challenges the galatian christians to. I, paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, christ will be of no value to you at all. Galatians 5 nkjv christian liberty stand fast bible gateway. A study guide for in jesus christ neither circumcision availeth.
Subscribe to a study package to unlock the esv study bible, the interactive knowing the bible study series, the preaching the word commentary series, and more. Nine of these book are letters to local churches like the ones in galatia. Bible study commentary galatians, curtis vaughan, lamplighter books, grand rapids, michigan, 1972. John darbys synopsis the geneva study bible john gills exposition of the bible jamieson, faussett, and brown. The book of galatians is a pauline epistle letter from paul. Galatians 5 commentary the bible study new testament. Christian liberty stand fast therefore in the liberty by which christ has made us free, and. Galatians 5 niv bible it is for freedom that christ.
Galatians 5 bible commentary matthew henry concise. The key personalities of this book are the apostle paul, peter, barnabas, abraham, titus, and false teachers. This was the unanimous view of the early church, and even those modern critics who challenge the authorship of many of the new testament books concede that galatians is truly pauline. The concluding phrase has been understood in either a passive or middle sense barbara and timothy friberg, analytical greek new testament, p.
Jesus alone fulfills the laws of torah and justifies believers. Theyre spending a lot of time fussing over which jewish holidays to celebrate instead of just living for jesus like theyre supposed to. My favorite bible verse from the book of galatians is. This summary of the book of galatians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of galatians. For through the spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. The end of chapter 2, through chapter 4, deals mainly with theology, explaining that justification comes by faith in christ and not by following the works of the law. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. In those verses we are told that by faithunion with christ we have been crucified with him.
Galatians 5 new king james version nkjv christian liberty. The opening verse identifies the author of galatians as the apostle paul. Galatians 5 is the fifth chapter of the epistle to the galatians in the new testament of the christian bible. David guzik commentary on galatians 5, where paul makes a final appeal to. It is authored by paul the apostle for the churches in. Now viewing scripture range from the book of galatians chapter 5.
Apart from a few 19thcentury interpreters, no one has seriously. Galatians 5 commentary martin luthers commentary on. The contrast between freedom and slavery continues to be his major thrust in the first half of galatians 5. Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. Look, paul knows that the galatians have good hearts.
The churches in galatia were comprised of both jewish and gentile converts. For we through the spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. Study guide for galatians 5 by david guzik blue letter bible. The requirement for nonjewish christians to become torah observers and be circumcised or eat kosher misses the point. Paul is worried that the galatians just arent getting it. Now make sure that you stay free, and dont get tied up again in slavery to the law. Justification by faith apart from works of the law is the theme of this urgent and corrective book. This quite possibly could have been pauls first letter. Galatians 5 niv freedom in christ it is for freedom. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke 2 of slavery. The book of galatians reminds the church to embrace and follow the gospel message of the crucified messiah. The letter to the galatians claims the apostle paul as its writer 1. Paul goes so far as to say that, if the galatians persisted in their attempts to follow the old testament law, including the ritual of circumcision, then christ would not benefit them at all v. Galatians is likely the first new testament book to be written, composed sometime soon after ad 49.
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