Galatians 5:1-12

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*September 19, 2009
<http://www.2rbetter.org/>*



   *J. GALATIANS 5:1 IF FREE: STAY FREE!*


 T*e* e-leu-theRIa [1658] h*e*MAS ChrisTOS *e*-leuTHEr*o*-sen [1659]:

*For :freedom did Christ set us free:*

ST*E*ke-te [4739] oun, kai m*e* PAlin zuG*O* douLEIas [1397] eNEches-the
[1758].

*stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.*



 *K. 5:2-12 THE DEADLY LEAVEN OF THE JUDAIZERS*

*1. 5:2-6 CHRIST CANNOT WORK THROUGH LAW: ONLY BY FAITH*

*a. 5:2 CIRCUMCISION RELEASES ONE FROM CHRIST*

Ide, eG*O* PAUlos LEg*o* huMIN, HOti,* *

*Behold, I Paul say to you, that,*

eAN pe-riTEMn*e*s-the [4059], ChrisTOS huMAS ouDEN *o*-pheL*E*sei [5623].

*if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.*


 *b. 5:3 CIRCUMCISION REQUIRES FULL OBEDIENCE TO THE LAW*

marTUro-mai [3143] de PAlin panTI anTHR*O*p*o* pe-ri-tem-noMEn*o*,

*And I testify again to every man circumcised,*

HOti o-pheiLEt*e*s [3781] esTIN HOlon ton NOmon poi*E*sai.

*that he is debtor to do the whole law.*


 *c. 5:4 KEEPING LAW CAUSES A FALL FROM GRACE*

ka-t*e*rG*E*th*e*-te [2673] aPO ChrisTOU, HOIti-nes en NOm*o* di-kaiOUSthe
[1344];

*You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by law;*

t*e*s CHAri-tos e-xePEsa-te [1601].

*You are fallen from :grace.*


 *d. 5:5 ONLY THE SPIRIT BY FAITH - GIVES A TRUE HOPE*

h*e*MEIS gar PNEUma-ti ek PIste-*o*s

*For we through the Spirit by faith*

elPIda [1680] di-kai-oSUn*e*s a-pek-deCHOme-tha [553].

*wait for the hope of righteousness.*


 *e. 5:6 CHRIST DEPENDS ON FAITH ALONE WORKING BY LOVE*

en gar ChrisT*O* 'I*e*SOU OUte pe-ri-toM*E* [4061] ti isCHUei [2480],

*For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything,*

OUte a-kro-buSTIa [203]; alLA PIstis di' aGAp*e*s e-ner-gouMEn*e* [1754] .

*nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.*


 *2. 5:7-12 A WARNING TO HINDERERS OF THE GOSPEL*

*a. 5:7 PAUL SEEKS OUT THE HINDERERS TO THEIR RACE*

E-TREche-te [5143] kaL*O*S;

*You were running well;*

tis huMAS eNEko-psen [348] t*e* a-l*e*THEIa [225] m*e* PEIthes-thai [3982]?

*who hindered you that you should not obey truth?*


 *b. 5:8 THEIR EVIL HINDRANCE IS NOT FROM GOD*

h*e* pei-smoN*E* [3988] ouk ek tou kaLOUNtos [2564] huMAS.

*The persuasion is not of him that calls you.*


 *c. 5:9 LEAVENED TEACHING SPREADS*

miKRA ZUm*e* [2219] HOlon to PHUra-ma [2219] zuMOI [2220].

*A little leaven leavens the whole lump.*


 *d. 5:10 PAUL'S CONFIDENCE IN THEM, AND WARNING TO JUDAIZERS*

eG*O* PEpoi-tha [3982] eis huMAS en KuRI*o*,

*I have confidence toward you in the Lord,*

HOti ouDEN ALlo phroN*E*se-te:

*that you will not be otherwise minded:*

ho de taRASs*o*n [5015] huMAS baSTAsei [941] to KRIma [2917], HOstis an *e*.

*but who troubles you shall bear the judgment, whoever he is.*


 *e. 5:11 CROSS, NOT CIRCUMCISION, CAUSES PERSECUTION*

E-G*O* de, a-delPHOI, ei pe-ri-toM*E*N [4061] Eti k*e*RUSs*o* [2784],

*But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision,*

ti Eti di*O*ko-mai [1377]?

*why am I still persecuted?*

Ara kaT*E*Rg*e*-tai [2673] to SKAN-da-lon [4625] tou stauROU [4716].

*then has the stumblingblock of the cross been done away.*


 *f. 5:12 EXCOMMUNICATION FOR TROUBLERS*

Ophe-lon [3785] kai a-poKOpson-tai [609] hoi a-na-staTOUNtes [387] huMAS.

*I would that they that uusettle you would even mutilate themselves.*



 *“LIBERTY AND THE STANDARDS OF JESUS”** - Oswald Chambers - MUFHH*


 *Galatians 5:1 - “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has
made us free ...”*


 A spiritually-minded person will never come to you with the demand -
“Believe this and that”; a spiritually-minded person will demand that you
align your life with the standards of Jesus. We are not asked to believe the
Bible, but to believe the One whom the Bible reveals (see John 5:39-40). We
are called to present liberty for the conscience of others, not to bring
them liberty for their thoughts and opinions. And if we ourselves are free
with the liberty of Christ, others will be brought into that same liberty -
the liberty that comes from realizing the absolute control and authority of
Jesus Christ.


 Always measure your life solely by the standards of Jesus. Submit yourself
to His yoke, and His alone; and always be careful never to place a yoke on
others that is not of Jesus Christ. It takes God a long time to get us to
stop thinking that unless everyone sees things exactly as we do, they must
be wrong. That is never God's view. There is only one true liberty - the
liberty of Jesus at work in our conscience enabling us to do what is right.


 Don't get impatient with others. Remember how God dealt with you - with
patience and with gentleness. But never water down the truth of God. Let it
have its way and never apologize for it. Jesus said, *“Go . . . and
make **disciples
...”** *(Matthew 28:19), not, “*Make converts to your own thoughts and
opinions.”*


 *NOTE*: Galatians 5:1 is really the introduction to 5:2-11. What Oswald
Chambers has noted here, is also apropos to this passage. - J.A.W.



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