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Re: Galatians 5
Posted by craiglw - February 28, 2005 at 9:07:22pm
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Galatians 5
Posted by Kevin LW - February 28, 2005 at 6:39:25pm:

At service last evening we talked a little about Galatians 5 in the context of how it realtes to liberty (freedom). While I don't regularly rely on commentaries, I did find a couple that placed an interesting persepective on verse 6. (provided below)

Too many times we forget that God and our Savior Jesus Christ are to be the primary focus of our love. Some can't accept that view as they see too much in black and white and act as if we love the Lord formost that love for others must take second place. But, when we love others we are to do it BECAUSE of our love for God. Sinners can love each other and can do a pretty good job. Our reason for loving must be different. It must be because of our faith in God and Christ. When we're motivated to love for this reason we are willing to obey commands, we are willing to compromise with fellow Christians and we love for the right reason.
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Adam Clarke
By the dispensation of the Gospel all legal observances, as essential to salvation, are done away; and uncircumcision, or the Gentile state, contributes as much to salvation as circumcision or the Jewish state; they are both equally ineffectual; and nothing now avails in the sight of God but that faith, which is made active, or energetic, by love. God acknowledges no faith, as of the operation of his Spirit, that is not active or obedient; but the principle of all obedience to God, and beneficence to man, is love; therefore faith cannot work unless it be associated with love. Love to God produces obedience to his will: love to man worketh no ill; but, on the contrary, every act of kindness. Faith which does not work by love is either circumcision or uncircumcision, or whatever its possessor may please to call it; it is, however, nothing that will stand him in stead when God comes to take away his soul. It availeth nothing. This humble, holy, operative, obedient LOVE, is the grand touchstone of all human creeds and confessions of faith. Faith without this has neither soul nor operation; in the language of the Apostle James, it is dead, and can perform no function of the spiritual life, no more than a dead man can perform the duties of animal or civil life.
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Matthew Henry
All true Christians, being taught by the Holy Spirit, wait for eternal life, the reward of righteousness, and the object of their hope, as the gift of God by faith in Christ; and not for the sake of their own works. The Jewish convert might observe the ceremonies or assert his liberty, the Gentile might disregard them or might attend to them, provided he did not depend upon them. No outward privileges or profession will avail to acceptance with God, without sincere faith in our Lord Jesus. True faith is a working grace; it works by love to God, and to our brethren. May we be of the number of those who, through the Spirit, wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. The danger of old was not in things of no consequence in themselves, as many forms and observances now are. But without faith working by love, all else is worthless, and compared with it other things are of small value.
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