Year: 2007

    Galatians 4:20 20I would like to be present with you now and to change my tone; for I have doubts about you. Truth to Learn Our message to the world needs to be concise and clear and it must be presented with the love of God. Behind the...

    Galatians 4:19 19My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you, Truth to Learn Spiritually healthy Christians are constantly maturing to become more like Christ. Behind the Words “Little children” is from “teknia,” a diminutive form of “teknon,” the word for...

    Galatians 4:18 18But it is good to be zealous in a good thing always, and not only when I am present with you. Truth to Learn We should proclaim the gospel message with zeal, but we must ensure that we only proclaim the truth. Behind the Words As...

    Galatians 4:17 17They zealously court you, but for no good; yes, they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous for them. Truth to Learn Motive and method are often intertwined. We need pastors and teachers who are not only sincere and enthusiastic, but also concerned above...

    Galatians 4:16 16Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? Truth to Learn Holding to the truth of God’s Word is more important than being well liked. Behind the Words The word translated as “therefore” is “hōste,” which is best translated here as so...

    Galatians 4:15 15What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me. Truth to Learn The gospel message produces a blessed experience for the one receiving the truth, but all...

  Galatians 4:14 14And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. Truth to Learn Do not judge a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ by his appearance or his credentials....

  Galatians 4:13 13You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first. Truth to Learn We tend to evaluate those who minister to us based on external factors. Instead, we should evaluate them on how close they stick to the truth and on...

    Galatians 4:12 12Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. You have not injured me at all. Truth to Learn We need to be a living example of our faith so that, like Paul, we can say, “Be like me.” Behind the Words...

  Galatians 4:11 11I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain. Truth to Learn Someone was faithful and diligent in preaching the gospel to you when you got saved. You should be grateful to them and to God. Behind the Words “I am afraid” is...

  Galatians 4:10 10You observe days and months and seasons and years. Truth to Learn Our relationship with God is based on faith, not on the observance of special days and events. Behind the Words The word translated observe is “paratēreisthe,” which is made up of “para” meaning close or...

  Galatians 4:9 9But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? Truth to Learn Once you are truly saved through faith in Christ,...

    Galatians 4:8 8But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. Truth to Learn Before we were saved we may have thought that we were serving God, but we weren’t. We were merely performing ritualistic practices. Behind the Words...

    Galatians 4:7 7Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Truth to Learn Because we have been adopted as a child of God we now have all the rights of inheritance, permanently. Review Before the...

    Galatians 4:6 6And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, "Abba, Father!" Truth to Learn Through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ we can know the most intimate fellowship with the God of all creation. Behind...

    Galatians 4:5 5to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. Truth to Learn Through faith in Christ we have been adopted by God into His family with all the rights of inheritance. Behind the Words The word “redeem” is from...

    Galatians 4:4 4But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, Truth to Learn All of mankind was under the bondage of religious practices and observances until God’s exact timing for the coming of Jesus...

  Galatians 4:3 3Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world. Truth to Learn Spiritually we have been kept in bondage by the ritualistic practices and observances from which Christ came to free us. Behind the Words The word translated “children” is...

Galatians 4:2 2but is under guardians and stewards until the time appointed by the father. Truth to Learn The Law of Moses served as a guardian and as a decision maker for all who were under the law until the coming of the Messiah who freed all from the confines...

    Galatians 4:1 1Now I say that the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all, Truth to Learn As spiritual infants those who keep the law are simply performing ritualistic practices that can not...

    Galatians 3:29 29And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Truth to Learn We who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are now the children of God and have the right to inherit all the blessings promised to...

  Galatians 3:28 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Truth to Learn God’s promises in Christ are offered freely to anyone, independent of national origin, gender, or status in life....

    Galatians 3:27 27For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Truth to Learn When we come to faith in Jesus Christ we become a child of God and we embrace all that Jesus is. We wrap ourselves in Him. Behind the Words...

  Galatians 3:26 26For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Truth to Learn We who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are given a legal status of inheritors of God, not because of adherence to a set of rules, but because of faith....

  Galatians 3:25 25But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. Truth to Learn Once we are saved, we no longer need the Law of Moses to be our guard or our guide. Behind the Words “after faith has come” is the translation of “elthousēs tēs...

  Galatians 3:24 24Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Truth to Learn The law not only acted as our prison guard in the past, but it also served as our guide, bringing us to faith in Christ. Behind...

  Galatians 3:23 23But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, being shut up to the faith which was later to be revealed. Truth to Learn The purpose of the Law was to demonstrate our own sinfulness and our inability to become righteous through its observance....

  Galatians 3:22 22 But the Scripture has confined all under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Truth to Learn Scripture has declared that all of us are trapped by sinfulness. Since we can’t earn our righteousness by obeying a...

Galatians 3:21 21Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could have given life, truly righteousness would have been by the law. Truth to Learn The Law of Moses is not contrary to the promises of God, but...

Galatians 3:20 20Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one. Truth to Learn The law of Moses was delivered through a mediator but we’re incapable of keeping our end of the agreement. The only way we can obtain righteousness is if God is the only...

Galatians 3:19 19What purpose then does the law serve? It was added because of transgressions, till the Seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was appointed through angels by the hand of a mediator. Truth to Learn The law was given to Moses so that we...