Galatians 6:16 Meaning – “Israel of God”
What is Paul talking about in Galatians 6:16 when he speaks of the “Israel of God”?
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Galatians 5:21 Meaning: “those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God”
I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:21, ESV This isn’t the first time Paul has given this warning. This teaches us how needful warnings …
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Galatians 5:21 Meaning: “envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these”
envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. Galatians 5:21, ESV Envy in Galatians 5:21 Paul speaks here of envy. Envy could be described as jealousy to the max — to the extreme. This is why James 4:2 says: You desire …
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Galatians 5:20 Meaning
“idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,” Galatians 5:20, ESV After addressing sins of a sexual nature, Paul continues delineating sins of a religious nature. Religious sins in Galatians 5:20 These include idolatry and sorcery We …
Galatians 5:19 Meaning
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, Galatians 5:19, ESV We’ve seen how very important and necessary it is to walk by the Spirit — to live by the Spirit — to be guided by …
Galatians 5:18 Meaning
But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Galatians 5:18, ESV In this verse, we see the reaffirmation of our freedom. This initially might seem to be an odd statement in light of what’s …
Galatians 5:17 Meaning
For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. Galatians 5:17, …
Galatians 5:16 Meaning: “Walk in the Spirit”
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16, ESV What does Paul mean by “walk by the Spirit”? To walk is to live. So, what Paul’s saying is that …
Galatians 5:16 Meaning: Flesh v. Spirit
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16, ESV The first thing Paul does is to identify the combatants of our internal war — flesh and Spirit in the …
Galatians 5:15 Meaning
But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. Galatians 5:15, ESV Paul’s point is that you will destroy yourselves ultimately — just like animals bite and devour one another — …