The religious and the personal questions of the epistle are bound up together; thisGa 5:2clearly indicates. The latter naturally emerges first (Ga 1:1,11ff). Paul's authority must be overthrown, if his disciples are to be Judaized. Hence, the campaign of detraction against him (compare2...
Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionI have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.New Living TranslationMy old self has been ...
Verse(Click for Chapter) New International Version The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.” New Living Translation This way of faith is very different from the way of law, which says, “It is through obeying the...
In the first few verses of chapter 6, Paul begins to unfold some of the implications of being Spirit-people rather than slaves to the law.Restoring a Fallen Brother (6:1-2)Christians are not lawless (5:13-14), but led by the Spirit who fulfills the law in us (5:18). What ...