NELSON'S NEW ILLUSTRATED BIBLE COMMENTARY - 4 Huge Portions of Commentary missing in GALATIANS
1. LOGOS - 5:11 The cross gives offense because it proclaims God’s unmerited grace (2:21), leaving no place for people’s good works.
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2. LOGOS - 5:16–18 These verses introduce the contrast between the work of the Spirit and the work of the flesh in the believer’s life.
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3. LOGOS - 5:19–21 The works of the flesh include, but go well beyond, the destructive contentions and jealousies portrayed in v. 15. Where there is such behavior, it is positive proof that the person is not living in the power of the Holy Spirit (vv. 16, 18, 22, 23) but is being energized by Satan and his hosts (Matt. 16:23; Acts 5:3).
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4. LOGOS - 5:22, 23 Spirit: There is a question here whether Paul means specifically the works done by a person’s regenerated human spirit, or works done by the Holy Spirit Himself in the believer’s life. The fruit analogy is reminiscent of Jesus’ teaching on the vine, branches, and fruitful harvest (John 15:1–5). It is well for the Christian to remember that, without Christ and His Spirit (Gal. 4:6), “you can do nothing” (John 15:5). Since fruit is singular, it apparently sees the following characteristics (love … self-control) as a harmonious unity.
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