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NASB | Galatians 5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 5:18 But if you are guided and led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law. |
Subject: Led by the Spirit within the Law |
Bible Note: "The 'leading of the Spirit' in view here does not refer to mystical elements in divine guidance, but to the moral character of Christian behavior; god's son's are to exhibit the family trait of holiness, and this implies putting sin to death through the power of the indwelling Spirit (Romans 8:13). --Dr. Sinclair Ferguson (1948-), Ph.D. University of Aberdeen "Although at the popular level 'being lead by the Spirit' [Galatians 5:18] is sometimes understood to direct guidance by the Spirit [mystical elements], Paul's concern lies elsewhere. In context it functions as the other side of the coin to the imperative 'walk by the Spirit' in v16. That is, believers who walk by the Spirit do so because they are following where the spirit leads; and the pattern after Christ Himself -- whom Paul has earlier described as 'the one who loved me and gave Himself for me' (v2:20). "This is why Torah observance is totally irrelevant; for the one led by the Spirit in 'the law of Christ' the aim of Torah has been fulfilled. Thus, even though the main concern in this section is with the sufficiency of the Spirit over against the sufficiency in a context where Torah observance no longer obtains. 'It is all right to be done with Torah,' he says, 'because the Spirit can handle the flesh; indeed to be led by the Spirit eliminates the need to be under the Law.'"--Dr. Gordon Fee (1934-), Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at Regent College in Vancouver; honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington; ordained minister of the Assemblies of God (USA) "Another largely misunderstood verse is 1 John 4:1: 'Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are of God.' It's widely held that the testing of spirits in this verse refers to judging personal feelings as to whether they are divinely produced or not. In context, however, the reference is to judging the doctrinal teachings of teachers who call themselves Christian." --Dr. M. Blaine Smith, D.Min. Fuller Theological Seminary |
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