Galatians 6:2 "Bear ye one another's burdens..." Galatians 6:5 "For every man shall bear his own burden." Depending on the translation you use, this could be confusing. This is why a deeper study into the scripture is needed, and why some translations are easier to understand. The words translated in the King James Version for …
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Galatians 4:4 "...made of a woman, made under the law" Jesus was man that He might save us. He had to be one of us. Galatians 5:3 "...every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law." Not that circumcision means anything, but if you do it to comply with …
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Galatians 3:6-8 "...Abraham believed God...they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham...In thee shall all nations be blessed." Abraham was told he would bless the world and be the father of many nations. He believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Those who believe as he did are …
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Paul comes full circle in chapter 2 from the argument he began in chapter 1. Galatians 1:6-10 asks the question regarding the Galatians' turn from the true gospel to a perversion of it. It seemed odd that Paul would mention the problem and then go off on a defense of his apostleship, but he was …
Galatians 1:1 "...an apostle, (not of men, neither by man..." I have heard that Paul was God's choice to replace Judas as part of the original twelve, that the others moved too quickly to appoint Matthias. But it appears that God didn't object to Matthias. The men prayed and cast lots to seek God's will. …
Genesis 3:17 "...cursed is the ground for your sake..." God spoke to me Sunday morning. It was in His usual way of laying out thoughts from nowhere. He said the struggle is normal and necessary, and why did I think any differently. I was leaving the retirement community where I visit a couple of times …
Seems like I’m always in the middle of some mess. I've heard you’re either going into a storm, going through a storm, or going out of one. And there’s not much room between going out of one and going into the next. It may be normal for life, but it is taxing on the soul. …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 