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Galatians 4:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Galatians 4:6

Verse 6 of 31

Scripture focus

And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Galatians 4:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Galatians 4:6

Theological / Devotional

Ye are sons. Paul here addresses the Galatians directly. Though Gentiles, they had yielded to the spurious gospel of the Judaizers (ch. 1:6-8) and become entangled in the “yoke of bondage” (ch. 5:1), the Jewish legal system (ch. 4:9, 21), from which God had released even Jewish Christians (see on ch. 3:24, 25). Perhaps, also, some of the Galatian believers were Jews, and had been lured back into legalism by the Judaizers. But whether Jew or Gentile, the Galatians had become sons of God through faith (ch. 3:2, 6-9, 14).

For them to return to the symbols of the ceremonial law that pointed forward to the very experience they were already enjoying, in fellowship with the risen Saviour, would be to deny the reality and validity of that experience (see on 1 John 3:1,2).

The Spirit. See on John 14:16-18 ; 16:6-11.

Into your hearts. The Galatians had experienced the “earnest” of the Spirit (see on 2 Cor. 1:22), who had confirmed their acceptance as sons of God.

Abba, Father. See on Rom. 8:15.

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