Chapter 6 of Galatians, according to the Amplified Classic (AMPC) version, includes practical instructions about living a life of love and responsibility, as well as a final defense of the Gospel of grace. Paul begins by advising the Galatians on how to deal with those who are caught in any trespass. He says that those who are spiritual should restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness, each one looking to themselves, lest they too be tempted. He further encourages them to bear each other's burdens, thus fulfilling the law of Christ. Galatians 6:1-2, AMPC: Vs.1 “Brethren, if any person is overtaken in misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit] should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should be tempted also.” Vs.2 “Bear (endure, carry) one another’s burdens and troublesome moral faults, and in this way fulfill and observe perfectly the law of Christ (the Messiah) and complete what is lacking [in your obedience to it]”. Paul then exhorts them not to be deceived, for God is not mocked, and whatever one sows, that will they also reap. He encourages them to sow to the Spirit and not grow weary in doing good, for in due season they will reap, if they do not give up.

Galatians 6:7-9, AMPC: Vs.7 "Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap. Vs.8 “For he who sows to his own flesh (lower nature, sensuality) will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Vs.9 “And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint”. Finally, Paul reiterates that what counts is a new creation, not circumcision or uncircumcision. He concludes with a benediction of peace and mercy upon those who will follow this rule and upon the Israel of God. Galatians 6:15-16, AMPC: Vs.15 “For neither is circumcision [now] of any importance, nor uncircumcision, but [only] a new creation [the result of a new birth and a new nature in Christ Jesus, the Messiah]”. Vs.16 “Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule [who discipline themselves and regulate their lives by this principle], even upon the [true] Israel of God!”.

An Overview of Galatians Chapter Six

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