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GALATIANS CHAPTER 6 RECAP
SOWING SEEDS OF KINDNESS AND LOVE
Questions and Answers…
Please note: Some of my answers are lengthy for clarity. Yours will likely be shorter, which is fine.
How does one help restore a fallen brother according to Galatians 6:1? What should our attitude be in this?
We must be meek. If we have pride, then we aren’t correcting others for the sake of Christ, but rather to puff ourselves up. Therefore, we should examine our lives carefully and prayerfully before we step out to correct others. We have to remember that we are every bit as sinful as the next person and that’s it’s only by the grace of God that we’re forgiven.
What does it mean to ‘bear one another’s burdens’?
There are a lot of ways that we can bear each other’s burdens. We can listen to each other with compassion and understanding. We can pray for each other. We can lend hand when we see a need. We can support people financially. And if someone is overtaken in a fall we reach out to them with humility and truth.
In what way does verses 3-4 relate to Proverbs 16:18? In what way can we avoid this prideful attitude?
Pride is more destructive than we often realize, and both Galatians 6:3-4 and Proverbs 16:18 provide a warning about the perilous nature of thinking too highly of oneself. In Galatians, Paul warns us against deceiving ourselves into thinking we are something when we are nothing. This self-deception can lead us away from a Christ-centered life, diminishing our effectiveness in reaching out to others. Proverbs 16:18 echoes this theme by stating, “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” These passages remind us that pride blinds us to our true condition and sets us on a path to ruin.
To avoid this prideful attitude, we must cultivate humility and self-awareness, recognizing our need for God’s grace and guidance. By seeking the Lord in prayer and submitting our hearts to His wisdom, we can develop an attitude of humility that guards against the deceptive nature of pride. This humble approach helps us stay centered on Christ and fosters genuine connections with others, leading to a life of love and service in His name.
Why is it so important to financially support those in the ministry?
Verse 10 tells us to do good to others, especially those who are of the household of faith. If we aren’t supporting our ministers financially, they aren’t able to shepherd the congregation as affectively as they would in full-time ministry. When a pastor is pulled in too many directions, he can’t devote as much time as he otherwise would to God’s word and serving the people under his care.
How does Galatians 6:7 show similarities to Numbers 32:23? Name 2 or three individuals in scripture who reaped the results of the sins that they sowed.
These two scriptures teach us that we sow what we reap. If we think that we’re hiding sin, we are only fooling ourselves because God sees the inner man.
An example of this in scripture can be found in Acts chapter 5. Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold a piece of property. Pretending that they brought all of the money to the church, they actually kept a portion for themselves. Not only did they lie to the apostles, but Peter pointed out that they also lied to God. Confronted by the church, they died within hours of each other. Even once they were confronted by the church, they continued to lie, and the Bible tell us how they fell down and died.
Another example is found in the story of Esther. Haman was a man full of pride who set out to destroy Mordecai. Throughout the book of Esther, we read about Haman plotting and planning to do away with the Jews. God turned the tables on Haman. Everything that Haman meant for evil, was used against him. His pride was the very thing that led to his demise, and in fact he hung on the very same gallows he prepared for Mordecai.
What does Paul mean by doing good to those who are of the household of faith? How does this coincide with verse 6?
Verse 6 tells us that we should be supporting those who teach us. As I pointed out earlier on in this chapter, a church is stronger when the Pastor is freed from outside responsibilities. That’s not always possibly unfortunately, but would be all the more if people took this instruction to heart.
What were the REAL motives of the Judaizers, according to Paul?
They were motivated by pride. If the Galatian church followed them they would gain recognition and praise. Not for what Christ has done, but for what they had done.
In Whom Does Paul only want to boast in?
In Jesus. Paul doesn’t care about personal recognition, but rather the recognition of what Christ has done and who He is. Paul isn’t glorying in the cross itself, but life giving force that Jesus became when He was nailed to that cross.
What does Paul mean when he says, “the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world?”
What’s interesting to note is that in the last chapter, Paul talked about dying to the flesh. In this chapter he’s talking about dying to the world. He doesn’t serve man. He doesn’t serve to please man. He’s not concerned with popular opinion and is willing to turn his back on anything and everything that stands in the way of his faith.
“If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.” – Luke 14:26
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