Galatians 2:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

Because

1 John 4:1

Unawares

2 Timothy 3:6

2 Peter 2:1

Jude 1:4

Liberty

Bring

Galatians 4:3

Isaiah 51:23

2 Corinthians 11:20

General references

Luke 5:38

Galatians 2:18

Bible References

Because

I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view of this. However, the one who is troubling you will suffer God's judgment, whoever he is.

Then some men came down from Judea and started to teach the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the Law of Moses, you can't be saved."

Indeed, some of your own men will arise and distort the truth in order to lure the disciples into following them.

Such people are false apostles, dishonest workers who are masquerading as apostles of the Messiah.

Dear friends, stop believing every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Unawares

For some of these men go into homes and deceive foolish women who are burdened with sins and swayed by all kinds of desires.

Now there were false prophets among the people, just as there also will be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

For some people have slipped in among you unnoticed. They were written about long ago as being deserving of this condemnation because they are ungodly. They turn the grace of our God into uncontrollable lust and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus the Messiah.

Liberty

Now before faith came about, we were held in custody and confined under the Law in preparation for the faith that was to be revealed.

The Messiah has set us free so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. So keep on standing firm in it, and stop putting yourselves under the yoke of slavery again.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and let a willing attitude control me.

I will walk in liberty, for I seek your precepts.

So Jesus told those Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are really my disciples.

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord's Spirit is, there is freedom.

Live like free people, and do not use your freedom as an excuse for doing evil. Instead, be God's servants.

Promising them freedom, they themselves are slaves to depravity, for a person is a slave to whatever conquers him.

Bring

It was the same way with us. While we were children, we were slaves to the basic principles of the world.

But I will put it into the hands of those who tormented and oppressed you, those who said to you, "Lie down, so we can step over you,' so that you had to make your back like the ground, and like a street for them to walk over."

You tolerate anyone who makes you his slaves, devours what you have, takes what is yours, orders you around, or slaps your face!

General references

Instead, new wine is to be poured into fresh wineskins.

For if I rebuild something that I tore down, I demonstrate that I am a wrongdoer.