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

2 Corinthians 11:20

General references

Luke 5:38

Galatians 2:18

Bible References

Because

For my part I have strong confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt my view of the matter. But the man--be he who he may--who is troubling you, will have to bear the full weight of the judgement to be pronounced on him.

But certain persons who had come down from Judaea tried to convince the brethren, saying, "Unless you are circumcised in accordance with the Mosaic custom, you cannot be saved."

and that from among your own selves men will rise up who will seek with their perverse talk to draw away the disciples after them.

For men of this stamp are sham apostles, dishonest workmen, assuming the garb of Apostles of Christ.

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but put the spirits to the test to see whether they are from God; for many false teachers have gone out into the world.

Unawares

Among them are included the men who make their way into private houses and carry off weak women as their prisoners--women who, weighed down by the burden of their sins, are led by ever-changing caprice,

But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be teachers of falsehood among you also, who will cunningly introduce fatal divisions, disowning even the Sovereign Lord who has redeemed them, and bringing on themselves swift destruction.

For certain persons have crept in unnoticed--men spoken of in ancient writings as pre-destined to this condemnation--ungodly men, who pervert the grace of our God into an excuse for immorality, and disown Jesus Christ, our only Sovereign and Lord.

Liberty

Before this faith came, we Jews were perpetual prisoners under the Law, living under restraints and limitations in preparation for the faith which was soon to be revealed.

Christ having made us gloriously free--stand fast and do not again be hampered with the yoke of slavery.

Jesus therefore said to those of the Jews who had now believed in Him, "As for you, if you hold fast to my teaching, then you are truly my disciples;

Now by "the Lord" is meant the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, freedom is enjoyed.

Be free men, and yet do not make your freedom an excuse for base conduct, but be God's bondservants.

And they promise them freedom, although they are themselves the slaves of what is corrupt. For a man is the slave of any one by whom he has been worsted in fight.

Bring

So we also, when spiritually we were children, were subject to the world's rudimentary notions, and were enslaved.

For you tolerate it, if any one enslaves you, lives at your expense, makes off with your property, gives himself airs, or strikes you on the face.

General references

But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.

Why, if I am now rebuilding that structure of sin which I had demolished, I am thereby constituting myself a transgressor;