Galatians 4:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

The blessedness

Romans 15:13

I bear

Romans 10:2

2 Corinthians 8:3

Colossians 4:13

Bible References

The blessedness

that the blessing promised to Abraham might through Jesus Christ come to the heathen, so that through faith we might receive the promised Spirit.

But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Everyone should test his own work until it stands the test, and then he will have ground for boasting with reference to himself alone, and not with reference to someone else.

The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away.

So David, too, describes the happiness of the man to whom God credits right standing with Himself, without the things he does having anything to do with it:

by whom we have an introduction through faith into this state of God's favor, in which we safely stand; and let us continue exulting in the hope of enjoying the glorious presence of God.

May the hope-inspiring God so fill you with perfect joy and peace through your continuing faith, that you may bubble over with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

I bear

For I can testify that they are zealous for God, but they are not intelligently so.

For they have given, I can testify, to the utmost of their ability, and even beyond their ability. Of their own accord,

For I can testify how great his toiling for you is and for the brothers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.