Sermon Tone Analysis

We're going to pick up where we left off last time on the book of Galatians.

Last time, about a month ago, we left off at the fruit of the spirit.

*I) *So turn with me to *Galatians 5:24-26*

*A) *We have *already seen* in *(Galatians 2:20)* that *we were crucified with Christ so that the life we now live in the flesh we live by the faith of the Son of God Who loved us and gave Himself for us.*

*1) **Even though* *we are free from the driving force of the flesh,* *which* *pushes us into sin,* *we* *still* *have* a *responsibility* to *live* *our lives* *in accordance with **His** **will* *and desire.*

*2) **(Galatians 5:25)* says, *“If we live in the spirit, let us also walk in the spirit.”*

*a) **When* *was it that we* *started living* *in the spirit?*

At the *time of the* *New Birth.*

*(i) **From that time* *we* *should* be *daily* *walking in the Spirit.*

*(ii) *These *Galatians* *did not* seem to *realize* *this important truth.*

So *Paul* *is* *telling them* it’s *time to* *wake up* *and* that they would *be who they are in Christ* Jesus *and* begin to *allow the spirit to bring their outer* *walk into conformity* *with their* *reborn* inner *nature.*

*(a) **That’s living in the spirit,* the essence of Christianity.

*3) * *(Galatians 5:26)* says, *“Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.”*[1]

*a) **If* we are *now* *new creatures* in Christ, Who freely *gives us all things to enjoy,* there is *no* longer any *need for our seeking* after *power or position* to *make us* *“SOMEBODY”* *in* *the eyes of others.*

*(i) **We are not of this world,* *we* *do not need* to *act like unbelievers.*

The *world seeks power,* but *we* are to *seek* the *kingdom of God.*

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B) Galatians 6:1

*1) *The *Word* *“FAULT”* *(or* *trespass* from the *NKJV)* *in this verse* is *sometimes* *translated* *“SIN,”* but *actually* it *means* *“DEVIATION FROM THE TRUTH.”*

*a) *This *differs from* *“SIN**,**”* *sin* *refers* to *intentional,* where *“FAULT”* *refers* more to a *“slip up,* *or* *unintentional error.”*

*b) **So* what *Paul is saying* here is *that they unintentionally stumbled* *or* have *fallen into error.*

*But* *they* *still* have *blundered.*

*(i) **Where* was it that the *Galatians messed up?*

It was *in the* *trap of legalism.*

*Sometimes* *legalism,* *tradition,* *ritual,* *or* *religion* *sounds good,* but *really religion* *is in the natural* *and* *not following after the spirit.*

*(a) **Religion and tradition* *has* *a* *form of godliness* *but* *denies the power **thereof.*

It *denies* the *power of God.*

*2) *The *2nd* *part of* *verse one* *says,* *“Ye which are spiritual, restore such a one.”*

*a) *The *point* that *Paul* is *trying to make* is that *if* *you see someone* who has *missed the mark* *and* *fallen* *into* *error or sin;* *if you are spiritual* *restore them.*

*(i) *A *question* that *people have* is, *“How do I restore them?”*

*(a) *The *simplest answer* is, *“To lead them and guide them back into fellowship with the Lord* Jesus Christ.”

*(ii) **But there is still a restoration* that *we can do* *even* if you *never* have a chance to *talk to the person*, and that is *“To refuse to talk about their sin, and if they’ve repented, restore them to their position.”*

*3) *The *last part* in *(Galatians 6:1)* says, *“In the spirit of meekness (or gentleness); considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.”*

*a) **Here again* we see *one* of the *fruit of the spirit,* *“MEEKNESS (or gentleness).”*

*(i) **We are to be* *MEEK,* *GENTLE,* *AND* *HUMBLE* when *dealing with others* who have fallen because *if we get haughty,* *we* ourselves *are liable to fall.*

*(a) **Among* the *seven sins* *listed* in *(Proverbs 6:16-19)* which are an *abomination* unto the Lord, *“A PROUD or HAUGHTY LOOK”* is *listed as No. 1 *of the *sins God hates.*

*II) **Galatians 6:2-5*

*A) **In looking at* *verse 2* *and* *verse 5* they *seem to contradict* each other.

*Verse 2 says,* *“Bear each other’s burdens,”* *but verse 5, says,** “For every man shall bear his own burden.”*

*1) **We’ll look at that* a *little* *more* in *detail* *when we cover verse 5.*

*2) *Right now I want to look at *WHY* we are to *share* *in carrying each other’s burdens.*

*a) *The *last half of verse 2 says, **“And so fulfill so law of Christ.”*

*(i) **What* does *Paul mean* when he speaks of *sharing one others burdens is fulfilling the law of Christ?*

*(ii) **We are to* *love our neighbors* as ourselves, *if we do* *we’ll refrain from doing wrong* *to him,* *and* *actually* seek to *do good* to him.

*(a) *And *when* *we* seek to *do good* *to one another,* *we are helping* them to *bear their load.*

*(iii) *But this *word* *“BEAR”* is *still* *referring* to the *person* that is *overtaken in a fault.*

*(a) *The Word *“BEAR”* from the *Strong’s concordance* *means,* *“To take up in order to carry, to sustain, uphold or support.”*

*(b) **If you see* a *brother or sister* that is *overtaken in* a *fault*, those of you, which are *spiritual*, *should* *uphold and support* that *person*.

And *there* *may* even *be times* that you’re going to *have to carry them.*

*3) * Now *(Galatians 6:4)* says, *“But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.”*[2]*

NKJV “But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.”*

KJV

*a) *Basically *what* *Paul is saying* in this verse is that *we should step back* and *take an objective look at our own actions,* *rather than* *comparing ourselves to others.*

*(i) **When we* see that we are *doing* *what we are* *supposed to be doing* *and* *doing* what *God has told us to do,* *we can rejoice.*

*(a) *Now *Paul* is *still tieing this together with* *bearing one another’s burdens.*

*(b) **Look back and see** if you’re doing it in a spirit of meekness* if so *then you can rejoice.*

*4) **(Galatians 6:5)* *says,* *“For every man shall bear his own burden.”*

*a) **This* is the *verse* that we said *seems* to *contradict verse 2, *which says that we should *bear one another’s burdens.*

*(i) *The *reason* that *sounds contradictory* is that the Word *“BURDEN”* in *verse 2* is a *different Greek word* *than* the word *“BURDEN” in verse 5.*

*b) *In *verse 2* the *Word* *“BURDEN”* *means**,* *“A LARGE AND BURDENSOME WEIGHT.”*

*(i) **In other words,* *we are called* upon *to help* *shoulder a weight* *that has become **too heavy for one individual* to bear by himself.

*(ii) *What Paul is *talking about* *here would be* *legalism**,* *but* it *also* *refers to sin.*

*c) **But* in *verse 5* the *word* *“BURDEN”* *means*, *“ASSIGNMENT, TASK, or SERVICE.”*

*(i) **We are to carry out our own individual assignments,* *tasks or service.”*

*(a) *We *all* have been *given a job* to do *in the body* Christ.

We need to *do it* *as unto the Lord.*

WOLCC Thursday, December 18, 1997

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[1]/The New King James Version./ 1982 (Ga 5:26).

Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

[2]/The New King James Version./ 1982 (Ga 6:4).

Nashville: Thomas Nelson.