Is a person saved by faith alone, or by a combination of faith plus works? Paul’s letter to the Galatians proclaims that salvation is through faith alone. It also emphasizes freedom in Christ to live by the power of the Spirit, knowing that our relationship with God is not based on our performance but on the finished work of Jesus Christ. So we are truly free, not to serve our sinful nature, bu…
1Hermanos, si alguno fuere sorprendido en alguna falta, vosotros que sois espirituales, restauradle con espíritu de mansedumbre, considerándote a ti mismo, no sea que tú también seas tentado.
2Sobrellevad los unos las cargas de los otros, y cumplid así la ley de Cristo.
3Porque el que se cree ser algo, no siendo nada, a sí mismo se engaña.
4Así que, cada uno someta a prueba su propia obra, y entonces tendrá motivo de gloriarse solo respecto de sí mismo, y no en otro;
5porque cada uno llevará su propia carga.
6El que es enseñado en la palabra, haga partícipe de toda cosa buena al que lo instruye.
7No os engañéis; Dios no puede ser burlado: pues todo lo que el hombre sembrare, eso también segará.
8Porque el que siembra para su carne, de la carne segará corrupción; mas el que siembra para el Espíritu, del Espíritu segará vida eterna.
9No nos cansemos, pues, de hacer bien; porque a su tiempo segaremos, si no desmayamos.
10Así que, según tengamos oportunidad, hagamos bien a todos, y mayormente a los de la familia de la fe.
11Mirad con cuán grandes letras os escribo de mi propia mano.
12Todos los que quieren agradar en la carne, estos os obligan a que os circuncidéis, solamente para no padecer persecución a causa de la cruz de Cristo.
13Porque ni aun los mismos que se circuncidan guardan la ley; pero quieren que vosotros os circuncidéis, para gloriarse en vuestra carne.
14Pero lejos esté de mí gloriarme, sino en la cruz de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, por quien el mundo me es crucificado a mí, y yo al mundo.
15Porque en Cristo Jesús ni la circuncisión vale nada, ni la incircuncisión, sino una nueva creación.
16Y a todos los que anden conforme a esta regla, paz y misericordia sea a ellos, y al Israel de Dios.
17De aquí en adelante nadie me cause molestias; porque yo traigo en mi cuerpo las marcas del Señor Jesús.
18Hermanos, la gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo sea con vuestro espíritu. Amén.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
I
Versículo 1
I. 6:1-10 Living by the Spirit (5:13–6:10) results in doing good (6:1-5) and reaping rewards from on…
6:1-10 Living by the Spirit (5:13–6:10) results in doing good (6:1-5) and reaping rewards from one’s work (6:6-10).
6:1-5 Paul outlines how to treat other Christians with love when they sin.
6:1 Perhaps some of the Galatians were proud of their obedience to the law or their spiritual freedom and willpower. But those who are truly godly are not proud of their accomplishments but humbly help others. • be careful: We are all susceptible to the same temptation to sin (Rom 3:9-20).
II
Versículo 2
II. 6:2 Carrying each other’s burdens (6:1) fulfills the law of Christ to love one another (5:13-14; …
6:2 Carrying each other’s burdens (6:1) fulfills the law of Christ to love one another (5:13-14; see also Lev 19:18; Matt 22:36-40; John 13:34; 15:12; 1 Jn 3:23).
III
Versículo 3
III. 6:3 Those with a proud attitude wrongly assume they are too important to help the weak (see study…
6:3 Those with a proud attitude wrongly assume they are too important to help the weak (see study note on 6:1).
IV
Versículo 4
IV. 6:4 Instead of regarding ourselves as better than others, we should examine our own work and ensu…
6:4 Instead of regarding ourselves as better than others, we should examine our own work and ensure that we obey Christ in everything (cp. 1 Cor 3:12-15).
V
Versículo 5
V. 6:5 If believers carry their own load (6:4), they will have no occasion to treat a brother or sis…
6:5 If believers carry their own load (6:4), they will have no occasion to treat a brother or sister with contempt (6:3).
VI
Versículo 6
VI. 6:6-10 In financially supporting those who teach them God’s message (6:6), believers harvest a sp…
6:6-10 In financially supporting those who teach them God’s message (6:6), believers harvest a spiritual crop.
6:6 Supporting Christian teachers applies 5:13 and 6:2 (cp. 1 Tim 5:17-18).
VII
Versículo 7
VII. 6:7 you cannot mock the justice of God: God cannot be fooled by spiritual pretenses. All people w…
6:7 you cannot mock the justice of God: God cannot be fooled by spiritual pretenses. All people will harvest the consequences of their actions (what you plant; see also Job 4:8; Ps 126:5; Prov 22:8; Hos 8:7; 10:12-15; Luke 19:21-23; 1 Cor 3:12-15; 9:11; 2 Cor 9:6).
VIII
Versículo 8
VIII. 6:8 Living to please the Spirit is only possible in the Spirit’s power (3:3; 5:16). Those who tru…
6:8 Living to please the Spirit is only possible in the Spirit’s power (3:3; 5:16). Those who trust in human effort and those who think they can do as they wish are in the same position: They live to satisfy their own sinful nature. Such people harvest decay and death. Those who live by the Spirit’s power and trust in God will harvest everlasting life.
IX
Versículo 9
IX. 6:9 Let’s not get tired: Either by letting sinful behavior creep in or by grasping for a legal co…
6:9 Let’s not get tired: Either by letting sinful behavior creep in or by grasping for a legal code of conduct rather than being in step with the Spirit (5:25). • At just the right time we will reap: This assurance is a source of strength for Christians to continue doing good work (cp. Rom 8:28). • if we don’t give up: The fulfillment of God’s promises to believers requires their steadfast perseverance in faith (see also Luke 18:1; 2 Cor 4:1).
X
Versículo 10
X. 6:10 Therefore: This statement forms an inclusio (bookends) for the section (5:13–6:10) by statin…
6:10 Therefore: This statement forms an inclusio (bookends) for the section (5:13–6:10) by stating the same theme as 5:13: Freedom in the Spirit compels us to do good to others in love. • Doing good to those in the family of faith demonstrates God’s faithfulness to his children: He provides for all their needs.
XI
Versículo 11
XI. 6:11-18 Paul took up the pen from his amanuensis (secretary) and added a postscript in his own ha…
6:11-18 Paul took up the pen from his amanuensis (secretary) and added a postscript in his own handwriting to show that the letter was authentically his and to make a final appeal.
XII
Versículo 12
XII. 6:12-13 For all of their theological reasoning, the false teachers’ motivation was self-serving: …
6:12-13 For all of their theological reasoning, the false teachers’ motivation was self-serving: They felt pressure from non-Christian Jews and were more concerned with their own reputation than with honoring God.
XIII
Versículo 14
XIII. 6:14 In contrast with the false teachers (6:12-13), Paul’s motivation was to increase, not his ow…
6:14 In contrast with the false teachers (6:12-13), Paul’s motivation was to increase, not his own reputation, but God’s glory. Boasting about law-keeping would detract from recognition of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. • In the Greco-Roman world, the cross was a senseless scandal to those who did not believe (5:11; 1 Cor 1:23; cp. John 6:53-61), but it is the basis for a Christian’s faith and hope (1 Cor 1:17-18; 15:3; Phil 2:8-11; Col 1:20-22; 2:14-15).
XIV
Versículo 15
XIV. 6:15 The Galatians had missed the point of the Good News, that a new creation has come in Christ …
6:15 The Galatians had missed the point of the Good News, that a new creation has come in Christ by the Spirit, not by human effort (cp. 2 Cor 5:16-17).
XV
Versículo 16
XV. 6:16 This principle is putting trust in Christ for salvation (6:14-15) • they are the new people …
6:16 This principle is putting trust in Christ for salvation (6:14-15) • they are the new people of God (literally and [or even] upon the Israel of God): The Greek conjunction kai, usually translated “and,” often means “even.” If it means and, then the Israel of God is a separate group from all who live by this principle; if it means even, then they are the same group. The Jewish people still have an identity before God (Rom 9:1-5; 10:1-4; 11:1-32). Gentiles who believe have been grafted in, and Jews who disbelieve have been pruned out of the spiritual Israel (Rom 11:17-24; cp. Phil 3:2-3; Col 2:11-12). Paul thus considers all Christians to be the true Israel (see Rom 2:28-29; 9:6-8; cp. Gal 4:21-31). The phrase the Israel of God does not appear elsewhere in the New Testament or in other literature; perhaps the false teachers promised this identification to Gentiles who would accept circumcision. If so, then Paul turned their argument on its head: The believing Gentiles in Galatia didn’t need circumcision, for they were already God’s Israel—his true people—through faith in Christ.
16
Versículo 17
16. 6:17 don’t let anyone trouble me with these things: No one has a right to criticize Paul or his m…
6:17 don’t let anyone trouble me with these things: No one has a right to criticize Paul or his message because of his proven status as Christ’s servant. • Paul’s scars (Greek stigmata) probably resulted from the severe persecution he had endured as a servant of Christ (see Acts 14:19; 2 Cor 6:4-10; 11:21-33). In contrast with the physical mark of circumcision that the false teachers in Galatia wanted to impose on Gentile Christians, Paul’s scars of suffering were proof that he was Christ’s servant (cp. Exod 21:6).
17
Versículo 18
17. 6:18 Paul prayed at the end as at the beginning (1:3-4). More than law, the Galatians needed the …
6:18 Paul prayed at the end as at the beginning (1:3-4). More than law, the Galatians needed the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ to be with their spirit.
Nuevo Testamento
Galatians — Capítulo 6
Is a person saved by faith alone, or by a combination of faith plus works? Paul’s letter to the Galatians proclaims that salvation is through faith alone. It also emphasizes freedom in Christ to live by the power of the Spirit, knowing that our relationship with God is not based on our performance but on the finished work of Jesus Christ. So we are truly free, not to serve our sinful nature, bu…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Hermanos, si alguno fuere sorprendido en alguna falta, vosotros que sois espirituales, restauradle con espíritu de mansedumbre, considerándote a ti mismo, no sea que tú también seas tentado.
2Sobrellevad los unos las cargas de los otros, y cumplid así la ley de Cristo.
3Porque el que se cree ser algo, no siendo nada, a sí mismo se engaña.
4Así que, cada uno someta a prueba su propia obra, y entonces tendrá motivo de gloriarse solo respecto de sí mismo, y no en otro;
5porque cada uno llevará su propia carga.
6El que es enseñado en la palabra, haga partícipe de toda cosa buena al que lo instruye.
7No os engañéis; Dios no puede ser burlado: pues todo lo que el hombre sembrare, eso también segará.
8Porque el que siembra para su carne, de la carne segará corrupción; mas el que siembra para el Espíritu, del Espíritu segará vida eterna.
9No nos cansemos, pues, de hacer bien; porque a su tiempo segaremos, si no desmayamos.
10Así que, según tengamos oportunidad, hagamos bien a todos, y mayormente a los de la familia de la fe.
11Mirad con cuán grandes letras os escribo de mi propia mano.
12Todos los que quieren agradar en la carne, estos os obligan a que os circuncidéis, solamente para no padecer persecución a causa de la cruz de Cristo.
13Porque ni aun los mismos que se circuncidan guardan la ley; pero quieren que vosotros os circuncidéis, para gloriarse en vuestra carne.
14Pero lejos esté de mí gloriarme, sino en la cruz de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, por quien el mundo me es crucificado a mí, y yo al mundo.
15Porque en Cristo Jesús ni la circuncisión vale nada, ni la incircuncisión, sino una nueva creación.
16Y a todos los que anden conforme a esta regla, paz y misericordia sea a ellos, y al Israel de Dios.
17De aquí en adelante nadie me cause molestias; porque yo traigo en mi cuerpo las marcas del Señor Jesús.
18Hermanos, la gracia de nuestro Señor Jesucristo sea con vuestro espíritu. Amén.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
Versículo 1
I. 6:1-10 Living by the Spirit (5:13–6:10) results in doing good (6:1-5) and reaping rewards from on…
Versículo 2
II. 6:2 Carrying each other’s burdens (6:1) fulfills the law of Christ to love one another (5:13-14; …
Versículo 3
III. 6:3 Those with a proud attitude wrongly assume they are too important to help the weak (see study…
Versículo 4
IV. 6:4 Instead of regarding ourselves as better than others, we should examine our own work and ensu…
Versículo 5
V. 6:5 If believers carry their own load (6:4), they will have no occasion to treat a brother or sis…
Versículo 6
VI. 6:6-10 In financially supporting those who teach them God’s message (6:6), believers harvest a sp…
Versículo 7
VII. 6:7 you cannot mock the justice of God: God cannot be fooled by spiritual pretenses. All people w…
Versículo 8
VIII. 6:8 Living to please the Spirit is only possible in the Spirit’s power (3:3; 5:16). Those who tru…
Versículo 9
IX. 6:9 Let’s not get tired: Either by letting sinful behavior creep in or by grasping for a legal co…
Versículo 10
X. 6:10 Therefore: This statement forms an inclusio (bookends) for the section (5:13–6:10) by statin…
Versículo 11
XI. 6:11-18 Paul took up the pen from his amanuensis (secretary) and added a postscript in his own ha…
Versículo 12
XII. 6:12-13 For all of their theological reasoning, the false teachers’ motivation was self-serving: …
Versículo 14
XIII. 6:14 In contrast with the false teachers (6:12-13), Paul’s motivation was to increase, not his ow…
Versículo 15
XIV. 6:15 The Galatians had missed the point of the Good News, that a new creation has come in Christ …
Versículo 16
XV. 6:16 This principle is putting trust in Christ for salvation (6:14-15) • they are the new people …
Versículo 17
16. 6:17 don’t let anyone trouble me with these things: No one has a right to criticize Paul or his m…
Versículo 18
17. 6:18 Paul prayed at the end as at the beginning (1:3-4). More than law, the Galatians needed the …