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Look up the word “bear” in the Bible and do a word study on its varied definitions and uses. What does it mean to bear one another’s burdens in this passage? What does bearing look like elsewhere in the Bible?
Read this passage (especially verse 10) alongside Proverbs 3:27 and Romans 12:13.
Dig into the word definitions for Galatians 5:25. What does it mean to both live and walk in the Spirit?
Read Galatians 5:22-23 alongside John 15:2. How does the truth of one give further insight into the other?
At the end of the last part of his letter, Paul talked about how, by the help of the Holy Spirit, the believing Jews then were (and you and I today are) counting on Christ’s death to clear away sins and reconcile His people to Himself.
Which words do you feel the Holy Spirit pulling you toward? Dig into them to see what you can find to better understand this passage.
Read this section of Galatians alongside Genesis 16 and Genesis 21:1-14. How does the truth of one give further insight into the others?
Not quite ready to drop his point about Isaac and Ishmael, Paul returns again to their respective stories in Genesis.
Dig into the word definitions for weak, beggarly, and elements of Galatians 4:9. How do they compare to the strong, abundant life we have with Christ?
Read Galatians 4:13 with 2 Corinthians 2:3-5. How does the truth of one give further insight into the other?
Picking up where Paul left off in verse seven with the clear reminder that believers are sons and heirs of God through Christ, he continues with another reminder: You know God.
Dig into the word definitions of Galatians 4:5. What does it mean to be both redeemed and adopted?
Read Galatians 4:6 with Romans 5:5, and 8:9, 15-16. How does the truth of one give further insight into the other?
Paul has spent a good portion of his letter on Abraham’s actual biological seed as fulfilling God’s promise to him (a genealogical truth that Matthew traces for us in the first 16 verses of his book).
