Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Galatians 5:23
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.Meekness — Holding all the affections and passions in even balance. read more
Galatians 5:22-23
John Wesley
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:13-26
2. But this freedom from circumcision, legalism, and ritualism must not pass into license, Galatians 5:13-26. Now follows a beautiful section on Christian morals. Absolved from old stereotype forms, let your Christian holiness be based on pure and simple right. Yet not natural and economic rectitude merely, but love, under aid of the divine Spirit, will lift you into the region of a divine purity. And then St. Paul draws us, under the contrast of spirit and flesh, two opposing pictures.... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:22
22. Three inward graces. Love Placed at the head, (as hate is placed at the opposite head of malign emotions, Galatians 5:20,) as fountain of all the rest. Joy Springing from sense of love from and to God and man. Peace The calmer state of quiet and permanent joy. These are the three felicities and blessednesses of Christian life, giving existence and strength to all the Christian virtues. Next come the three active graces of longsuffering, gentleness, and goodness. Longsuffering... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:22-23
22, 23. The cluster of the fruits of the Spirit, in reverse to the above works of the flesh. It is works that are produced by the flesh, and fruit by the Spirit; both by influence, for it is the man himself who responsibly produces both. Romans 7:4. There is a grouping of these “fruits” into three parts. The first includes the inner graces, as love, joy, peace; the second, their action upon others, as longsuffering, gentleness, goodness; the third, manifold traits of character, as... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:23
23. Meekness The reverse of arrogance, gentle, unassuming firmness. Temperance Self-control in the gratification of appetites. See note on Acts 24:25. No law So that those who possess these graces by the power of the Spirit come in collision with no moral obligation. They are lawless by doing without law all that the law requires. We suppose that these lists of vices and virtues were prescriptions carefully prepared and adjusted to meet the case of the Galatians, enumerating the faults to... read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Love — The root of all the rest.Gentleness — Toward all men; ignorant and wicked men in particular.Goodness — The Greek word means all that is benign, soft, winning, tender, either in temper or behaviour. read more