Re:Verse passage – Galatians 6:1-10 (day six)
“…you who are godly…” Galatians 6:1
By “godly,” Paul means walking by the Spirit (Galatians 5:25).
Beginning in 5:16, Paul provides the Galatians with a field guide on “walking by the Spirit.” He concludes his guide with some very practical advice in Galatians 6:1-10, covering two connected Spirit-led efforts. The first effort is internal (managing our own temptations and reorganizing our life around Jesus), and the second is external (restoring and sharing each other’s burdens); neither is mutually exclusive.
Perhaps these verses have two overarching declarations: You must take responsibility for your own spiritual growth (6:1b, 4), and you can’t fake it (6:7-8).
Paul never does “salvation” light; he expects us to “work out our salvation with fear and trembling.” (Phil. 2:12)
