Galatians 1:4-5 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:… I. THE GIFT CONFERRED — "He gave Himself." The Lord Jesus Christ. 1. Look at the relation He sustains to God. Compared with Christ all the angels are infinitely less, than to you is the minutest mote that floats in the sunbeam. 2. Though God He is also man — "The man Christ Jesus." 3. Although God, and although man, remember He was also incarnate God; God and man in one Person. 4. While He lived on earth He was emphatically the Holy One. This was the Being who gave Himself. II. THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH HE GAVE HIMSELF — "For our sins." This assertion throws light upon the doctrine of atonement. That doctrine is based upon two incontrovertable positions first, that God is a perfect Governor; second, that man is a rebel against God's perfect government. How shall the Governor, without departing from the inherent perfection of His administration for good, admit the rebel man to His favour? Jesus gave Himself to this end. (A. B. Jack.) Parallel Verses KJV: Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: |
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