கிறிஸ்து உங்களித்தில் உருவாகுமளவும்

என் சிறுபிள்ளைகளே, கிறிஸ்து உங்களித்தில் உருவாகுமளவும் உங்களுக்காக மறுபடியும் கர்பவேதனைப்படுகிறேன். 

கலாத்தியர் 4.19

My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, 

Galatians 4:19

a. My little children: Paul rightly considers himself to be a father to the Galatians. Yet this challenge has made him feel as if he must bring them to Jesus all over again (for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you). Paul knew that his work of forming Christ in them was not complete until they stayed in a place of trusting Jesus.

i. The idea of Christ is formed in you is similar to the idea of Romans 8:29: For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son.

ii. It would be wrong for Paul to seek to form himself in the Galatians. That is never to be the job of the pastor. He was right to seek to form Christ in them.

the job of the pastor. He was right to seek to form Christ in them.

with the Galatians. But he also wished that he did not need to speak to them in such strong words, that he could change his tone. Yet their danger of leaving the true gospel has made such strong words necessary and has made Paul’s doubts necessary to address.

i. This section, Galatians 4:12-20, shows us principles for the attitude for people in the church toward their pastor.

· Their attitude must not be determined by his personal appearance or personality.

· Their attitude must not be determined by their own theological whims.

· Their attitude should be determined by his loyalty to the apostolic message in the Bible.