“Christians Should Glory Only In The Cross” Lesson Text: Galatians 6:11-18: Series: Galatians The Gospel Of Grace:

Key Verse: Galatians 6:14:

Interlinear Translation: “But for me may it not be to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; through whom to me the world has been crucified, and I to the world.”

King James Translation: “But God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the World.”

Strong’s Concordance Translation: “BUT GOD FORBID = to estop, i.e. prevent by word or act, hinder, keep from, let, not suffer, withstand. THAT I SHOULD GLORY = boast, to vaunt in a bad way, make boast, joy, rejoice. SAVE = if not, more than, saving, till. IN THE CROSS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST = a stake or post as set upright, i.e. specially a pole or cross as an instrument of capital punishment, figuratively exposure to death, i.e. self-denial, the atonement of Christ. BY WHOM = who, which, what that, what, which. THE WORLD = orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration, inhabitants, adorning. IS CRUCIFIED = impale on the cross, figuratively to extinguish or subdue passion or selfishness. UNTO ME = to or into indicating the point reached or entered or place, time, purpose or result, against, among, before, concerning. AND I UNTO = THE WORLD = orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration, inhabitants, adorning.

Lesson Focus: Galatians 6:11-18:

V11: The Scroll.

V12: The Shew.

V13: The Self.

V14: The Save.

V15: The Sanctified.

V16: The Salvation.

V17: The Stigma.

V18: The Summation.