...ministration of the Spirit, because by it the Spirit ministers his grace an& strength. So Gal. iii. 2. ' Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith ?' It was by hearing faith preached that they received the Spirit : for faith cometh by hearing, and...

...the Spirit by the works of the law are deceiving their own souls; "This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" (Gal. iii. 2.) I would recommend JF to leave dry doctrinal professors to make the best of their way...

...to the law, if considered alone by itself as a distinct covenant; for so it genders only to bondage. "Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith ? " qd Ye received the Spirit by hearing the gospel. The gospel is called " the ministration of the...

...Again, St. Paul, in writing to the Galatians, puts this question, " This only would I learn of you, received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" was the Spirit given to you, that is, as disciples of Christ, or as disciples of Moses ? evidently...

...make it able to get above the guilt and power of sin. The apostle therefore wholly excludes the law, " Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" Gal. iii. 2. That is, the word of faith, as the Gospel is called, Rom. x. 8. By spirit is meant, saith...

...cross : for this is the sum of the Divine love toward us. Ver. 2. Ttiis only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the Law, or by the hearing of faith ? As ye do not attend, says he, to long discourses, nor are willing to contemplate the magnitude of...

...questions: 1. How did you receive your new nature in the first place? "This only would I learn of you, ing wonders" (2 Thess. 2:3, 4, 9). "Who is a liar but he that denieth that J (3:2) 2. Can you add to your new nature? "Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are ye now...

...Spirit," because it is the means whereby the Spirit is ministered. In Galatians 3:2, the apostle asks, "Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?" implying that they did not receive the Spirit by the works of the law, but that they did receive the...

...eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?' 14 But the most striking example of Paul's apparent identification of the Spirit with Christ is to...

...circumcised instead of trusting in Christ alone, Paul challenged, "This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit , are ye now made perfect by the flesh?" (Gal. 3:2, 3)....