Galatians 6:17 From now on let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. I. THE MARKS — slave brands. 1. The body of the Christian is itself a badge of servitude to Christ. 2. Baptism is another. 3. So is bodily persecution and mental. II. THE INFERENCE TO BE DRAWN. 1. No man can legitimately doubt our Christianity and therefore need not be told about it. 2. We need not trouble ourselves, we ever bear the incontestible evidences of being Christ's.In conclusion: 1. Let no man infer that singularity makes a Christian. 2. The reward of bearing the marks. (1) Hope. (2) Happiness. (Dean Vaughan.) Parallel Verses KJV: From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. |
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