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Galatians 5:26

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

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Galatians 5:26. Let us not be desirous of vain glory,-

We call it glory, but it is vain glory. It is marred by vanity if it arises from anything done by us. Glory for you or for me because of anything that we can do is too absurd an idea to be entertained for a moment: "Let us not be desirous of vain glory,"-

Galatians 5:26. Provoking one another,-

For, whenever a man is proud, and blustering, and vain-glorious, he is sure to provoke somebody or other, and then they who are so provoked fall into another sin, the sin of-

Galatians 5:26. Envying one another.

O brethren, let us try to get over all this, and reach out to that blessed state of love which will bring to us peace and joy in the Holy Ghost!

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