• (00:09:11) - The Spirit (of God) vs the spirit (of man)
• (00:15:00) - How do you walk in the Spirit?
• (00:16:35) - Praying in the Spirit (of God) vs praying with the spirit (of man)
• (00:22:20) - The Law of Moses and the Spirit of Christ.
• (00:26:29) - Common Errors in the King James Version.
• (00:29:15) - 1st Corinthians 2.
• (00:32:59) - The spirit (of man) searches the deep things of (the Spirit of) God.
• (00:38:57) - The Voice of Your Recreated Human Spirit.
• (00:39:37) - Romans 8: Those that are in the flesh and those that are in the Spirit
• (00:44:40) - The works of the Flesh VS the fruit of the spirit.
• (00:55:41) - Galatians 5:19 The works of the flesh.
• (00:59:31) - Walk in the Spirit.
• (01:01:26) - How do you begin to walk in the Spirit?
• (01:13:51) - Galatians 5:22 The fruit of the (recreated human) spirit.
• (01:19:32) - They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh.

Welcome to this explanatory guide, designed to illuminate the core ideas presented in Shingi’s Bible Commentary on Galatians Chapter 5. These notes serve as a clear and accessible resource for those new to biblical studies, simplifying complex theological concepts and providing a structured understanding of the text. Shingi’s primary teaching method in this commentary is to unpack the allegory of Abraham’s two sons from Galatians 4, using it as a lens through which to interpret the entire chapter. This guide will walk you through the central theme of the commentary: the profound difference between living under the burden of religious law and living in the freedom offered through Christ.

The study frames Galatians 5 around a central conflict between two opposing ways of living: one defined by Christ-given liberty and the other by a legalistic “yoke of bondage.”

1.1. What is the “Liberty” We Are Called To?

According to Teacher Shingi, the liberty discussed is the freedom that Christ has bestowed upon all believers. This freedom is not something that must be earned but is a direct result of one’s spiritual birth. This is allegorically explained as being “born of the free woman,” which signifies being born into Christ and becoming part of the “Jerusalem which is above, which is free”. The key benefit of this liberty is that it is an inheritance of freedom, a foundational aspect of the believer’s new identity, not a reward for good works.

1.2. What is the “Yoke of Bondage”?

Teacher Shingi defines the “yoke of bondage” as the act of becoming entangled with the Law of Moses and attempting to be justified by it. This “yoke” represents several interconnected ideas:

• The Law from Mount Sinai: Teacher Shingi explicitly links this bondage to the law that Moses received at Mount Sinai.
• The Pursuit of Circumcision: The act of circumcision is used as the primary example of trying to adhere to the law for justification before God.
• The “Flesh”: The source of this bondage is the “flesh,” which Shingi directly links to the attempt to live by the Law of Moses received at Mount Sinai.

Apostle Paul issues a stark warning: anyone who attempts to be justified by the law becomes a “debtor to do the whole law,” and for that person, Christ becomes of “no effect”. Shingi highlights the severe consequence of this path, noting that if you fail to keep even one point of the law, you have violated the whole law and are therefore “worthy of death”.

This fundamental conflict between liberty and bondage is illustrated by Teacher Shingi through two distinct spiritual origins, or “births.”

The commentary draws upon the allegory from Galatians 4—the story of Abraham’s two sons, Ishmael and Isaac—to illustrate the difference between a life lived under the law (“born after the flesh”) and a life lived in Christ (“born after the Spirit”).

• (00:12:22) - Jerusalem Which Is Above Is Free
• (00:14:26) - Stand Fast In Your Liberty
• (00:20:27) - Faith Working By Love
• (00:30:55) - How Much God Loves Me
• (00:34:06) - The Truth Of The Gospel
• (00:40:03) - Paul The Apostle On Liberty
• (00:48:55) - Walking In The Spirit

The key theological themes and interpretations from Shingi’s Bible Commentary: Galatians Chapter 4, specifically focusing on the transition from the Old Covenant (Law) to the New Covenant (Grace) and the concept of sonship in Christ.

1. Core Argument: Freedom from Bondage through Sonship in Christ

The central theme is the stark contrast between the “bondage of the law” under the Old Testament and the “freedom” and “sonship” available through the New Covenant in Christ. Shingi, asserts that adherence to the Law leads to spiritual bondage, akin to being a child who “differs nothing from a servant, though he be Lord of all.” True freedom and inheritance come through the Spirit of God, which raises believers into sonship.

2. Key Concepts and Distinctions:

A. Bondage vs. Sonship:

• The Law and Bondage: Mount Sinai, where the Law was given, is allegorically linked to the “bondwoman” Hagar, giving “birth to bondage.” The Old Testament is consistently presented as a “testament of bondage.”
  “Mount Sinai, Moses and Mount Sinai is like the bond woman that gave birth to bondage. So it says Ishmael was bondage and then Isaac was what? Was freedom!”
  “Why do you desire to be under the bondage of the law?”
• Sonship through the Spirit: Shingi teaches on how receiving the Holy Spirit after believing is crucial for escaping bondage and entering into sonship.“The Spirit of Christ comes into your heart and now raises you, and now brings you, and raises you into becoming a son, places you into the place of the sonship of Christ.”
  
  “Only the Spirit of God can do that for you. Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? Because if you have not received the Holy Spirit since you believed, you’re going to be in bondage.”
  
  “Wherefore you are no more a servant, but a son. And if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”

B. The Allegory of Hagar and Sarah:

• Ishmael (Bondwoman/Flesh/Law): Hagar and her son Ishmael represent the Old Covenant, born “after the flesh,” leading to bondage. Those who adhere to the Law are likened to Ishmael, whose destiny, as prophesied, was to be a “wild man” whose “hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him.” This is prophetically linked to the historical persecution faced by Israel.
  
  “He who was of the bond woman was born after the flesh. The one from Mount Sinai, it says, which gendereth – it gives birth to bondage.”
  
  “The destiny of those that were under the law, he says that, he shall be like a wild man. Your hand is going to be against every man, and every man’s hand is going to be against you.”
• Isaac (Free Woman/Promise/Spirit): Sarah and Isaac represent the New Covenant, born “after promise,” leading to freedom. Believers in Christ are “children of promise,” like Isaac, and are “of the free.”
  
  “But he who is of the free woman was born after promise. Now we brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise....