Gal 5:5, 2Th 3:5 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 5. For we . We who are Christians. It is a characteristic of the true Christian. Through the Spirit . The Holy Spirit. We expect salvation only by his aid. Wait for . That is, we expect salvation in this way. The main idea is, not that of waiting as if the thing were delayed ; it is that of expecting . The sense is, that true Christians have no other hope of salvation than by faith in the Lord Jesus. It is not by their own works, nor is it by any conformity to the law. The object of Paul is to show them the true nature of the Christian hope of eternal life, and to recall them from dependence on their conformity to the law. The hope of righteousness . The hope of justification. They had no other hope of justification than by faith fix the Redeemer. . (c) "wait" (d) "righteousness"

Galatians 5:5

Verse 5. For we. We who are Christians. It is a characteristic of the true Christian.

Through the Spirit. The Holy Spirit. We expect salvation only by his aid.

Wait for. That is, we expect salvation in this way. The main idea is, not that of waiting as if the thing were delayed; it is that of expecting. The sense is, that true Christians have no other hope of salvation than by faith in the Lord Jesus. It is not by their own works, nor is it by any conformity to the law. The object of Paul is to show them the true nature of the Christian hope of eternal life, and to recall them from dependence on their conformity to the law.

The hope of righteousness. The hope of justification. They had no other hope of justification than by faith fix the Redeemer. Rom 1:17.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

Verse 5. And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God. So direct your hearts that you may love God.

And into the patient waiting for Christ. Marg., patience of Christ. The marginal reading is in accordance with the Greek, and seems best to express the apostle's meaning. The prayer of the apostle was, that they might have the love of God in their hearts, and "the patience of Christ;" that is, the same patience which Christ evinced in his trials. They were then suffering affliction and persecution. They needed patience, that they might endure their trials in a proper manner. It was natural for the apostle to refer them to the Saviour, the great example of patience, and to pray that they might have the same which he had. That it does not mean that they were to wait patiently for the appearing of Christ, as our translation seems to imply, is quite clear, because the apostle had just been showing them that he would not appear until after a long series of events had occurred.

(d) "direct your hearts" 1Chr 29:18 (3) "patient waiting" "patience of Christ"