Galatians 5:21 Meaning and Explanation
“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul closes the list with a sober warning that a life given over to such works does not inherit God's kingdom.
What Does Galatians 5:21 Mean?
Paul finishes the catalog — envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings — and adds and such like, for no list could be exhaustive. The point is the kind of life, not a complete inventory. These are the marks of a heart ruled by the flesh.
Then comes a warning he has given before and gives again: they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. He speaks of a settled practice, a way of life held onto without repentance, not a single stumble. The kingdom is for those who belong to Christ and walk by his Spirit. To live habitually in the works of the flesh is to show that one has not laid hold of the inheritance Christ offers.
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What does Galatians 5:21 mean?
Paul closes the list with a sober warning that a life given over to such works does not inherit God's kingdom.