Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
26. Let us not be desirous of vain-glory, The special exhortations which were addressed to the Galatians were not more necessary for them than they are adapted to our own time. Of many evils existing in society at large, and particularly in the church, ambition is the mother.
Christ has freed you from the curse of the law, but not from the obligation of it. Do not seize your Christian liberty as a license for the flesh and quarrels with your brothers; rather, serve one another in love, maintaining that mutual affection which binds you together despite your differences.
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Commenting on Galatians 5:13-26
Verse 26. Let us not be desirous of vain glory. The word here used κενοδοξοι means, proud or vain of empty advantages, as of birth, property, eloquence, or learning. The reference here is probably to the paltry competitions which arose on account of these supposed advantages.