Galatians 6:14

“But God forbid that I should glory, etc..] The apostle, on the contrary, expresses his aversion to glorying in anything these men did; not in his outward carnal privileges, as a Jew; nor in his moral, civil, and legal righteousness; nor in his gifts and attainments; nor in his labours and success, as of himself; nor in the flesh of others, or in any outward corporeal subjection to any ordinance, legal or evangelical; his glorying and rejoicing were rather in the spirituality, the faith, hope, love, patience, order, and steadfastness of the saints, than in anything in the flesh, either his own or others: and indeed he chose not to glory in any thing, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus…”

“Translate, "But as for me (in opposition to those gloriers 'in your flesh,' Gal 6:13), God forbid that I," &c. in the cross--the atoning death on the cross. Compare Phi 3:3, Phi 3:7-8, as a specimen of his glorying. The "cross," the great object of shame to them, and to all carnal men, is the great object of glorying to me. For by it, the worst of deaths, Christ has destroyed all kinds of death [AUGUSTINE, Tract 36, on John, sec. 4]. We are to testify the power of Christ's death working in us, after the manner of crucifixion (Gal 5:24; Rom 6:5-6). our--He reminds the Galatians by this pronoun, that they had a share in the "Lord Jesus Christ" (the full name is used for greater solemnity), and…”

“But God forbid - See the note at Romans 3:4. “For me it is not to glory except in the cross of Christ.” The object of Paul here is evidently to place himself in contrast with the judaizing teachers, and to show his determined purpose to glory in nothing else but the cross of Christ. Well they knew that he had as much occasion for glorying in the things pertaining to the flesh, or in the observance of external rites and customs, as any of them. He had been circumcised. He had had all the advantages of accurate training in the knowledge of the Jewish law. He had entered on life with uncommon advantages. He had evinced a zeal that was not surpassed by any of them; and his life, so far as…”

“But God forbid that I should glory - Should boast of anything I have, am, or do; or rely on anything for my acceptance with God, but what Christ hath done and suffered for me. By means of which the world is crucified to me - All the things and persons in it are to me as nothing. And I unto the world - I am dead to all worldly pursuits, cares, desires, and enjoyments. Galatians 6:15”

“6:14 In contrast with the false teachers (6:12-13), Paul’s motivation was to increase, not his own reputation, but God’s glory. Boasting about law-keeping would detract from recognition of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. • In the Greco-Roman world, the cross was a senseless scandal to those who did not believe (5:11; 1 Cor 1:23; cp. John 6:53-61), but it is the basis for a Christian’s faith and hope (1 Cor 1:17-18; 15:3; Phil 2:8-11; Col 1:20-22; 2:14-15).”

“God: Rom 3:4-6; Phi 3:3, Phi 3:7, Phi 3:8 that I: Kg2 14:9-11; Job 31:24, Job 31:25; Psa 49:6, Psa 52:1; Jer 9:23, Jer 9:24; Eze 28:2; Dan 4:30, Dan 4:31, Dan 5:20, Dan 5:21; Co1 1:29-31, Co1 3:21; Co2 11:12, Co2 12:10, Co2 12:11 save: Isa 45:24, Isa 45:25; Rom 1:16; Co1 1:23, Co1 2:2; Phi 3:3 \*Gr: Phi 3:7-11 by whom: or, whereby the world: Gal 1:4, Gal 2:20, Gal 5:24; Act 20:23, Act 20:24; Rom 6:6; Co1 15:58; Co2 5:14-16; Phi 1:20, Phi 1:21, Phi 3:8, Phi 3:9; Col 3:1-3; Jo1 2:15-17, Jo1 5:4, Jo1 5:5 Galatians 6:15”