Galatians (Page 4)
Those of Works Are Cursed
Galatians 3:10-14 Having just taught the Galatians about the blessedness of those who receive God’s salvation by faith, Paul now deals with the situation of those who believe in salvation by works and indicates that they are under a curse. To discover Paul’s meaning, we co
Paul’s Rebuke
Galatians 2:11-14 Paul gives us the final argument for the authenticity and accuracy of his gospel – his rebuke of Peter (one of the Pillars of the church) using the Gospel he preached as the basis for the rebuke, and Peter’s reception of the rebuke. We also consider the
Dead to the Law; Alive to God
Galatians 2:14-21 We explore the reasoning Paul used in order to demolish the position Peter had taken in beginning to behave towards Gentiles as the Judaizers would. The argument he develops has three components: * Paul begins by attacking Peter’s position and showing t
They Contributed Nothing to Me
Galatians 2:6-10 Paul continues to accumulate arguments to support the authenticity of the Gospel he had preached to the Galatians. He tells us: * That the pillars of the church, those who were Apostles before Paul was, had nothing to add to the Gospel Paul had been pre
That the Truth Might Remain with You
Galatians 2:1-5 Paul defended the Gospel by going to Jerusalem and now uses this account to further validate to the Galatians the Gospel he was preaching. He went to Jerusalem because: * God told him in a revelation to go there * He was concerned that a division in the
Paul’s Gospel is from Christ
Galatians 1:11-22 We consider the fact that Paul’s Gospel came from no mere man, but from Christ. To help understand how this is, we looked at these three points: * Paul was never tutored in the Gospel and did not learn it from men * After coming to Christ, Paul still wa
The Witness of a Changed Life
Galatians 1:23-24 Only the true Gospel can transform people’s lives. We learn this by considering the example of the Apostle Paul. He was once a persecutor of the church and an enemy of God but was transformed by God through the Gospel to become one who loved the true God
Hold Fast to the True Gospel
Galatians 1:6-9 Paul warns against the dangers of a gospel which teaches salvation by works. He states that this kind of gospel takes the glory away from God and insults the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. We see: * That Paul is amazed that the Galatians would give u
Whom Shall We Please?
Galatians 1:10 As Christians, we are charged to preach the Gospel without fear or favor but in doing so, we will attract opposition from the world. We consider this passage and see that Paul realized this very well, but was not willing to compromise the essential truths
Paul, the Apostle
Galatians 1:1-2 This morning we begin a new series in the book of Galatians, one of Paul’s thirteen letters to the early churches. As an Apostle commissioned by Christ, Paul was concerned not with persuading people to ‘believe’ in Christ and ‘pray the prayer’ but with th
The Gospel of Grace and Peace
Galatians 1:3-5 God is the source of all grace and peace. He provided grace through His Son Jesus Christ. It is this grace that is the basis on which he saves us from eternal damnation. It is this grace that excludes all boasting on the part of the believer. God gets all