Galatians (Page 3)
Crucified With Christ!
Galatians 2:17-20 Paul gives an explanation of how a man is justified by faith in Jesus Christ. We are according to Paul, through the law dead to the law. We are crucified with Christ! So what is this crucified life?
Justification Through faith
Galatians 2:16 How can a man be right before the Lord? Paul rebukes Peter for falling back into thinking that adherence to the ceremonial law somehow justifies him before the Lord, and in one of the clearest statements in the New Testament, Paul stresses that justification is not in any way by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ.
When Conduct Is Not In Step With Truth
Galatians 2:11-14 Do we look to the evidence of our lives for witness to the fact of our salvation? Well, Paul certainly did! In our passage Peter stood condemned (Paul’s word) because of his retreat from the gospel of grace. He didn’t preach another gospel. He didn’t deny the gospel in his teaching. Yet when the practice of his life denies the gospel of grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, Paul says he stands condemned. His conduct is…
Paul’s Second Jerusalem Visit
Galatians 2:1-10 Paul retells of his next visit to Jerusalem, and his point is to show hat he did not receive his gospel from any man, or group of men, not even the apostles. We investigate the problem we find in this text in determining exactly which visit to Jerusalem Paul is speaking of, and why it matters.
He Who Calls By Grace
Galatians 1:15-24 Paul tells of his own conversion and doesn’t even mention faith. As He presents his salvation it is of Him who set Paul apart from before even his birth, who called by grace, who was pleased to reveal His Son, the Lord Jesus, to Paul, or rather, in Paul!
Man-Pleaser, or Servant of Christ?
Galatians 1:10-15 Paul addresses the challenge false teachers have presented to his authority to preach the gospel by laying out his biography. Paul is a servant of Christ, as it is Christ Himself who revealed the gospel to Paul.
There Is But One Gospel
Galatians 1:6-9 Paul writing to a group of churches he planted skips all pleasantries and moves straight to a harsh rebuke for their deserting God by acceptance of a false gospel which had been preach to them after his departure. Paul’s message: do not tolerate any message claiming to be a gospel unless it aligns perfectly with the message Paul himself preached. We should take that same council today!
Introduction to Galatians
Galatians 1:1 Who wrote it? Who was he writing to? Why was he writing? What did he say? As we approach any book of the Bible these questions need to be asked of the text if we wish to come to a proper understanding. Often, in the epistles of the New Testament, some of these questions can be answered as we consider the opening lines of the letter. These are important portions of the letter and we should not breeze…