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Week 4 Galatians Chapter 2
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Galatians 2 New King James Version (NKJV)
Defending the Gospel
2 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. 3 Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. 4 Andthis occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage), 5 to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.6 But from those who seemed to be something—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me. 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter 8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), 9 and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.
No Return to the Law
11 Now when Peter[a] had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;12 for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you[b]compel Gentiles to live as Jews?[c] 15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified. 17 “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19 For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.” The study of the Book of Galatians is of critical importance to Christians today. Not only do we learn of a departure from the gospel in ancient days, but we shall see that there is similar error being proclaimed today. Many Christians have accepted this divergence from the gospel, not knowing the seriousness of their error. It is important for us to understand what the Galatian error was so that we can recognize similar false teaching today. God-willing, we will reject false teaching for what it is—a departure from the gospel by which we have been saved. Credit to Bible.org
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How was Paul an apostle? (1)
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What caused Paul to marvel? (6-7)
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What should happen to those who preach any other gospel? (8-9)
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Who should we seek to please? (10)
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How did the gospel come to Paul? (11-12)
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What had Paul done to the church of God? (13-14)
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Where did Paul go shortly after being called by God’s grace? (15-17)
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Who did Paul see after three years when he went to Jerusalem? (18-19)
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Afterward where did Paul go? (21-22)
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What did the churches of Judea hear about Paul’s ministry? (23-24)
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REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR CHAPTER 1 IN BOOK OF GALATIANS
1) What are the main points of this chapter?
- Introduction (1-10)
- Paul's defense of his apostleship (11-24)
2) In identifying himself as an apostle, what point does Paul stress?
(1)
- It was not from men nor through man
- But through Jesus Christ and God the Father
3) To whom is this epistle written? (2)
- To the churches of Galatia
4) Why did Jesus give Himself for our sins? (4)
- That He might deliver us from this present evil age
5) Why did Paul marvel? (6)
- That the Galatians were turning away so soon from God to a
different gospel
6) What were those who were troubling them actually doing? (7)
- Seeking to pervert the gospel of Christ
7) What does Paul say of those who would preach a different gospel?
(8-9)
- Let them be accursed
8) Who was Paul seeking to please? Why? (10)
- God, not man
- Otherwise he would not be a servant of Christ
9) What does Paul stress about the gospel he preached? (11-12)
- It is not according to man (neither received from man, nor was
taught it)
- It came through the revelation of Jesus Christ
10) What did Paul remind them concerning his former conduct in Judaism?
(13-14)
- How he persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it
- How he advanced in Judaism beyond many of his contemporaries
11) Why did God call Paul and reveal His Son in him? (15-16)
- To preach Christ among the Gentiles
12) Where did Paul NOT go after his conversion? (17)
- To Jerusalem and the apostles who were there
13) How long was it before Paul saw any of the apostles in Jerusalem?
Which ones did he see? (18-19)
- Three years
- Peter, and James, the Lord's brother
14) Where did he go then? (21)
- The regions of Syria and Cilicia
15) What three things are said about Paul's connection with the
churches of Judea? (22-24)
- He was unknown by face to them
- They were only hearing about his preaching
- They glorified God because of Paul
- How was Paul an apostle? (1)
- What caused Paul to marvel? (6-7)
- What should happen to those who preach any other gospel? (8-9)
- Who should we seek to please? (10)
- How did the gospel come to Paul? (11-12)
- What had Paul done to the church of God? (13-14)
- Where did Paul go shortly after being called by God’s grace? (15-17)
- Who did Paul see after three years when he went to Jerusalem? (18-19)
- Afterward where did Paul go? (21-22)
- What did the churches of Judea hear about Paul’s ministry? (23-24)http://www.doinggood.org/biblecourses/english/Galatians.htmNo copyright infringement intended.
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Week # 2 - Galatians Chapter 1.
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BIBLE STUDY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS
GALATIANS CHAPTER 1 AUDIO
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Galatians 1 New King James Version (NKJV)
Greeting
1 Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), 2 and all the brethren who are with me,To the churches of Galatia:3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Only One Gospel 6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, 7 which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.Call to Apostleship11 But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. 12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. 14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, 16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. Contacts at Jerusalem18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter,[a] and remained with him fifteen days. 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. 20 (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.) 21 Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ. 23 But they were hearing only, “He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they glorified God in me.
"THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS"
Introduction
AUTHOR: The apostle Paul (1:1; 5:2). This was the unanimous view of
the early church, and even those modern critics who challenge the
authorship of many of the New Testament books concede that Galatians is
truly Pauline.
BACKGROUND OF THE EPISTLE: During his first missionary journey
(46-48 A.D.), Paul together with Barnabas had the opportunity to
establish several churches in the Roman province of Galatia (Ac 13:14-
14:23). On his second trip (49-52 A.D.), Paul and Silas visited them
again (Ac 16:1-5).
It wasn't long, however, before some Jewish Christians came in and
began teaching that Gentile Christians needed to be circumcised and
keep the Law of Moses (similar to what happened at Antioch of Syria,
cf. Ac 15:1). In an effort to persuade the Galatians, it appears the
tactic was to discredit Paul as an apostle, challenge his concept of
the gospel of Christ, and charge his doctrine with leading to loose
living.
TIME AND PLACE OF WRITING: Dating Galatians is affected by one's
view of whether the churches of Galatia were located in the north
central part of Asia Minor (ethnic Galatia), or in the south central
part (the Roman province of Galatia). The "North Galatia Theory"
maintains that the churches were in the north, and that Paul had not
been there until the beginning of his third missionary journey (54-55
A.D.; cf. Ac 18:23). This would require that Paul wrote his epistle
sometime toward the end of that journey, or afterward (i.e., around
57-58 A.D. or later).
I subscribe to the "South Galatia Theory", which identifies the
churches of Galatia as those established on Paul's first journey (cf.
Ac 13:14-14:23). I also believe that the meeting described in Ga 2:
1-29. This view opens several possibilities for the place and time of
writing:
1) Corinth, in the period of Ac 18:1-17
2) Antioch, in the period of Ac 18:22
3) Ephesus, in the period covered by Ac 19:1-41
4) Macedonia or Achaia in the period of Ac 20:1-3
With such uncertainty one cannot be dogmatic, but in view of Paul's
lengthy stay in Ephesus, that would seem a likely possibility, and the
date would be approximately A.D. 55.
PURPOSE OF THE EPISTLE: The churches in Galatia were being influenced
by those who would "pervert the gospel of Christ" (1:6-7; cf. 3:1). Known as "Judaizing teachers", these individuals taught that Gentile Christians needed to be circumcised and keep the Law of Moses (cf. Ac 15:1). Paul recognized that this doctrine would jeopardize the salvation of those souls who accepted it (cf. 5:4). Because the enemies of the true gospel were trying to support their case by
undermining Paul's authority as an apostle of Christ, it was necessary to verify that he was truly an apostle "not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father" (1:1). Therefore, Paul writes:
TO VERIFY HIS APOSTLESHIP
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THE GOSPEL OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH IN CHRIST
Because of his outstanding defense of the gospel of Christ in which we
have freedom from sin and the Law, this epistle has frequently been
called "The Magna Carta Of Christian Liberty."
KEY VERSE: Galatians 5:1
"Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made
us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage."
OUTLINE:
INTRODUCTION (1:1-10)
1. Salutation (1-5)
2. Reason for the letter (6-10)
I. PAUL'S DEFENSE OF HIS APOSTLESHIP (1:11-2:21)
A. THE DIVINE ORIGIN OF HIS GOSPEL (1:11-17)
1. Thesis: His gospel received directly from God (1:11-12)
2. His pre-Christian years, and conversion (1:13-17)
B. HIS RELATIONSHIP TO THE OTHER APOSTLES (1:18-2:21)
1. His first visit with Peter, and early years as a Christian
(1:18-24)
2. The council at Jerusalem (2:1-5)
3. His sanction by James, Cephas, and John (2:6-10)
4. His rebuke of Peter at Antioch (2:11-21)
a. Peter's hypocrisy (2:11-13)
b. His speech to Peter, how we are justified by faith in
Christ (2:14-21)
II. PAUL'S DEFENSE OF THE GOSPEL OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH (3:1-4:31)
A. THE PERSONAL ARGUMENT (3:1-5)
1. How they received the Spirit (3:1-4)
2. From whom they received the Spirit (3:5)
B. THE SCRIPTURAL ARGUMENT (3:6-25)
1. The example of Abraham (3:6-9)
2. The curse of the Law (3:10-14)
3. The priority of the Promise over the Law (3:15-18)
4. The purpose of the Law (3:19-25)
C. THE PRACTICAL ARGUMENT (3:26-4:7)
1. In Christ they are one, as children of God, Abraham's seed,
and heirs of the promise (3:26-29)
2. Redeemed from the law, and adopted as sons, they are no longer
slaves, but heirs (4:1-7)
D. THE SENTIMENTAL ARGUMENT (4:8-20)
1. His fears over their returning to bondage (4:8-11)
2. Their past and present relationships to him (4:12-20)
E. THE ALLEGORICAL ARGUMENT (4:21-31)
1. An allegory for those who desire to be under the Law
(4:21-24a)
2. Symbolic of the two covenants; one from Mount Sinai which
gives birth to bondage, and the other from the Jerusalem above
which makes free (24b-31)
III. THE CALL TO STAND FAST IN THE LIBERTY OF THE GOSPEL (5:1-6:10)
A. A LIBERTY THAT EXCLUDES THE NECESSITY OF CIRCUMCISION (5:1-6)
1. Do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage (5:1)
2. Circumcision means nothing; requiring it results in falling
from grace (5:2-4)
3. We should wait for the hope of righteousness with faith
working through love (5:5-6)
B. A LIBERTY THAT FULFILLS THE LAW (5:7-15)
1. Beware of those who would bind the Law (5:7-12)
2. Use your liberty as an opportunity to serve one another with
love, and you will fulfill the Law (5:13-14)
3. But beware that you do not use it as an opportunity for the
flesh in which you consume one another (5:13b,15)
C. A LIBERTY IN WHICH ONE IS TO BE LED BY THE SPIRIT (5:16-26)
1. Liberty is not an excuse for license (5:16-18)
2. The works of the flesh contrasted with the fruits of the
Spirit (5:19-23)
3. Those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh and are
walking in the Spirit (5:24-26)
D. A LIBERTY WITH A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY (6:1-10)
1. For helping those with burdens (6:1-5)
2. For doing good to all, thus sowing to the Spirit (6:6-10)
CONCLUSION (6:11-18)
1. A final rebuke to those who would bind circumcision (6:11-13)
2. Paul's confidence in the cross of Christ (6:14-17)
3. Benediction (6:18)
REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR THE INTRODUCTION
1) According to the "South Galatia Theory", on which journey did Paul
establish the churches in Galatia?
- His first journey
2) Where does one read about the establishment of these churches?
3) What are some of the cities in which these churches were located?
(14:20-23)
- Derbe, Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch of Pisidia
4) Among the many possibilities for the place of writing and time of
this epistle, which one seems likely because of Paul's extended stay
at that place?
- Ephesus, on his third missionary journey, A.D. 55
5) What two things were being required of the Gentile Christians that
- Circumcision
- Observance of the Law of Moses
6) What three tactics appear to have been used by "Judaizing teachers"?
- Discredit Paul as an apostle
- Challenge his concept of the gospel of Christ
- Charge his doctrine with leading to loose living
7) What is Paul's purpose in writing this epistle?
- To verify his apostleship and the gospel of justification by faith
in Christ
8) What has The Epistle To The Galatians been frequently called?
- The Magna Carta Of Christian Liberty
9) Which verse in the book stands out as the "key" verse?
- Ga 5:1
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