Mission Hills Church
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." (Galatians 5:1) So why are we so prone to shackling ourselves and others with things that keep us from experiencing that freedom? Join us for a study of the book of Galatians where the Apostle Paul teaches us how to live free by faith.
What if you've still got training wheels on your life?
Legalism says believing + behaving -> belonging.
Gracism says believing -> belonging -> behaving.
Galatians 3:15 NIV
Human covenants tend to limit our lives, but God's covenants are intended to lead us to life.
Once a covenant has been established, the terms of the covenant can't be changed.
Believing is still the basis for belonging.
Galatians 3:16 NIV
When we believe in Jesus we receive God's promises.
Believing is the basis for blessing.
MYTH: behaving is the basis of blessing.
Galatians 3:17-18 NIV
The arrival of the rules didn't change the basis of the blessing...it was still about faith.
Why, then, was the law given at all? (Gal 3:19a)
It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. (Gal 3:19b)
The law was a temporary measure to protect God's people until the long term solution could be applied.
The law was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator. (Gal 3:19c)
The law works indirectly.
(and indirect action creates insufficient impact)
Galatians 3:20 NIV
but a mediator is not one, but God is one.
God wants direct relationships with His people.
God wants a personal relationship with you.
Galatians 3:21 NIV
The law can't get us to the good lives God wants for us.
Galatians 3:22-24 NIV
Galatians 3:25 NIV
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
The law was our training wheels until we could live free by faith.
The law got us here but it can't take us there.
Remember that believing is the basis for blessing.
In what way am I relying on behaving as the basis for blessing (legalism)?
What got us here can’t take us there.
What's my next step?