Northside Church
Galatians teaches that believers are justified by Jesus alone. They are a part of a diverse family and equipped by the Spirit to love God and others. Galatians teaches that believers are justified by Jesus alone. They are a part of a diverse family and equipped by the Spirit to love God and others.
Introduction: There are three books that I recommend to new Christians.
a. I often tell new believers they need to start with the book of John.
b. Once they complete the book of John the next book that I recommend is the book of Ephesians.
c. And finally, after they finish a Ephesians, I tell them that they need to go to the book of Galatians.
d. Paul wrote to the Galatians during his third missionary trip because they had begun to believe that the Jewish laws were necessary for Gentiles to be saved.
e. He was worried that this was making people confused and burdening the Gentiles unnecessarily.
f. In his writings, he emphasized the spiritual "yoke" or bondage of the Law of Moses as well as release from sin through faith in Jesus.
Galatians has been called the “Declaration of Independence of Christian liberty.”
Chapters 1 and 2: defending his apostleship
a. Paul warns of false teachers and reiterates his call as a true apostle.
b. He again relates his spiritual experience and his life before his conversion
c. Relies on support of Peter and the other apostles.
Chapters 3 through 5: Freedom Is in Christ, Not The Law
a. Paul teaches the collations to look at their behavior and see the hypocrisy in trying to make the gentiles act like Jews.
b. He compares the fruit of the spirit and the deeds of the flesh.
Chapter 6: Encouragement to Love, Not Legalized
a. Paul encourages the church members to bear each other’s burdens and to do good to all men
He rejects the idea of circumcisions and teaches that all are one in Christ
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A Warning to Legalists
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Paul’s Bio Defending His Statements
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