Redeemer Church Mauritius
Galatians: What is the Gospel - Slavery or Sonship? - Phil Kendon
In Chapter 4 of Galatians, Paul continues to demolish the idea that we can earn acceptance from God through human effort. He reminds the Galatians that the way to walk with God is through faith and takes them back to the Old Testament to prove his point. His primary example is the difference between Hagar and Sarah, one of whom bore a son by natural means (human effort) and the other a son of the promise (by a miracle of God). Slavery and sonship are powerful images the bible uses to describe the ways people relate to God. The mindset of a slave is very different to the mindset of a son. The slave has obligations but no privileges. The son has rights and receives an inheritance.
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Redeemer Church Mauritius
Mauritius
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. Once slaves, but now sons
- Galatians 4:1-3
- We were under the guardianship of the law and even worse the enemy uses the law to enslave us.
- Galatians 4:4-7
- But God sent Jesus, adopted us into his family, and poured out his Spirit into our hearts.
- Galatians 4:8-11
- The folly of turning back from sonship to slavery.
- Galatians 4:1-3
- We were under the guardianship of the law and even worse the enemy uses the law to enslave us.
- Galatians 4:4-7
- But God sent Jesus, adopted us into his family, and poured out his Spirit into our hearts.
- Galatians 4:8-11
- The folly of turning back from sonship to slavery.
2. The importance of healthy followers and healthy leaders
- Galatians 4:12-16
- Fickle followers are happy when they like what they hear and angry when they don’t.
- Galatians 4:17-20
- Bad leaders want to control over people – good leaders long for Christ to be formed in people.
- Galatians 4:12-16
- Fickle followers are happy when they like what they hear and angry when they don’t.
- Galatians 4:17-20
- Bad leaders want to control over people – good leaders long for Christ to be formed in people.
3. The illustration of Hagar and Sarah
- Galatians 4:21-27
- Two sons represent two ways of religion.
- Galatians 4:28-29
- Religious people persecute people of faith.
- Galatians 4:30-31
- The people of God are not the physical descendants of Abraham but his spiritual descendants.
- Galatians 4:21-27
- Two sons represent two ways of religion.
- Galatians 4:28-29
- Religious people persecute people of faith.
- Galatians 4:30-31
- The people of God are not the physical descendants of Abraham but his spiritual descendants.
Remember:
So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.
So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.
