Freedom From The Law Paul rebukes these Galatian believers for backsliding into false teaching. They had turned from
the Gospel of Grace and were
following the path of legalism. Paul uses the following six arguments to prove that God saves
sinners through faith in Christ
and not by how they feel …
Salvation is by Faith And Not by Feeling The main argument of the Judaizers was that Gentiles had to become Jews in order to become
Christians. To show the error
of their way Paul now turns from subjective experience to the objective evidence of the Word of
God. We should never judge
the Scriptures by our experience but …
The Changeless Promise The Judaizers thought they had Paul backed into a corner. If salvation does not involve the law,
then
why was the law given in the first place. Our faith is a logical faith and can be defended on rational
grounds. Paul uses a logical argument that the law cannot change the p …
The Law Was Temporary And Required a Mediator What was the purpose of the Law? It was given to show that we sin. The Law was a dramatic
event (Ex. 19) in comparison with
the giving of the covenant to Abraham (Gen. 15). The Judaizers were impressed with the
emotional externals and they were
saying “In order for a person …
The Law is Not Contrary to The Promise Paul continues his logical argument by spilling out briefly and clearly the purpose of the Law.
First of all he says that before
Christ we were kept under the Law which gives the idea of being surrounded and protected by
prison guards (v. 23). He goes
on to explain how the Law di …
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Freedom From The Law
Paul rebukes these Galatian believers for backsliding into false teaching. They had turned from the Gospel of Grace and were following the path of legalism. Paul uses the following six arguments to prove that God saves sinners through faith in Christ and not by how they feel …
Salvation is by Faith And Not by Feeling
The main argument of the Judaizers was that Gentiles had to become Jews in order to become Christians. To show the error of their way Paul now turns from subjective experience to the objective evidence of the Word of God. We should never judge the Scriptures by our experience but …
The Changeless Promise
The Judaizers thought they had Paul backed into a corner. If salvation does not involve the law, then why was the law given in the first place. Our faith is a logical faith and can be defended on rational grounds. Paul uses a logical argument that the law cannot change the p …
The Law Was Temporary And Required a Mediator
What was the purpose of the Law? It was given to show that we sin. The Law was a dramatic event (Ex. 19) in comparison with the giving of the covenant to Abraham (Gen. 15). The Judaizers were impressed with the emotional externals and they were saying “In order for a person …
The Law is Not Contrary to The Promise
Paul continues his logical argument by spilling out briefly and clearly the purpose of the Law. First of all he says that before Christ we were kept under the Law which gives the idea of being surrounded and protected by prison guards (v. 23). He goes on to explain how the Law di …