Galatians 3:19-4:3 | “Old Testament Law Explained”

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Galatians 3:19-4:3 | “Old Testament Law Explained”

October 4, 2023 • Pastor Michael Gabbert • Galatians 3:19–29, Galatians 4:1–3

Having emphasized the superiority of grace, Paul now explains the purpose of God’s law. It has two chief functions: first, to probe the hidden soul for sin, and second, to prepare the desperate soul for salvation. The law is diagnostic, not curative.

Galatians 1:1-10 | “No Other Gospel!”

August 23, 2023 • Pastor Michael Gabbert • Galatians 1:1–10

Galatians has been called the “Magna Carta” of spiritual liberty and the Christian’s Declaration of Independence. This Pauline letter embodies the germinal teaching on freedom which separated Christianity from Judaism, and which launched the global missionary enterprise. The heart of the gospel, salvation by grace, is a theological “line in the sand.”

Galatians 1:11-24 | “Credibility of a Saved Sinner”

September 6, 2023 • Pastor Michael Gabbert • Galatians 1:11–24

Having delivered the message that there would be and could be no compromise of the gospel, Paul now turns his attention to his personal salvation story. He wants the Galatians to know how he received the message that he preaches with such passion and persuasion.

Galatians 2:1-10 | “The Gospel Itself at Stake”

September 13, 2023 • Pastor Michael Gabbert • Galatians 2:1–10

Focusing now on Jerusalem and Antioch, centers for Jewish and Gentile Christianity respectively, Paul details his encounter with the false doctrine of the Judaizers. He recognized that if they succeeded, the Jerusalem church would be the mother church, Peter a high priest, Christianity just another Jewish sect, and Gentile Christians second-class citizens in the Kingdom of God. The Gospel itself was at stake!