Fake News: Combating Fickle Faith

Help to Hold Onto

July 21, 2024 • Justan McCaslin • Galatians 6

We’re closing our study with Chapter 6 where we continue in the practical application of salvation by faith in Christ. Because I’m saved by Christ, “How to I find my place” and become apart of this new family of God and how do we stay unified as people when it’s easy to become divided? Paul will take time to encourage & instruct the believers regarding the purpose of the Body of Christ (Church) and offer “help they should hold on to.”

What's the Deal with Sin?

July 14, 2024 • Justan McCaslin • Galatians 5

Today we’re exploring chapter 5 where we find the practical application of salvation by faith in Christ. Now that I’m saved by faith, how do I deal with the still apparent effects of living with sinful desires and failures in a godless culture of temptation? Paul will underscore that there is no set of rules or religious guidelines, an external force of law, to keep us in God’s will. Rather, we’ve been given the inner discipline of God (Holy Spirit), which is far better than any outer discipline of man-made rules!

Implications for the Child of God

July 7, 2024 • Justan McCaslin • Galatians 4

We’re exploring chapter 4 which builds upon this doctrinal truth of being a child of God and underscoring the great privileges we have as well as the great responsibility that comes with it. This chapter really speaks about legalistic Christianity and the efforts of man once we’re saved by faith as we’re trying to earn favor with God by adding to the work of salvation that has already been given. As we move through Galatians, these next 3 chapters help us to understand “I’m saved – Now what?!?!”

Defining the Work of Salvation

June 30, 2024 • Justan McCaslin • Galatians 3

Today in chapter 3, Paul focuses in on speaking about salvation not sanctification. Not necessarily the response after being saved, which will come in chapters 5-6. He’s underscoring the work of salvation, not the result of salvation and important distinction. This is the critical chapter that teaches us how to answer the question “How do I know I’m saved?”

Confidence In the Christian Life

June 23, 2024 • Justan McCaslin • Galatians 2

Galatians teaches us the balance of the gospel: grace and truth instead of a grace-choking legalistic Christianity or a truth rejecting loose Christianity, about personally experiencing grace to underscore the truth of the gospel, about the doctrinal truth of grace to give us confidence in our salvation, about the practical evidence of grace which proves the reality of our salvation, and how to answer the question “How do I know I’m saved?”