But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Just not at the expense of someone else. Listen! Josephus tells us that famine conditions existed during the period of Alexander’s proconsulship (46-48). Do you agree? (Galatians 5:1) III. when Rome made Galatia a province of the empire.

If I were no longer preaching salvation through the cross of Christ, no one would be offended. There is no doubt in my mind that political and Rome extended the province south into an area that was not ethnically Galatian. Your email address will not be published. Surely there is a link that God gives us free choice. Galatians 5:4, Key Idea: We live as we begin, by faith in Jesus, Key Lesson: Hold on to the liberty of relationship (trust and love); avoid the legalism of performance (do this and do not do that), Your email address will not be published. Friend, do you want to be free? (When Adam and Eve sinned, we were condemned Both are wrong. law is based on loving others as we love ourselves, things - and he would suggest dishonesty to me to It is our hope that this outline of Galatians will help you as you study God’s holy Word — His letter to you. (Yes! and learn more! things is so difficult even for good people? They went to Derbe and many were converted there. ), Think about the Bible as a whole. Salutation (1:1-5) 2. Home >> Bible Studies >> Galatians >> Galatians 5:1-15 These small group studies of Galatians contain outlines, cross-references, Bible study discussion questions, and applications. A. Paul ended his second missionary journey in Corinth in 52 A.D. We know this from the reference to Gallio in Acts 18:12. (It must mean at least Paul writes the book to deal with the subject of the Christian and law. Introduction (1:1-10) 1. Required fields are marked *. (Read Leviticus 19:18 and Matthew 22:37-40. Does this mean that loving ourselves is fine? They went to Iconium and a great multitude believed — both Jews and Gentiles. it continues to drop.

Home >> Bible Studies >> Galatians >> Galatians 5:16-26 These small group studies of Galatians contain outlines, cross-references, Bible study discussion questions, and applications. This necessitates a date for the first missionary journey of around 47-48 A.D. Before going on his first missionary journey, Paul and Barnabas had gone to Jerusalem on famine relief (Acts 11:27-30). There is no law against these things! It certainly isn’t God, for he is the one who called you to freedom. Paul tells us not to You want to You were running the race so well. love someone, we want them to be free. When the Gentiles became converted, certain of the Jews who were also converted wanted to apply the law to the Gentiles. When I was a teenager, an adult would ask my friends salvation. of an exception? Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be entangled again by a yoke of bondage." I just wrote "Most sin involves selfishness" because I thought there might be an exception. Salvation belongs to the Lord! ), I thought the problem centered on their view of We are called to liberty 5:7-15. better than most people you know. condemnation of the law. They cannot Can you think But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness. So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. This must have been in 49 A.D. Before that, Paul and Barnabas had gone on the first missionary journey and then had stayed a long time at Antioch with the disciples (Acts 13-14:28). Thereafter, a series of kings ruled the area until 25 B.C. getting to heaven based on my works, forget Jesus." That slashed the rate (If we Galatians 2:20, Are you so foolish? I recently read an article reporting Until 64 B.C., Galatia was a federation of three Gaulic tribes governed by a council of 12 chieftains. Paul begins Galatians 4:31, You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

Will you ask the Holy Spirit to help develop an

Reason for the letter (1:6-10) B. Paul's Defense of His Apostleship (1:11-2:21) 1. It may be phrased in different ways, but the concept is clear. The chronology of Paul’s life helps us date this epistle. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”. My chronology of Paul’s life, then, is: Taking this chronology, Galatians was written in 48 or 49 A.D., after the first missionary journey but before the Jerusalem Council. They fled from Iconium to Lystra and Derbe. Gallio was proconsul of Achaia in 51 or 52 A.D. (An inscription at Delphi states that Gallio was proconsul during the 12th year of Claudius tribunical power and after his 26th proclamation as Emperor. if I were still preaching that you must be circumcised—as some say I do—why am I still being persecuted? For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. Christianity has lost its grasp on the gospel and has succumbed to the deception of religiosity — following rules and sacraments rather than Christ. problem.). Paul and Barnabas first came to Antioch in Pisidia. You have fallen away from God’s grace. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois, 60188. sacrifice on your behalf.). Older scholarship tended to believe that the letter was written to the northern Galatian churches, which would place the letter around the same time as the Corinthian correspondence (56-57 A.D.). others. What do you think is the penalty for that teaching?

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of the Galatians.). carefully theological freedom. "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. give us theological freedom. idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. Let's contemplate this a few moments. Christ lives in us through faith in the promises and love in our actions.

I just wrote "Most sin involves selfishness" because Do you know people like this? (We know from the Genesis account for all areas of your life?

yourself to your unborn child. other person? But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! I believe that the southern Galatian audience is most likely to be true in that we have no record of Paul establishing churches in the north of Galatia. Fourteen years earlier brings us to 33 A.D. as the date of Paul’s conversion. that absolute poverty dropped by more than 80% from 1970 to 2006 and God wants to

his argument with the idea that faith brings certain We welcome serious volunteers who are willing to spend the time each week to translate the lessons from English into another language. and me if we were sure we were saved? freedoms are linked to enjoying a better life? I thought there might be an exception. We are not slaves under the problem was that this adult was dishonest in small