Allegory of Sarah and Hagar Gal 4:21-31

Allegory of Sarah & Hagar Gal. 4:21-31 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Gal 4:21-31 is the allegory of Sarah and Hagar.  In this passage, Paul makes his third defense in this chapter showing why the Galatians should not be back under the law. He contrasts Sarah and Isaac with Hagar and Ishmael...

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Paul’s Personal Rebuke Gal. 4:12-20

Paul’s Personal Rebuke Gal. 4:12-20 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In the first part of this chapter, Paul gave the Galatians a good reason why they should not now be under the law. The reason is based on the rationale that a grown child does not subject himself to his childhood rules....

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Sin Nature Eph. 2:1-3

Sin Nature Eph. 2: 1-3 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO You have heard it before, you have a sin nature passed down to you from Adam. Because of the Virgin Birth, Jesus Christ was born without a sin nature, [1Cor.15:22] “for as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all...

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Comparing a Son and a Servant Gal. 4:1-11

Comparing a Son and a Servant Gal. 4:1-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Chapter Four, Paul uses three examples to convince the Galatians that they do not need to go back under the law in order to be saved or to stay saved.  In Gal 4:1-11, Paul uses the example of...

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Seed Of Abraham Gal. 3:15-29

Seed of Abraham Gal. 3:15-29 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The question that Paul asks prior to this passage is “Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?” [Galatians 3:2].  In answer to his question he states in Gal 3:14, “that we might receive...

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Blessed With Faithful Abraham Gal. 3:1-14

Blessed with Faithful Abraham Gal. 3:1-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO After Paul had preached the gospel to the Galatians, someone else, who was obviously a law abiding Jew, persuaded the Galatians that they had to keep the law in order to be blessed with faithful Abraham [Gal 3:9].  Those preaching this...

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The Faith of Jesus Christ Gal. 2:15-21

The Faith of Jesus Christ Gal. 2:15-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Gal 2:16 we find this phrase, the faith of Jesus Christ.  This is the faith of which Jesus is the author and finisher [Heb 12:2].  This is the faith given to us at salvation [Eph 2:8-9].  This is the...

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The Truth of the Gospel Gal. 1:13-2:21

The Truth of the Gospel Gal. 1:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO The truth of the gospel [Gal 2:5, 14] is that we are “justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law,” [Gal 2:16].  However, there were some men who had come from Jerusalem that...

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The Gospel of Christ Gal. 1:6-12

Gospel of Christ Gal. 1:6-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In this passage of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, Paul addresses his concerns that the Galatians have turned from the gospel of Christ to another gospel.  In our lesson we will define, from the scriptures, the gospel of Christ and then...

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