Galatians

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A. Introduction [OR] Greeting Gal 1:1-10

I.) Salutation [OR] Greeting [OR] Introduction [OR] The apostle's salutation Gal 1:1

1. Follow the Good News We Gave You Gal 1:6-10

I.) Theme and occasion of the Epistle [OR] Only One Gospel [OR] No Other Gospel [OR] Perversion of the Gospel [OR] There Is No Other Gospel [OR] Paul is distressed that they have so quickly turned from him and his gospel Gal 1:6

A.) And Denounces Those Who Preach Any Other Gospel Gal 1:8

II.) Paul's gospel is a revelation, not a tradition from the other apostles Gal 1:10

2. Christ Alone Gave Paul the Good News He Spreads Gal 1:11-24

B. Paul's Defence of Himself Gal 1:11-2:21

1a. Christ Alone Gave Paul the Good News He Spreads Gal 1:11-24

A.) Call To Apostleship [OR] Paul Called By God [OR] Paul Defends His Ministry [OR] Paul's Vindication Of His Apostleship [OR] Which He Has Learned Not From Men, But From God Gal 1:11

B.) Paul Confesses What He Was Before His Calling Gal 1:14

C.) And What He Did Thereafter Gal 1:17

D.) Contacts At Jerusalem Gal 1:18

1. Paul Was Accepted as an Apostle by the Leaders in Jerusalem Gal 2:1-10

A.) Defending The Gospel [OR] Paul Accepted By The Apostles [OR] The Council At Jerusalem [OR] Paul And The Other Apostles [OR] He Shows The Purpose Of His Next Visit To Jerusalem Gal 2:1

B.) And Why Titus Was Not Circumcised Gal 2:3

2. Paul Shows How Cephas Was Wrong Gal 2:11-21

A.) No Return To The Law [OR] Paul Opposes Peter [OR] Peter (Cephas) Opposed By Paul [OR] Paul Rebukes Peter At Antioch [OR] How Paul Resisted Peter, And Told Him The Reason Gal 2:11

B.) Why He And Other Jews Who Believe In Christ Are Justified By Faith, And Not By Works Gal 2:14

I.) Justification is by faith without law Gal 2:15

A.) Even Jews Must Be So Justified [OR] Jews And Gentiles Are Saved By Faith Gal 2:15

B.) The Law Has Already Executed Its Sentence Upon The Believer Gal 2:19

C.) The Christian Life Is The Outliving Of The Inliving Christ [OR] And That Those Who Are Thus Justified Do Not Live In Sin Gal 2:20

D.) To Mingle Law-Works With Grace In Justification Frustrates Grace Gal 2:21

C. The Nature of the Gospel Gal 3:1-4:31

1a. God Approves of Those Who Believe Gal 3:1-14

A.) The Gift Of The Spirit Is By Faith, Not By Law-Works [OR] Justification By Faith [OR] Faith Or Observance Of The Law [OR] Faith Brings Righteousness [OR] Law Or Faith [OR] Paul Asks What Has Caused The Galatians To Leave The Faith And Rely On The Law Gal 3:1

B.) The Abrahamic Covenant Is A By-Faith Covenant [OR] Those Who Believe Are Justified Gal 3:6

1.) And Blessed With Abraham Gal 3:9

C.) The Man Under Law-Works Is Under The Curse Of The Law [OR] The Law Brings A Curse [OR] He Offers Several Proofs Of This Truth Gal 3:10

D.) Christ Has Borne Our Law-Curse That We Might Have The Faith-Blessing Gal 3:13

1. The Relationship Between Law and Promise Gal 3:15-29

1.) The Changeless Promise [OR] The Law And The Promise [OR] Intent Of The Law [OR] The Promise To Abraham Gal 3:15

A.) The Law Does Not Add A New Condition To The Abrahamic Covenant Of Faith Gal 3:17

B.) The True Intent Of The Law Is Condemnation, And As A Preparatory Disci [OR] Purpose Of The Law [OR] The Purpose Of The Law Gal 3:19

I.) The rule of the believer's life is gracious, not legal Gal 3:25

A.) The Justified Believer Is A Son In The Family Of God, Not A Servant Under The Law [OR] Sons And Heirs [OR] Sons Of God Gal 3:26

2. You Are God's Children Gal 4:1-11

1.) Sonship In Christ [OR] We Were Under The Law As The Minor Heir Is Under His Guardian Gal 4:1

A.) The Believer Is Redeemed From Under The Law Gal 4:4

1.) Until Christ Freed Us Gal 4:5

B.) The Spirit Actualizes The Believer's Sonship Gal 4:6

1.) Therefore, We Are No Longer Servants To It Gal 4:7

C.) To Lapse Into Legality Is To Go Back To An Elementary Religion [OR] Fears For The Church [OR] Paul's Concern For The Galatians [OR] Paul Reproves The Galatians Gal 4:8

3. What Happened to Your Positive Attitude? Gal 4:12-20

1.) He Remembers The Galatians' Good Will Gal 4:14

A.) In Legality The Galatians Have Lost Their Blessing Gal 4:15

B.) The Two Systems, Law And Grace, Cannot Co-Exist Gal 4:19

4. You Are Children of the Promise Gal 4:21-31

1.) Two Covenants [OR] Hagar And Sarah [OR] Bond And Free [OR] The Allegory Of Hagar And Sarah Gal 4:21

2.) And Shows That We Are Children Of Abraham Gal 4:22

2. You Are God's Children Gal 4:1-11

1.) Sonship In Christ [OR] We Were Under The Law As The Minor Heir Is Under His Guardian Gal 4:1

A.) The Believer Is Redeemed From Under The Law Gal 4:4

1.) Until Christ Freed Us Gal 4:5

B.) The Spirit Actualizes The Believer's Sonship Gal 4:6

1.) Therefore, We Are No Longer Servants To It Gal 4:7

C.) To Lapse Into Legality Is To Go Back To An Elementary Religion [OR] Fears For The Church [OR] Paul's Concern For The Galatians [OR] Paul Reproves The Galatians Gal 4:8

3. What Happened to Your Positive Attitude? Gal 4:12-20

1.) He Remembers The Galatians' Good Will Gal 4:14

A.) In Legality The Galatians Have Lost Their Blessing Gal 4:15

B.) The Two Systems, Law And Grace, Cannot Co-Exist Gal 4:19

4. You Are Children of the Promise Gal 4:21-31

1.) Two Covenants [OR] Hagar And Sarah [OR] Bond And Free [OR] The Allegory Of Hagar And Sarah Gal 4:21

2.) And Shows That We Are Children Of Abraham Gal 4:22

A.) The New Life As A Brotherhood Gal 6:1