GALATIANS

Galatians Summary Outline Ch 1-2: Defense of Message and Messenger Ch 3-4: Grace-Faith versus Law-Works Ch 5-6: New Life in the Spirit

Ch 3-4: Grace-Faith versus Law-Works 3:1-9 The Preeminence of Faith 3:10-14 The Curse of Works 3:15-18 The Precedent of Promise 3:19-25 The Purpose of the Law 3:26-4:7 Sons and Heirs through Christ 4:8-18 The Emptiness of Legalism 4:19-31 Law and Grace Cannot Coexist

“gave”/“granted” cari,zomai CHARIZOMAI

cari,zomai CHARIZOMAI ca,rij CHARIS “grace” “gave”/“granted” cari,zomai CHARIZOMAI ca,rij CHARIS “grace”

cari,zomai CHARIZOMAI “gave”/“granted” Strong’s: “to grant as a favor” Ron Merryman: “to bestow by grace” “to give freely by grace”

Galatians 3:15-18 Synopsis Ron Merryman “Though God gave both the Promise and the Law, He in no way was suggesting by adding the latter to the former that His normative method of dealing with men (the grace-promise method) was altered….That the Law should alter of annul the Promise or change God’s grace method of dealing with men was in no way God’s intent or purpose in giving it.”

Ch 3-4: Grace-Faith versus Law-Works 3:1-9 The Preeminence of Faith 3:10-14 The Curse of Works 3:15-18 The Precedent of Promise 3:19-25 The Purpose of the Law 3:26-4:7 Sons and Heirs through Christ 4:8-18 The Emptiness of Legalism 4:19-31 Law and Grace Cannot Coexist

Galatians Doctrines The Gospel Grace Justification Law Legalism Liberty Sanctification Spirituality Sowing & Reaping

The legalizers “gospel” “The Test Question” Believing what was heard “observing the law”? The true gospel The legalizers “gospel” 3:6-9 Faith (“Abraham”) 3:15-18 Faith (“covenant”) 3:23-29 Faith (“heirs”) 3:10-14 Law (“the curse”) 3:19-22 Law (“transgressions”) 4:1-7 Law (“bondage”)

“transgressions” para,basij PARABASIS

para,/basij PARA/BASIS “beside”/“a stepping” “transgressions” para,basij PARABASIS para,/basij PARA/BASIS “beside”/“a stepping” Thus: “to step beyond”

para,basij PARABASIS “transgressions” Vine’s: “primarily a going aside, then, an overstepping, is used metaphorically to denote transgression (always of a breach of law).

para,basij PARABASIS “transgressions” Vine’s: “primarily a going aside, then, an overstepping, is used metaphorically to denote transgression (always of a breach of law)” Merryman: “to step over a limit”

Galatians 3:19 Frederic Rendall “The real meaning is that it was added with a view to the offences which it specifies, thereby pronouncing them to be from that time forward transgressions of the Law. Its design is gathered in short from its contents. The prohibitions of the Ten Commandments reveal their own purpose: they were enacted in order to repress the worship of false gods, idolatry, blasphemy, Sabbath breaking, disobedience to parents, murder, adultery, theft, false witness, covetousness. These sins prevailed before the Law, but by pronouncing them to be definite transgressions it called in the fear of God’s wrath to reinforce the weakness of the moral sense and educate man’s conscience.”