“One day we’re all going to die, and God is going to judge us (our) good and bad deeds. If the bad outweighs the bad, you go to hell. If the good outweighs the bad, you go to heaven.”

“I Am Who I am” Charles Haffey

DISCUSSION GUIDE 1.What is the situation Paul continues to address in Gal. 2:17-18? That Peter or any Christian should not try to live under the Law but under grace. Salvation by faith in Christ saves man from the burden of the Law.

DISCUSSION GUIDE (cont.) 2.How could the doctrine of grace lead to a license to sin? Some people may think that because they have forgiveness of sin, then they can sin at will. Paul speaks against this concept.

DISCUSSION GUIDE (cont.) 3.How do people try to mix Law and grace? They continue to be legalistic even though they have experienced the grace of God in their own lives. They judge other people legalistically.

DISCUSSION GUIDE (cont.) 4.What did Paul mean in (v.19) when he said, “For through the Law I died to the Law...”? That the Law’s demand of death was satisfied in the death of Christ.

DISCUSSION GUIDE (cont.) 5.Why is a Christian not free to sin even though he/she is not under the Law? Because a Christian should be dead to his old way of life. Sinful desires should be replaced with the motive to live for God.

DISCUSSION GUIDE (cont.) 6.What does it mean to you to be “crucified with Christ? (v. 20)

DISCUSSION GUIDE (cont.) 7.What areas of your life need to be cleansed so that Christ can have full control?

DISCUSSION GUIDE (cont.) 8.How does the fact that Christ delivered Himself up for you impact your daily life?

DISCUSSION GUIDE (cont.) 9.How does Paul close his argument on the Law and grace in (v. 21)? He states that if the Law saves then Christ died in vain.

“CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST” 1. Because a Christian should be dead to his old way of life. Sinful desires should be replaced with the motive to live for God. 2.How am I different? 3.In which areas of my life do I need to die to self? 4. What is one action step I can take immediately to die to self in the above categories?

CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST As I look back on what I thought was living I'm amazed at the price I choose to pay And to think I ignored what really mattered Cause I thought the sacrifice would be too great But when I finally reached the point of giving in I found the cross was calling even then And even though it took dying to survive I've never felt so much alive.

For I am crucified with Christ and yet I live Not I but Christ that lives within me His Cross will never ask for more than I can give For its not my strength but His There's no greater sacrifice For I am crucified with Christ and yet I live

As I hear the Savior call for daily dying I will bow beneath the weight of Calvary Let my hands surrender to His piercing purpose That holds on to the cross but sets me free I will glory in the power of the cross The things I thought were gain I count as loss And with His suffering I identify And by His resurrection power I am alive

And I will offer all I have So that His cross is not in vain For I found to live is Christ And to die is truly gain

Dr. Tom Hufty