1: 3-10 Hold fast to the gospel you were taught that you may experience deliverance 1:3-5 The death of Christ was for our deliverance 1:6-10 Reject any person or message that is different and so interferes with your deliverance

1:3-5 The death of Christ was for our deliverance ___________________________________ The purpose of Christ's death was both for our justification and our sanctification. ___________________________________________ It is the basis to make us righteous and bring us growth.

The Galatians were being deceived by the Judaizers who wanted to modify the "gospel of Christ" (1:6) (only usage of that phrase)

The Galatians were already being led away from the truth of the gospel. _________________________________________ What we believe matters to God. _________________________________________ What we believe matters to our lives; to our justification and to our growth in Christ.

The gospel of grace has implications that impact our daily lives. We get eternal life by grace We grow by grace.

If our initial understanding of the gospel gets perverted, it will impact our ability to grow in Christ.

Judaizers "modifications" Demanding works as a condition for being justified before God. For example, some said they had to keep the Law and/or become circumcised.

Judaizers "modifications" They believed, as many do today, that faith in Christ was necessary for eternal life, but not enough.

Any gospel other than the one Paul had taught was to be rejected... (1:7-9)...though, there really is no other "good news".

Any person who taught a gospel other than the one Paul had taught was to be rejected... That included other apostles or even angels. (1:8-9)

"accursed" = "a curse" "Let them be under the curse of God"

Generally, temporal judgment __________________________________________ No support from churches or individuals 2 John __________________________________________

If Paul's gospel was right, it set the benchmark for all "other gospels"

Paul's strong claims explain the book's early structure.

Paul discusses: 1) His appointment by God (1:1, 15-16) 2) His instruction by Christ (1:11-12) 3) His message receiving validation by the other Apostles ( 2:2, 7-9) 4) His confrontation of Peter's misuse of the gospel (2:11-21)

Every church and individual's claim to truth in the gospel is measured by the gospel of Christ; by the Scriptures......including ours!