1. LHBC Adult Sunday School Week 5 Galatians 3:1-4:7
Book of Galatians

4. Galatians 2:17-21 Paul answers objection (2:17-18)
Paul’s own Justification experience (2:19-21)
Paul had died to the law
Been crucified with Christ...
So that I may now live by faith
Christ’s death is meaningless if righteousness is obtained through the law (2:21)

6. Outline of 3:1-4:7 Apology from Logic (3:15-18)
Apology from Experience (3:1-5)
Apology by Scripture (3:6-14)
Positive Example of Abraham (v. 6-9)
Negative Example of Works of the Law (v )
Apology from Logic (3:15-18)
Purpose and Place of the law in salvation history (3:19-4:7)
Because of transgressions (3:19-23)
Our Guardian (3:24-29)
Our Trustee (4:1-7)

7. Gal 3:1-5 Apology from Experience
6 Rhetorical Questions:
Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law or by believing what you heard?
Paul reminds them of their salvation experience- they received the Spirit when they believed by faith
Having the Spirit is proof that one is a child of God (Rom 8:9 )

8. Gal 3:6-14 Apology from Scripture
Positive Example of Abraham (3:6-9)
And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.  (Gen 15:6)
Those of faith are sons of Abraham, including the Gentiles

9. Gal 3:6-14 Apology from Scripture
Negative Example from Works of the Law (v )
One is cursed if one fails to obey ALL aspects of the law (Deut 27:26)
The righteous will live by faith (Hab 2:4)
Living by the law to attain righteousness is not a life of faith (Lev 18:5)
Christ became a curse for us (Deut 21:23)

10. Gal 3:15-18 Apology from Logic
Unconditional Covenant with Abraham (Gen 12:1-2, 15:1-21, 17:1-22)
Conditional Covenant with Moses came 430 years later!
Later covenant cannot replace former!
Promise to Abraham, law given to Moses all point to the offspring/Seed who is Christ! (v. 16)

11. Gal 3:19-4:7 Purpose and Place of the Law in Salvation History
Why was the law given at all?
Because of transgressions …. (3:19)
To restrain sin
To define sin
To stimulate sin
…. until the offspring should come
Acted as our paidagogos until Christ come (3: )

12. Paidagōgos (3:24-25) ”guardian” (ESV, NIV, NLT) “tutor” (NKJ)
“schoolmaster” (KJV)
Job of a slave to guide, correct and discipline the child

13. Galatians 3:26-29 Through faith, we are IN Christ (v.26-27)
IN Christ, there is unity among God’s people (v.28)
IN Christ, we are spiritual descendants of Abraham, and heirs! (v.29)

14. Gal 3:19-4:7 Purpose and Place of the Law in Salvation History
Acted as our paidagogos until Christ come (3:24-29)
Acted as our epitropos and oikonomos (4:2)
“guardians and managers”
In a legal sense for inheritance purposes
Our adoption is complete with the Spirit in us (4:6)

15. Homework
Read Galatians
Focus on 4:8-31