1. Brand New

2. The Temple Model _________________________________________________________________________________

3. The Temple Model _________________________________________________________________________________  Sacred places  Sacred text  Sacred men  Sincere followers

4. Brand New _________________________________________________________________________________

5. Brand New _________________________________________________________________________________  New Covenant  New Command  New Ethic  New Movement

6. The Temple Model __________________________________________________________________________________________  Was built around a standard only the elite could meet.

7. The Temple Model __________________________________________________________________________________________  Was built around a standard only the elite could meet.  Required followers to come to a place to make peace with God.

8. The Temple Model __________________________________________________________________________________________  Was built around a standard only the elite could meet.  Required followers to come to a place to make peace with God.  Put religious service above serving people

9. The Temple Model __________________________________________________________________________________________  Structured

10. The Temple Model __________________________________________________________________________________________  Structured The Jewish Christians felt very sacrilegious to abandon the old testament law and practices

11. Our consciences determine religious realities whether they reflect reality or not.

12. Example – You shouldn’t feel that way.

13. Our consciences determine religious realities whether they reflect reality or not. Example – You shouldn’t feel guilty about that.

14. Our consciences determine religious realities whether they reflect reality or not. Example – Christian friends do things that bother you, but it doesn’t seem to bother them.

15. Because our conscious determines our religious reality some of you are going to have a difficult time with this teaching

16. They attempted to assimilate Jesus into the temple model

17. Galatians 5

18. Judaizers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jewish Christians who believed Gentiles must convert to Judaism to be a Follower of Jesus

19. Angry!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It diluted, and polluted the message of Jesus

20. It is for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not subject yourselves again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1

21. Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Galatians 5:2

22. And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole law. Galatians 5:3

23. You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. Galatians 5:4

24. Example of the gift card…

25. Becoming a discount card

26. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor un-circumcision means anything, Galatians 5:6

27. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor un-circumcision means anything, but faith working through love. Galatians 5:6

28. NIV - translation The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself Through love. Galatians 5:6b

29. You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth? Galatians 5:7

30. This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough. Galatians 5:8,9

31. It only takes a small dose of the wrong thing to corrupt the whole thing.

32. I wish that those who are troubling you would even… Galatians 5:12

33. I wish that those who are troubling you would even mutilate themselves. Galatians 5:12

34. Paul Knew…. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Leaders would become self-righteous

35. Paul Knew…. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Leaders would become self-righteous  Followers would become hypocrites

36. Paul Knew…. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Leaders would become self-righteous  Followers would become hypocrites  Text would be manipulated

37. Paul Knew…. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Leaders would become self-righteous  Followers would become hypocrites  Text would be manipulated  People would be mistreated

38. For you were called to freedom brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13

39. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, Galatians 5:14

40. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:14

41. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself Through love. Galatians 5:6b

42. What does love require of me?

43. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself Through love. Galatians 5:6b