1. Supernatural suffering - Galatians 3

2. WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN GALATIA ?

3. P ROFILING THE M ISSIONARIES FROM J ERUSALEM (G ALATIANS ) 1.They wanted the Gentiles who followed Christ to be circumcised (Gal. 6:13) 2.They wanted Jews who followed Christ to refrain from entering the home of a Gentile (Gal. 2:12) 3.They wanted Gentiles to embrace Jewish traditions regarding the law of Moses (2:16) 4.They wanted to set up a hierarchy based on ethnic, social or personal factors (3:28; 4:18) 5.They wanted to place spiritual significance on certain days, seasons and years (and places and colours and the rest) (4:10) 6.They wanted the focus to be on external behaviour that was produced by human effort (6:13)

4. P ROFILING THE M ISSIONARIES FROM J ERUSALEM (A CTS ) 1.You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them (11:3) 2.You can’t be genuinely saved unless you are circumcised. (15:1) 3.It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses (15:5)

5. P ROFILING THE M ISSIONARIES FROM J ERUSALEM (P AUL ’ S OTHER LETTERS ) 1.Paul was not a real apostle (2 Cor. 3:3; 12:13) 2.Ordering people to observe the festival and food stipulations of the law of Moses (Colossians 2:16-23) 3.Promoting myths and speculative complex genealogies (1 Tim. 1:4)

6. EXPOSING THE CORE PROBLEMS - PAUL ?

7. T HE HISTORICAL PARTICULAR DETAILS A FALSE GOSPEL POSING AS THE “ FULL GOSPEL.” 1.Deserting Christ; severed from Christ (1:6; 5:4) 2.A false gospel (1:7-10); man’s gospel (1:11) 3.Foolishly coming under a spell (3:1) 4.Slavery rather than sonship (4:1) and freedom (5:1) 5.Cut off from the supply of God’s grace (5:4) 6.Independent human effort (flesh) not Holy Spirit transforming power (5:16)

8. T HE UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES PARTICULAR DETAILUNIVERSAL (REVELATION) Deserting Christ; severed from Christ (1:6; 5:4) RELATIONSHIP (JESUS) A false gospel (1:7-10); man’s gospel (1:11) REASON not REVELATION Foolishly coming under a spell (3:1) CONSISTANCY of WORKING Slavery rather than liberty of sonship (4:1; 5:1) GREATER AND GREATER LIBERTY – not law Cut off from the supply of God’s grace (5:4) SUPERNATURAL TRANSFORMATION Independent human effort (flesh) not Holy Spirit transforming power (5:16) HOLY SPIRIT INTERDEPENDENCE

9. UNDERSTANDING EACH PIECE OF STAND ALONE INFORMATION Understanding each part in the context of all of the relevant information

10. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 1O Foolish Galatians 2Who has bewitched you 3It was before your very eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified 4Let me ask you only this

11. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 1O Foolish GalatiansWhat happened was the result of foolishness, not ignorance or….. 2Who has bewitched you 3It was before your very eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified 4Let me ask you only this

12. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 1O Foolish GalatiansWhat happened was the result of foolishness, not ignorance or….. 2Who has bewitched youThey were being put under a spell 3It was before your very eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified 4Let me ask you only this

13. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 1O Foolish GalatiansWhat happened was the result of foolishness, not ignorance or….. 2Who has bewitched youThey were being put under a spell 3It was before your very eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified This is what happened to all of the believers in all of the churches when they received the gospel 4Let me ask you only this

14. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 1O Foolish GalatiansWhat happened was the result of foolishness, not ignorance or….. 2Who has bewitched youThey were being put under a spell 3It was before your very eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified This is what happened to all of the believers in all of the churches when they received the gospel 4Let me ask you only thisThis will show you have been so foolish

15. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 5Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith? 6Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit are you now being perfected by the flesh?

16. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 5Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith? All saw and experienced supernatural power when they received the Spirit at the beginning 6Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit are you now being perfected by the flesh?

17. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 5Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by hearing with faith? All saw and experienced supernatural power when they received the Spirit at the beginning 6Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit are you now being perfected by the flesh? All saw and experienced supernatural power as they continued the journey to completion

18. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 7Did you suffer so many things in vain – if indeed it was in vain? 8Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by the works of the law or by hearing with faith?

19. STAND ALONE INFORMATION MEANING 7Did you suffer so many things in vain – if indeed it was in vain? 8Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by the works of the law or by hearing with faith? All experienced miracles worked by the presence of the Holy Spirit given by God.

20. WHAT KIND OF SUFFERING? FROM THE TEXT OF G ALATIANS 1.When you do things that are not approved of by those around you (1:10) 2.When you are tested by people who are against you, regardless of what you say or do (2:4) 3.When you have to publicly confront the people in your sphere who have status and influence (2:14) 4.When what you say is misrepresented by those who need to oppose you (3:21) 5.When those with whom you had a close relationship take a side with others against you (4:16) 6.Being opposed just because you are speaking eternal saving truth e.g. the message of the cross (5:11)

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