1. Summary of Ga.1-2 SourceChapter 1: Source of the gospel: independent of other apostles –Answers Judaizers: “Paul was not an original apostle” ContentsChapter 2: Contents of the gospel: identical to other apostles –Answers Judaizers: “Paul’s message conflicts w. message of real apostles”

3. No compromise (Ga.2:5) Paul cannot compromise to keep peace –Circumcision for salvation (Titus) –Dietary laws –Association w. Gentiles –Full-fledged Judaism Ga.5:3, if part of law is necessary, all is At stake: “the truth of the gospel”

4. Harmony, Ga.2:9 James, Peter, John, and Paul wrote at least 21 of 27 NT books –The NT is harmonious agreementRight hand of fellowship: agreement –Devastating blow to Judaizers Charged Paul w. preaching different gospel than apostles in Jerusalem

5. The Jerusalem meeting (Ac.15) 1. The meeting cannot be duplicated –The principles must be repeated –Some confer to decide / invent doctrine. NT already decided it 2. There is only one gospel –Many demand new gospel for new time. Ga.1-2 condemns this concept 3. The gospel message is uniform –Not Paul against Peter –Doctrine matters – Ga.1:6-9

6. The Jerusalem meeting (Ac.15) 4. Ignorance does not remove account- ability, Ga.1:13 5. Sincerity does not cancel our need for truth, Ga.1:13 6. Zeal is good only when guided by facts, Ga.1:14; Ro.10 7. True conversion involves a “before and after” picture, Ga.1:24; Ga.5:16