Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Wednesday Service, episode forty nine.
Speaker 1: I am your host, Josh Monday. If you know me,
Speaker 1: I'm a Christian rapper, de voter, husband, fathering army veteran.
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Speaker 1: And yes we are on Galatians three today. But first,
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Speaker 1: go ahead and pull up Galatians three. Hope you guys
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Speaker 1: of you. Let's go ahead and do the intro for
Speaker 1: Galatians three. Galatians three stresses the primacy of faith for
Speaker 1: justification and inheriting the promise given to Abraham. Paul chides
Speaker 1: the Galatians for their foolishness in returning to the law
Speaker 1: and emphasizes that righteousness comes through faith, not the law.
Speaker 1: He then expounds the law's purpose and the fulfillment of
Speaker 1: the promise through Jesus Christ, culminating in the beautiful unity
Speaker 1: and inheritance found in Christ. Amen, let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: do the screen share and pull up Galatians three. Excuse me,
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Speaker 1: So all right, So Galatians three, we're going to be
Speaker 1: on verse number one. Let's go ahead and start. It
Speaker 1: says justification by faith. Okay, So justification by faith? Verse one,
Speaker 1: Oh foolish Galatian, who has bewitched you that you should
Speaker 1: not obey the truth? Before whose eyes Jesus Christ is
Speaker 1: clearly portrayed among you as crucified. This only I want
Speaker 1: to learn from you. Did you receive this spirit by
Speaker 1: the works of the law or by the hearing of faith?
Speaker 1: Are you so foolish having begun in the spirit? Are
Speaker 1: you not being made perfect by the flesh? Have you
Speaker 1: suffered so many things in vain? If indeed was it
Speaker 1: in vain? We'll stop there at verse four, and we'll
Speaker 1: pick back up at verse five. But the foolishness of
Speaker 1: returning to the law. We have to understand what's going on.
Speaker 1: The Galatians are returning to the law instead of having
Speaker 1: justification by faith in Jesus Christ alone. Okay, so let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and check this out. It says, the foolishness
Speaker 1: of returning to the law. Paul begins by questioning the
Speaker 1: galatians decision to return to the law after having begun
Speaker 1: their journey with the spirit. Oh foolish Galatians, who has
Speaker 1: he whiched you? Is what he says. This highlights the
Speaker 1: futility of relying on the law for salvation. Okay, so
Speaker 1: let's go ahead. The concept of returning to the Mosaic
Speaker 1: law after embracing the grace offered through Jesus Christ is
Speaker 1: addressed in several New Testament passages, particularly in the writings
Speaker 1: of the apostle Paul. This topic is significant in understanding
Speaker 1: the transition from the Old Covenant based on adherence to
Speaker 1: the Law to the New Covenant centered on faith in Christ.
Speaker 1: Galatians in the Law. The Epistle to the Galatians is
Speaker 1: a primary source for understanding the folly of reverting to
Speaker 1: the law. Paul writes to the Galatian Church, which was
Speaker 1: being influenced by Judaizers, who insisted that gentile converts must
Speaker 1: observe the Mosaic law, including circumcision. Okay, let's stop there.
Speaker 1: So we know that even in the Book of Acts
Speaker 1: there was the ones they were called the circumcisers, you know.
Speaker 1: So they're trying to say, well, yeah, we're by grace
Speaker 1: through faith and all this stuff, but you have to
Speaker 1: be circumcised, you know, for you to be brought in
Speaker 1: the Abrahamic Covenant. And you know, so they're basically adding
Speaker 1: to the New Covenant okay, so let's go ahead and continue,
Speaker 1: it says, including circumcision to be true Christians, Paul admonishes them, saying,
Speaker 1: are you so foolish? After stating in the spirit, are
Speaker 1: you now finishing in the flesh? Here, Paul emphasizes that
Speaker 1: beginning their Christian journey by this spirit should not be
Speaker 1: completed by returning to the fleshly observance of the law.
Speaker 1: Paul further argues that the law served as a guardian
Speaker 1: until Christ came that we might be justified by faith
Speaker 1: Galatians three twenty four. All right, with the coming of
Speaker 1: Christ's believers are no longer under the guardian. Returning to
Speaker 1: the law therefore as seen as a regression from the
Speaker 1: freedom found in Christ to the bondage of legalism. It's
Speaker 1: also found in Romans three, verse twenty eight, for we
Speaker 1: maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from
Speaker 1: works of the law. This the declaration underscores the sufficiency
Speaker 1: of faith in Christ for salvation, rendering the works of
Speaker 1: the law unnecessary for justification. Paul also addresses this in
Speaker 1: Romans ten to four, for Christ is the end of
Speaker 1: the law to bring righteousness to everyone who believes Okay.
Speaker 1: The law's rule was to point to Christ, and returning
Speaker 1: to it after accepting Christ as seen as a denial
Speaker 1: of his completed work. All right, so there was. The
Speaker 1: early Church faced the challenge of integrating gentile believers, which
Speaker 1: led to the Jerusalem Council. As recorded in Acts fifteen.
Speaker 1: The Council concluded that gentile converts should not be burdened
Speaker 1: by the yoke of the Law, which even the Jewish
Speaker 1: forefathers were unable to bear. Acts fifteen verse This decision
Speaker 1: affirm the understanding that salvation is through grace of the
Speaker 1: Lord Jesus and not through the law. Conclusion, the New
Speaker 1: Testament consistently persists that the return to the Law is
Speaker 1: a misunderstanding of the Gospel of grace. The Law served
Speaker 1: its purpose in leading people to Christ, but with his coming,
Speaker 1: believers are called to live by faith, empowered by the Spirit,
Speaker 1: and not by the letter of the Law. Okay, just
Speaker 1: want to make sure I add that. Now, let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and continue reading. Now we're on verse five. Therefore,
Speaker 1: he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles
Speaker 1: among you, does he do it by the works of
Speaker 1: the law or by the hearing of faith. Just as
Speaker 1: Abraham believed God and was accounted to him for righteousness.
Speaker 1: Therefore that only those who are in faith are sons
Speaker 1: of Abraham. And the scripture for seeing that God would
Speaker 1: justify the gentiles by faith preach the Gospel to Abraham beforehand,
Speaker 1: saying in you all nations shall be blessed. So then
Speaker 1: those who are of the faith are blessed with believing Abraham. Okay,
Speaker 1: so very true. In you, all the nations shall be blessed.
Speaker 1: Very very good point there by, Paul. Right, so let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and see what. Oh so in Paul in
Speaker 1: Galatians three sixth it says, just as Abraham believe God
Speaker 1: and was accounted to him for righteousness, So that's justification
Speaker 1: by faith. Right there. Paul emphasizes that Abraham was justified
Speaker 1: by faith, not by works of the law. So also
Speaker 1: Abraham believed God and it was credited him as righteousness.
Speaker 1: This SE's a president for all believers. So justification by
Speaker 1: faith is a central tenet of the Christian theology. Apologize, guys,
Speaker 1: I got a text message that kind of threw me off,
Speaker 1: particularly emphasizing the Protestant tradition that refers to the act
Speaker 1: which God declares the sinner to be righteous on the
Speaker 1: basis of faith in Christ and Jesus Christ. This doctrine
Speaker 1: underscores the belief that human beings are made right with
Speaker 1: God not through their efforts or merits, but through faith
Speaker 1: in the redentive work of Christ. Obviously, there's other beliefs
Speaker 1: out there. Okay, this is not the only belief. This
Speaker 1: is a traditional Protestant belief, okay, But there are people
Speaker 1: that are that are kind of there's a new movement
Speaker 1: called the Hebrew not a new movement, sorry, there's a
Speaker 1: there's a Hebrew roots movement that's kind of coming up
Speaker 1: where people are kind of, you know, following the law again,
Speaker 1: you know. And if people are Christian and they want
Speaker 1: to follow the law, then then what's the problem. But
Speaker 1: if they're a Christian and they're trying to follow the
Speaker 1: law to get right with God so they can have salvation,
Speaker 1: now there's a problem. But if they're Christians and they
Speaker 1: want to follow the law, then hey, then more power
Speaker 1: to them because that's just up to them and that's
Speaker 1: just something that they want to do, then there's no problem.
Speaker 1: Like I said, But if they start pushing that they
Speaker 1: have to do this to be saved or they're following
Speaker 1: the law for salvation. Now they're teaching a false gospel
Speaker 1: and a false doctrine, you see. So that's when it
Speaker 1: becomes a problem because now you're leading people into works
Speaker 1: based salvation instead of faith in Christ. Salvation now there
Speaker 1: is you know. James two says faith with that works
Speaker 1: is dead. Ephesians two eight says we're saved by grace
Speaker 1: through faith for the gift of God, none of yourself,
Speaker 1: so that no man shall boast right. So we have
Speaker 1: that going on, you know. But the thing is, it
Speaker 1: works just a byproduct of faith. I think I've said
Speaker 1: this many times, but I just want people to know that.
Speaker 1: So if you start saying that you have to do
Speaker 1: works to get saved, then you're starting to take away
Speaker 1: what Christ did for us on the cross. It's a
Speaker 1: finished work he did on the cross. It's that's why.
Speaker 1: That's why God the Father said, or that's why in
Speaker 1: John three sixteen it says, for God so loved the world,
Speaker 1: he gave his only begotten son, for whoever believe in
Speaker 1: him should not perish but have everlasting life. It doesn't
Speaker 1: say it doesn't say whoever believeth in him and follow
Speaker 1: the law, should have everlasting life. It doesn't say that. Okay,
Speaker 1: there's a reason why it doesn't say that. It also
Speaker 1: doesn't say it says, for whoever whoever believeth in Him
Speaker 1: shall not perish, but however everlasting life. It also doesn't say,
Speaker 1: right there, except the Jews that don't believe in the future,
Speaker 1: they're gonna be saved anyway. Like it dies, it also
Speaker 1: does and say that. It says, for God so loved
Speaker 1: the world, meaning the Jews, the Israelites, every single person
Speaker 1: in the whole entire world. Okay, every single human. He
Speaker 1: so loved every single human that he gave his only
Speaker 1: be godden son for whoever believed them should not perish.
Speaker 1: But I've everlasting life. So that is the way you
Speaker 1: get everlasting life through Jesus, if you don't get everlasting
Speaker 1: life through anything else but that. And that's and and God,
Speaker 1: God the Father was not speaking right there. I do apologize.
Speaker 1: I said God the Father, but I was just God
Speaker 1: the Father sin his only be godden son, right, So
Speaker 1: that's what they're expressing there. So I just want to
Speaker 1: make that clear, because you do some people kind of
Speaker 1: end up in some dangerous grounds. But let me just
Speaker 1: go ahead, So I read one through nine. So let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and do a brief overview of one through nine. Okay,
Speaker 1: So Galatians three, one through nine means Christian are saved
Speaker 1: and receive the Holy Spirit by faith in Jesus, not
Speaker 1: by falling the Old Testament law. Paul actually calls the
Speaker 1: Galatians foolish for believing false teachers who said they needed
Speaker 1: to add lawkeeping like circumcision to grace, arguing that their
Speaker 1: entire spiritual experience from receiving the Spirit to becoming Abraham's
Speaker 1: heirs began and continues through faith, proving that justification comes
Speaker 1: through belief, not works. So what's the foolishness of legalism?
Speaker 1: Paul rebukes the Galatians for abandoning the simplicity of faith.
Speaker 1: Question if they were bewitched to think that they could
Speaker 1: perfect their salvation through human effort flesh after starving with
Speaker 1: God's spirit. Nobody can. Nobody can perfect their salvation through
Speaker 1: human effort. Nobody can. You always have to be relying
Speaker 1: on God. Okay, you're not going to be able to perfect.
Speaker 1: You're not going to ever be perfect. Right, Only when
Speaker 1: that was perfect is Jesus Christ. Right. So that's why
Speaker 1: if you break one law, you break them all. That's
Speaker 1: what James says. Now, am I saying that you should
Speaker 1: just start breaking all the laws and just doing you know,
Speaker 1: since we're by grace, I could do whatever I want.
Speaker 1: Of course not, because God is all about obedience. When
Speaker 1: you read the Old Testament, which we're doing, and we're
Speaker 1: reading the New Testament, then you start following, then you
Speaker 1: start finding out the characteristics of God, right you, and
Speaker 1: then you start knowing that it's not about just you're
Speaker 1: saved by grace through faith. Of course, but it did
Speaker 1: say in Ephesians nine to ten that God set up
Speaker 1: works for you that you should do them. That's paraphrasing,
Speaker 1: but we just need to understand that faith is a
Speaker 1: works as a byproduct of having faith. Okay, obedience is
Speaker 1: a byproduct of having faith. Are you going to be
Speaker 1: obedience twenty four to seven every single day, every single
Speaker 1: moment of your life. No, everybody has these moments where
Speaker 1: they you know, where they might be mad, they might
Speaker 1: be angry. We have human emotions. We might be jealous,
Speaker 1: we might have whatever, we might have some kind of
Speaker 1: sin that we do. Uh, you know, it's just we
Speaker 1: can't be perfect. But like I said, if a Christian
Speaker 1: wants to follow the law, you know, if they want
Speaker 1: to go back to the Old Testament law, they could
Speaker 1: go ahead and do that. I mean, everybody has a
Speaker 1: right to do whatever they want. If they feel like
Speaker 1: they're getting closer to God through that, cool. But if
Speaker 1: they say, hey, I'm doing this for salvation, now they've
Speaker 1: crossed the line. You see what I mean. I think
Speaker 1: that maybe some people want to do. I mean, if
Speaker 1: people want to do like try to follow the law
Speaker 1: for discipline and being more on the spirit, and that's
Speaker 1: the way they that they like to worship, and that's
Speaker 1: their thing. Hey, more power to them. But like I said,
Speaker 1: when it gets dangerous is if they say we're doing
Speaker 1: this in order to be saved. That's the dangerous part
Speaker 1: because people will be affected by that, and then people
Speaker 1: will think, well, that's nice that Jesus died on the
Speaker 1: cross for my sins. But they start thinking like, I mean,
Speaker 1: it's nice that he did that, but you know what,
Speaker 1: I'm just gonna work my way to heaven, you know,
Speaker 1: And that's that's that's acting like Jesus had some unfinished work,
Speaker 1: you know. And that's I think it's a dangerous doctrine.
Speaker 1: But there's also dangerous the other way. If you're all
Speaker 1: filled with grace. Hey, where this is right now is
Speaker 1: the time of grace. I'm just gonna kind of I'm
Speaker 1: gonna believe that Jesus died on the cross for me,
Speaker 1: and I'm gonna believe in Jesus. But at the same time,
Speaker 1: I'm gonna do whatever I want. You see, so you
Speaker 1: gotta you can find that happy medium. But I do
Speaker 1: suggest that you do study both views of Galatian because
Speaker 1: some people have a different view of Galatian. I've seen
Speaker 1: debates on it, especially the Hebrew Roots Movement, some people
Speaker 1: like Sean Griffin and a couple other people. So I
Speaker 1: do like to study both sides. I'm not gonna just
Speaker 1: be one hundred percent like one sided. I like to
Speaker 1: be both sides because but I do believe that we're
Speaker 1: saved by grace through faith, like Paul says. I do
Speaker 1: believe that faith without works is dead like James says.
Speaker 1: But I don't right now believe that we have to
Speaker 1: obey the law or be in the law right now.
Speaker 1: But like I said, I'm still studying, So please give
Speaker 1: me grace. But I do know that we don't have
Speaker 1: to be in the law. I know that for a fact.
Speaker 1: I'm just saying, should we be practicing the law? For
Speaker 1: should we be not for salvation, but should we be
Speaker 1: as Christians? I mean, it's just we're gonna find out
Speaker 1: we're going to continue rein Galatians that we're gonna see
Speaker 1: that's go to continue spirit by faith, not law. So
Speaker 1: the central question is do you receive the spirit by
Speaker 1: works of the law or by hearing the with faith?
Speaker 1: Or by hearing with faith? Galatians three to two. The
Speaker 1: obvious answer is faith, showing God's Spirit comes through the
Speaker 1: believing in the Gospel, not by obeying rules. Abraham as example.
Speaker 1: Paul points to Abraham, who is declared righteous by God
Speaker 1: because as he believed, which is faith, long before the
Speaker 1: law was given Genesis fifteen. This established faith as the
Speaker 1: original and enduring path to blessing. What was the law's purpose?
Speaker 1: The law wasn't for salvation, but served to guide people
Speaker 1: and reveal their need for Christ, acting as a temporary
Speaker 1: guard until faith in Jesus came. So, because when you
Speaker 1: start trying to follow the law, you're not able to
Speaker 1: so what happens is you know that you need a
Speaker 1: perfect Messiah or perfect Jesus to die on the cross
Speaker 1: for your sins because you can't do it. So it
Speaker 1: reveals the need for Christ, right for Messiah. That's what
Speaker 1: That's what Christ means. Also, inheritance by promise, just as
Speaker 1: Abraham was blessed by faith, believers become spiritually descendants of
Speaker 1: Abraham and errors to God's promises through faith in Christ,
Speaker 1: making them children of God. In simple terms, Paul is
Speaker 1: telling the Galatians, you started right by trusting Jesus. Why
Speaker 1: are you now listening to these other teachers who say
Speaker 1: you need to be to do religious stuff like getting
Speaker 1: circumcised to be truly saved. That's backward, that's backwards. You
Speaker 1: got the spirit by faith, just like Abraham was right
Speaker 1: with God by faith. All of God's promises came through faith,
Speaker 1: not by works of the law. So stop trying to
Speaker 1: earn your way with God and just trust him. Okay, perfect,
Speaker 1: Now we're going to go ahead and move on to
Speaker 1: Galatians ten. Sorry three, verse ten. The law brings a curse. Now,
Speaker 1: let's read this. For as many as are of the
Speaker 1: works of the law are under the curse. For it
Speaker 1: is written, cursed is everyone who does not continue in
Speaker 1: all things that are written in the Book of the
Speaker 1: Law and to do them. But that one no one
Speaker 1: is justified by the law, And the sight of God
Speaker 1: is evident, for just shall live, the just shall live
Speaker 1: by faith. Yet the law is not of faith. But
Speaker 1: the man who does them shall live by them. Verse thirteen.
Speaker 1: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law,
Speaker 1: having become a curse for us, For it is written,
Speaker 1: cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree that the
Speaker 1: blessing of Abraham might come upon the gentiles in Christ Jesus,
Speaker 1: that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Speaker 1: All right, let's go ahead and stop there real quick.
Speaker 1: See what I have on my study guide. Okay, So
Speaker 1: in verse ten, it's the curse of the law. The
Speaker 1: law brings a curse because no one can fully keep it.
Speaker 1: For all who rely on works of the Law are
Speaker 1: under a curse. That's Galatians three. Ten. Christ redeems us
Speaker 1: from this curse by becoming a curse for us. The
Speaker 1: curse of the law is a theological concept rooting in
Speaker 1: the teachings of the Apostle Paul, particularly in the Epistle
Speaker 1: of the Galatians. It refers to the consequences and penalties
Speaker 1: that come from falling falling failing to uphold the Mosaic law,
Speaker 1: as well as deliberation from these consequences through faith in
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ. The concept is primarily derived from Galatians three,
Speaker 1: verses ten through fourteen, which we just read here. Paul
Speaker 1: references Deuteronomy twenty seven to twenty six, emphasizing that the
Speaker 1: law demands perfect obedience, and failure to comply results in
Speaker 1: a curse. Nature of the curse, the curse is not
Speaker 1: merely a set of negative consequences, but represents the spiritual
Speaker 1: and relational separation from God due to sin. The law
Speaker 1: given through Moses was holy and righteous, but it also
Speaker 1: so highlighted human inability to achieve righteousness through works. As
Speaker 1: Paul explains in Roman seven, verse ten, I found that
Speaker 1: the very command it meant that was meant to bring
Speaker 1: life actually brought death. Redemption from the curse. Paul's message
Speaker 1: in Galatian to underscores the redemptive work of Christ. In
Speaker 1: Galatians three, verse thirteen, where it says Christ has redeemed
Speaker 1: us from the curse of the Law having become a
Speaker 1: curse for us, where it has written curses everyone who
Speaker 1: hangs on a tree, says This refers to Deuteronomy twenty
Speaker 1: one twenty three, where being hung on a tree is
Speaker 1: associated with being cursed by God. Jesus, by his crucifixion,
Speaker 1: took upon himself the curse that was due to humanity,
Speaker 1: thus providing means of redemption. You guys understand that. So
Speaker 1: that's Paul is saying, kind of putting. This is more
Speaker 1: to it than just reading on the surface. The liberation
Speaker 1: from the curse's success through faith, not by the inherence
Speaker 1: to the law. Galatians three to eleven declares clearly no
Speaker 1: one is justified before God by the law, because the
Speaker 1: righteous will live by faith. This echoes Habakok two four
Speaker 1: and underscores the principle that justification in life come through
Speaker 1: faith in Christ, not through legalistic observance. Implications for believers.
Speaker 1: For believers, the curse of the Law serves as a
Speaker 1: reminder that officiency of human efforts to achieve righteousness. It
Speaker 1: highlights the necessity of grace and sufficiently of Christ's atoning sacrifice,
Speaker 1: and what's the theological significance theologically. The curse of the
Speaker 1: Law underscores the transition from the old Covenant based on
Speaker 1: inherence to the Law, to the new covenant established through
Speaker 1: the Blood of Christ. It emphasizes the transformative power of
Speaker 1: the Gospel, which brings life and freedom to those who
Speaker 1: are once bound by the Law's demands. This concept is
Speaker 1: central to understanding the conduction of justification by faith and
Speaker 1: believers new identity in Christ. Okay, I think that was
Speaker 1: a pretty good explanation of thirteen or ten through fourteen.
Speaker 1: All right, now we're going to read fifteen through eighteen.
Speaker 1: Let me go back real quick. See the purpose of
Speaker 1: the law I was talked about in three twenty four. Okay,
Speaker 1: all right, so let's go ahead and read Galatians three,
Speaker 1: verse fifteen. The changeless promise. Brethren, I speak in the
Speaker 1: manner of men, though it is only a man's covenant.
Speaker 1: Yet it is confirmed. No annuals or adds to it.
Speaker 1: Now to Abraham and his seed, where the promise is made.
Speaker 1: Where the promise is made, it says, no to now
Speaker 1: to Abraham and his seed where the promise is made.
Speaker 1: He does not say, and two seeds as of many,
Speaker 1: but he says, and to your seed who is Christ.
Speaker 1: And this I say that the law, which is four
Speaker 1: hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul the covenant that
Speaker 1: was confirmed before by God in Christ. That it should
Speaker 1: make the promise of no effect. For if the inheritance
Speaker 1: is the law, it is no longer a promise. But
Speaker 1: God gave it to Abraham by promise. Okay, so what
Speaker 1: does this mean? Well, it means that God's covenant with
Speaker 1: Abraham is a permanent, unbreakable promise based on faith, not
Speaker 1: by the law. Paul uses the analogy of a human
Speaker 1: will of covenant which cannot be added to or annulled
Speaker 1: once ratified, to show that God's earlier promise to Abraham
Speaker 1: and his seed, which Paul argues, refers to a singular
Speaker 1: error Jesus Christ, who is the key to all nations
Speaker 1: receiving the blessings. What's some key points? Let's see, how
Speaker 1: do I I'm sorry, give me one second. Some key
Speaker 1: points to the chapter that to this couple verses here
Speaker 1: ratified human. A ratified human covenant cannot be changed. Paul
Speaker 1: compared God's covenant with Abraham to a legally binding human
Speaker 1: testament that cannot be altered or canceled after it has
Speaker 1: been made. And I just want to let you guys know,
Speaker 1: with Galatians, there's a lot to it, Okay, So I
Speaker 1: can't just go ahead and read through and skip all
Speaker 1: over a lot of this stuff. This stuff is very important,
Speaker 1: so there'll be a lot of notes and stuff. Then
Speaker 1: there's a lot of stuff in my study guide. So
Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to make sure I go over all
Speaker 1: these things because it's very important, because you can be
Speaker 1: led astray by other teachers on this subject. Okay. So
Speaker 1: next key point is Jesus is the key to the promise.
Speaker 1: The promise made to Abraham is fulfilled in Jesus. Believers
Speaker 1: become heirs. Hairs become heirs of the promise, not by
Speaker 1: far the law, but by being united with Christ through faith.
Speaker 1: The law does not nullify the promise. The law was
Speaker 1: given four hundred and thirty years after the promise to Abraham.
Speaker 1: Since the promise came through faith and inheritance through Christ
Speaker 1: is also by faith, the latter edition of the law
Speaker 1: does not void God's original faith based covenant. And then
Speaker 1: inheritance comes through grace, not law. In the inheritance if
Speaker 1: the inheritance were based on the law, it would no
Speaker 1: longer be based on promise. But God gave the promise
Speaker 1: through grace. Therefore the inheritance, salvation, and spiritual blessings comes
Speaker 1: through faith in Christ, who is the singular seed of Abraham.
Speaker 1: Amen to that. Now let's go ahead and read about
Speaker 1: the purpose of the law Galatians three, verse nineteen. What purpose,
Speaker 1: then does the law serve? It was added because of
Speaker 1: transgressions till the seed should come to whom the promise
Speaker 1: was made, And it was appointed through angels by the
Speaker 1: hand of a mediator. Now a mediator does not mediate
Speaker 1: for only one or for one only, but God is one.
Speaker 1: Is the law then against the promise of God? Certainly not.
Speaker 1: For if there had been a law given which could
Speaker 1: have could have given life, truly righteousness would have been
Speaker 1: by the law. But the Scripture has confined, has confined
Speaker 1: all under sin, that the promise of faith in Jesus
Speaker 1: Christ might be given to those who believe. But before
Speaker 1: faith came, we were kept under God by the law,
Speaker 1: kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. Therefore,
Speaker 1: the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ.
Speaker 1: Then we might be justified by faith. But after faith
Speaker 1: has come, we are no longer under a tutor. Okay,
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and say see, well, first, I
Speaker 1: have something for verse twenty four, where it says the
Speaker 1: purpose of the law, The law was a guardian until
Speaker 1: Christ came. The law was our guardian until Christ came,
Speaker 1: that we might be justified by faith. It served to
Speaker 1: lead us to Christ. The law was presented in the Bible. Okay,
Speaker 1: let's go over the law real quick. Okay. So the
Speaker 1: law as presented the Bible served as a multiple purpose
Speaker 1: that are integral. That are integral understanding to understanding God's
Speaker 1: covenant with his people and his overarching plan for humanity.
Speaker 1: The law, primarily found in the first five books of
Speaker 1: the Old Testament, known as the Torah or Pentateuch, is
Speaker 1: foundational to both Jewish and Christian theology. The law reveals
Speaker 1: the holiness, righteousness, and justice of God. It provides a
Speaker 1: standard of a standard of moral and ethical conduct that
Speaker 1: reflects God's own nature and Leviticus nineteen, verse two, God
Speaker 1: commands speak to the entire congregation of the Israelites and
Speaker 1: tell him be holy, because I the Lord your God,
Speaker 1: am holy. This called a holiness is underscores the law's
Speaker 1: role in revealing God's character and his desire for his
Speaker 1: people to emulate his holiness, so the covenantial relationship. The
Speaker 1: law establishes the terms of the covenant between God and Israel.
Speaker 1: It is a binding agreement that outlines the responsibilities and
Speaker 1: privileges of being God's chosen people in Exodus nineteen, verse
Speaker 1: five through six. The law serves as a framework for
Speaker 1: this covenantial promise, emphasizing obedience and faithfulness. And then the
Speaker 1: law provides practical guidelines for living life that is pleasing
Speaker 1: to God. It covers various aspects of daily life, including moral,
Speaker 1: ceremonial and civil laws. Psalms one nineteen one oh five
Speaker 1: stature word is a lamp to my feet and a
Speaker 1: light to my path. This metaphor highlights the law's role
Speaker 1: as a guide for righteous living, offering direction and wisdom.
Speaker 1: Excuse me revealing sin. One of the critical purposes of
Speaker 1: the law is to reveal sin and the need for
Speaker 1: a savior. Romans three twenty explains, Therefore, no one will
Speaker 1: be justified in his sight by works of the law,
Speaker 1: for the law merely brings awareness of sin. The law
Speaker 1: acts as a mirror, reflecting humanity's sinful nature and inability
Speaker 1: to achieve righteousness through their own efforts. And then the
Speaker 1: Law also serves as a point forward to Jesus Christ,
Speaker 1: who fulfills his requirement and embodies his ultimate purpose. Let
Speaker 1: me just highlight that so I know where I'm at,
Speaker 1: fulfills to his requirements and embodies his ultimate purpose. In
Speaker 1: Matthew five seventeen, Jesus states, do not think that I
Speaker 1: have come to abolish the law or the p I
Speaker 1: came to. I came not to abolish them, but to
Speaker 1: fulfill them. Christ's life, death, and resurrection fulfill the Law's demands,
Speaker 1: providing a means of salvation that the Law itself could
Speaker 1: not offer. And then Galatians through twenty four, which we
Speaker 1: just read Paul describes the Law as a tutor to
Speaker 1: lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith.
Speaker 1: The law's role as a tutor or guardian underscores its
Speaker 1: temporary and preparatory nature, guiding believers to the ultimate revelation
Speaker 1: of God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. The multifaceted
Speaker 1: purposes of the Law highlighted significance in the Bible and
Speaker 1: the biblical narrative and it's enduring relevance. Relevance, sorry, relevance
Speaker 1: for understanding God's will and the path to redemption. Okay, perfect,
Speaker 1: So we went over nineteen through twenty five. So just
Speaker 1: to a little recap. So Galatians thirteen nineteen through twenty
Speaker 1: five explains the temporary purpose of the Mosaic law. It
Speaker 1: was added because of the transgressions to reveal humanity sinfulness
Speaker 1: demonstrates this inability to achieve righteousness and act as a tutor,
Speaker 1: which you kind of talked about. I don't really need
Speaker 1: to go too much because we just went over a
Speaker 1: good amount there, but some of the key things that
Speaker 1: you could take out of this. In verse nineteen, the
Speaker 1: law wasn't for salvation, but was added to show people
Speaker 1: how often they broke God's standards, creating a need for
Speaker 1: a savior. In Verse twenty two and twenty three, scripture
Speaker 1: locked up everything under sin, making all guilty until faith
Speaker 1: in Jesus came. And then nineteen through twenty the law
Speaker 1: was given through angels and mediated by Moses, contrasting with
Speaker 1: the direct unilateral promise to Abraham. And then verse twenty one,
Speaker 1: the law can't give life it could, righteousness would come
Speaker 1: through it. If it could, then righteousness would come through it.
Speaker 1: Who was merely meant to justify only to reveal sin?
Speaker 1: Okay twenty four and twenty five, the law was a
Speaker 1: temporary garden leading us to Christ, who fulfills. Now that
Speaker 1: faith has come, believers are no longer under its supervision.
Speaker 1: And then in twenty two and twenty four the ultimate
Speaker 1: goal was the point to Jesus. So the justification being
Speaker 1: made right with God comes through faith in Jesus Christ,
Speaker 1: not by keeping the law's commands. Very important. Next, let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and read this. It's the sons and Heirs
Speaker 1: verse twenty six. So Galatians three, verse twenty six, for
Speaker 1: all our sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Speaker 1: For you are all sons of God through faith in
Speaker 1: Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized
Speaker 1: into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew
Speaker 1: nor Greek. There is neither slave nor free. There is
Speaker 1: neither male nor female. For if you are all one
Speaker 1: in Christ Jesus, and if you are Christ, then you
Speaker 1: are Abraham, seed and heirs according to the promise. Wow,
Speaker 1: very important stuff. So unity in Christ through faith, all
Speaker 1: believers are united in Christ. There is neither Jew, nor Greek,
Speaker 1: nor slave, nor free nor female. You are all one
Speaker 1: in Christ Jesus. We have to make sure we remember
Speaker 1: that right. So, through faith in Jesus Christ and baptism,
Speaker 1: all believers become children of God, shedding earthly distinctions like Jew, Greek, slave, free, male, female.
Speaker 1: They're united as one in Christ, putting on Christ like
Speaker 1: a new identity, and becoming heirs to God's promises truly
Speaker 1: inheriting the blessings meant for a Abraham, not through the law,
Speaker 1: but through grace, and so verse twenty six it says
Speaker 1: you are sons of God through faith in Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: This means becoming part of God's family, a status achieved
Speaker 1: by trusting in Jesus, not by following the law. Verse
Speaker 1: twenty seven, as many of you are baptized or christ
Speaker 1: into Christ have put on Christ. Baptism signifies a spiritual
Speaker 1: rebirth and a deifrecation. And then in verse twenty eight,
Speaker 1: there's neither Jew, nor Greek, nor slave nor free, which
Speaker 1: we already talked about. Believers are all equal members of
Speaker 1: God's family, okay. And then in verse twenty nine, if
Speaker 1: you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring according
Speaker 1: to the promise. Because you are in Christ, you become
Speaker 1: the spiritual descendants of Abraham inheriting the same promises God
Speaker 1: made to him, fulfilling the Covenant through faith, not just
Speaker 1: ethnic lineage or law keeping. So important, so perfect. So
Speaker 1: we finished chapter three. We had some really good stuff here.
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and go over some practical applications.
Speaker 1: We have four of them. First one, embrace faith over works,
Speaker 1: trust in the finished work of Christ for your salvation
Speaker 1: rather than trying to earn it through good deeds. And
Speaker 1: it's very hard as a human too not think like that,
Speaker 1: you know, like, oh, I need to do good for people.
Speaker 1: I need to do this now. Do you need to
Speaker 1: do good for people? Of course? Do you need to
Speaker 1: take care of the homeless? Of course. Do you need
Speaker 1: to take care of the elderly? Of course? Do you
Speaker 1: need to take care of the widows. Do you need
Speaker 1: to take care of the orphans. Do you need to
Speaker 1: take care of the foster kids? Of course? All that
Speaker 1: stuff you need to do. Do you need it for salvation? No?
Speaker 1: But if you actually have true faith, then you should
Speaker 1: be doing all these things. And you should already be
Speaker 1: a great Christian. You should already be a great person
Speaker 1: to other people. You should already be treating people with kindness,
Speaker 1: should already be treating people with You shouldn't be cussing
Speaker 1: at people. You shouldn't be angry with people. You shouldn't
Speaker 1: lose your temper as fast. You should be able to
Speaker 1: have some discipline. Now, if you are doing all those things,
Speaker 1: I'm not saying you're not a Christian. All I'm saying
Speaker 1: is that we should try to. We should try to
Speaker 1: have some discipline if we're not doing all those things.
Speaker 1: You know, and you know, just faith. Our works is
Speaker 1: a by product of faith. So when you have true
Speaker 1: faith in Jesus, you should have no problems doing work.
Speaker 1: You should have no problem with doing works at all.
Speaker 1: You know. All right, live and freedom is the second one.
Speaker 1: Recognize that you are no longer under the law's curse
Speaker 1: and live in freedom that Christ provides. Now, I would
Speaker 1: probably say, appreciate the freedom you have. Okay, appreciate the
Speaker 1: freedom you have, but don't go crazy. And just because
Speaker 1: you're under grace, you know, celebrate unity, Embrace the unity
Speaker 1: and equality that comes from being one in Christ, breaking
Speaker 1: down barriers of race, status, ethnicity, gender, okay, and then
Speaker 1: share the gospel, use the example of Abraham to share
Speaker 1: the message of justification by faith with others. Sweet till
Speaker 1: we're done with those. A couple key scriptures that connect.
Speaker 1: We have Romans four, verse three, for what does the
Speaker 1: scripture say? Abraham believed God and it was credited to
Speaker 1: him as righteousness. And then Ephesians two, verses eight through nine.
Speaker 1: We are already kind of talked about that, but it's okay.
Speaker 1: But it is by grace that you are saved through faith,
Speaker 1: and it is not from works, all right, it is
Speaker 1: not from yourselves. It is a gift of God, not
Speaker 1: by works, so that no one can boast. Okay. And
Speaker 1: Hebrews eleven, verse six it says, and without faith, it
Speaker 1: is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches him
Speaker 1: must believe that he exists and that he rewards those
Speaker 1: who earnestly seek him. So without faith it is impossible
Speaker 1: to please God. What is the devil going to do.
Speaker 1: He's going to attack your faith, obviously, right, and he's
Speaker 1: also going to try to have you do works based salvation.
Speaker 1: He's going to take as much as he can away
Speaker 1: from Jesus, okay, as much as he can, okay. And
Speaker 1: he's also going to make sure that you're not reading
Speaker 1: your Bible because faith cometh by hearing and hearing by
Speaker 1: the word of God Romans ten seventeen. So Hebrews eleven
Speaker 1: six isn't without faith, it's impossible to please God, which
Speaker 1: means it's impossible to please God if you're not believing
Speaker 1: the word of God, if you're not reading the word
Speaker 1: of God, if you're not trying to get to know
Speaker 1: his true character and his true personality through his word,
Speaker 1: then you're not pleasing God. So it says without faith
Speaker 1: that it's impossible to please God. And the same author
Speaker 1: in Romans ten seventeen says that faith cometh by hearing
Speaker 1: and hearing by the word of God. Right, So the
Speaker 1: more that you're listening to this Bible study, the more
Speaker 1: that we're going over the word, the more faith that's
Speaker 1: being produced. Yeah. Perfect, So we went over that. Now
Speaker 1: we are going to be in chapter four. A lot
Speaker 1: of meat in this Galatians, and I'll do it. You know,
Speaker 1: next time I go through Galatians, I'll do an even
Speaker 1: deeper study because there's a lot to this. But I
Speaker 1: think that this is very important for us. In Galatians four,
Speaker 1: I'm going to go over the intro. Now, Paul elaborates
Speaker 1: on the believer's journey from slavery under the law to
Speaker 1: sonship in Christ. He expounds on the concept of spiritual
Speaker 1: adoption and its implications for identity and inheritance in Christ,
Speaker 1: calls his relationship with the Galatians in contrast the accounts
Speaker 1: of Hagar and Sarah to distinguish between slavery under the
Speaker 1: law and freedom in the Promise. Okay, very very very
Speaker 1: interesting stuff here, So let me just go ahead and
Speaker 1: bring up my teaching points. So I'm there, ready to go,
Speaker 1: and we're gonna go to chapter four. It says sons
Speaker 1: and heirs through Christ. Okay, we'll just read one through,
Speaker 1: so we have We'll just do one through seven and
Speaker 1: then I have some notes. Now, I say that the heir,
Speaker 1: as long as he is a child, does not differ
Speaker 1: from all at all from a slave, though he is
Speaker 1: master of all, but as under guardians and stewarts until
Speaker 1: the time appointed by the father. Even so, when we
Speaker 1: are when we were children, we were in bondage under
Speaker 1: the elements of the world. But when the fullness of
Speaker 1: the time had come. God sent forth his son, born
Speaker 1: of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those
Speaker 1: who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption.
Speaker 1: Receive the adoption as sons. And because you are sons,
Speaker 1: God has set forth the spirit of his Son into
Speaker 1: your hearts, crying out Abbah, Father. Therefore you are no
Speaker 1: longer a slave, but a son. And if a son,
Speaker 1: then an heir of God through Christ. Wow. So errors enslaves.
Speaker 1: So Paul begins the chapter by comparing errors to slaves,
Speaker 1: stating that as long as the error is a child,
Speaker 1: he is no different from a slave, although he is
Speaker 1: the owner of everything. This illustrates the transition from living
Speaker 1: under the law to receiving the full rights of sonship
Speaker 1: through Christ. And that's pretty interesting that it says that
Speaker 1: right there. It says it, because you are sons, God
Speaker 1: has sent forth the spirit of his Son into your hearts.
Speaker 1: Hm hm uh. That's a that's pretty deep, right, God
Speaker 1: has sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts. Huh.
Speaker 1: I kind of want to see what going on there
Speaker 1: real quick. I want to see. I mean, there has
Speaker 1: to be some interpretations. That's us talking about maybe the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit Galatians. I want to see if there's any
Speaker 1: because that is an interesting verse Galatians Galatians four verse six.
Speaker 2: Ah, oh yeah, I does say that, says Galatians for
Speaker 2: s X means that because believers are adopted as children
Speaker 2: of God through faith, and God sends the Holy.
Speaker 1: Spirit into their hearts, which I thought, it's just interesting
Speaker 1: that he says, Father's sending his spirit the son's role.
Speaker 1: H I wonder if there's different translations God has sent
Speaker 1: forth the Spirit of his Son. I bet you some
Speaker 1: of the translations says God has set forth his Spirit
Speaker 1: into your hearts. I would like to see that. And guys,
Speaker 1: we're doing Bible study right now, so when I start
Speaker 1: to look at this kind of stuff, I think it's
Speaker 1: definitely important. Four verse six. Let's see what it says,
Speaker 1: and God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts.
Speaker 1: Let's see what it says. In the King James, God
Speaker 1: sent forth his son. Oh, okay, you see it's and
Speaker 1: the King James says, but the fullness of the time
Speaker 1: has come. God sent forth his son made of a
Speaker 1: woman under the law, to redeem them from under the law,
Speaker 1: that we might receive the adoption of son. So and
Speaker 1: because ye are sons, God has sent forth the spirit
Speaker 1: of his Son into your hearts. Well he does say,
Speaker 1: spirit of your son. Okay. Complete Jewish Bible says, heart's
Speaker 1: the spirit of his son. God has sent forth into
Speaker 1: our hearts, the spirit of his Son, the spirit who
Speaker 1: cries Abbah, dear Father. Wow. Okay, I just kind of
Speaker 1: like to see what's going on there. That's very interesting.
Speaker 1: So all right, let's check out. In verse four and five,
Speaker 1: it says Paul emphasizes that the time had fully come. Oh,
Speaker 1: Paul emphasizes that when the time had fully come, God
Speaker 1: sent his son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Speaker 1: to redeem those under the law, that we might receive
Speaker 1: our adoption as sons. This highlights God's perfect timing and
Speaker 1: purpose of christ incarnation. The concept of fullness of time
Speaker 1: is a theological term that refers to the divinely appointed
Speaker 1: time when God chose to fulfill his redemptive plan through
Speaker 1: the incarnation of Jesus Christ. This term is primarily derived
Speaker 1: from Galatians four for four and five, which states, but
Speaker 1: when the fullness of time had come, God sent his son,
Speaker 1: born of a woman, born under the law to redeem
Speaker 1: those under the law, that we might receive our adoption
Speaker 1: as sons. This passage highlights the perfect timing of God's
Speaker 1: intervention and human history to accomplish salvation. The theological significance theologically,
Speaker 1: the fullness of time underscores God's sovereignty and faithfulness and
Speaker 1: fulfilling his promise. It reflects the idea that God's timing
Speaker 1: is perfect and that he works all things according to
Speaker 1: his divine will. The incarnation of Jesus Christ at the
Speaker 1: appointed time signifies the breaking in of God's kingdom into
Speaker 1: human history, offering redemption and reconciliation to all who believe.
Speaker 1: What's the impact for us believers? For believers, the fullness
Speaker 1: of time serves as a reminder of God's perfect timing
Speaker 1: in our own lives. It encourages trust in God's providence
Speaker 1: and his ability to bring about his purpose in his
Speaker 1: own time. The concept also calls Christians to live in
Speaker 1: a time dissipation of Christ's return, which God's redemptive plan
Speaker 1: will be fully consummated. In summary, the fullness of time
Speaker 1: is a profound biblical concept that highlights the perfect timing
Speaker 1: of God's redemptive work through Jesus Christ. It reflects God's sovereignty,
Speaker 1: the fulfillment of prophecy and continuity, the continuity of his
Speaker 1: plan of salvation through history. Okay. And then the spirit
Speaker 1: of His sonship is there. It says, the believers receive
Speaker 1: the spirit of God's Son, enabling them to cry out
Speaker 1: Abbah Father. This signifies an intimate relationship with God, contrasts
Speaker 1: in the distant relationship under the law. The concept of
Speaker 1: spirit of sonship is a profound theological theme found within
Speaker 1: the New Testament, particular in the writings of Apostle Paul.
Speaker 1: This term is closely associated with the believer's relationship with God,
Speaker 1: emphasizes an adoption, inheritance and the intimate connection between God
Speaker 1: and his children. I just wanted to read through that.
Speaker 1: The primary scripture reference for the spirit of sonship is
Speaker 1: found in Romans eight fifteen through sixteen. It says, for
Speaker 1: you do not receive a spirit of slavery that returns
Speaker 1: to you in fear, but you receive the spirit of sonship,
Speaker 1: by whom we cry Abba Father. The Spirit himself testifies
Speaker 1: with our spirit that we are God's children. Okay. And
Speaker 1: then the spirit of sonship is a central aspect of
Speaker 1: the believer's identity and relationship with God. It encompasses adoption, intimacy, hairship,
Speaker 1: and transformation of firm in the believer's place and God's family,
Speaker 1: and the assurance of his promises. Through the Spirit, believers
Speaker 1: are empowered to live as true children of God, reflecting
Speaker 1: his love and holiness in the world. All right, so
Speaker 1: we went one through seven. Right, So let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and summarize that up Galatians For So, Galatians four one
Speaker 1: through seven teaches that believers are no longer slaves to
Speaker 1: the law, but adopted as children and heirs of God
Speaker 1: through Christ. Before Christ, people were under the law like
Speaker 1: a child here under a guardian. But with his arrival,
Speaker 1: God sent his spirit to allow believers to call him
Speaker 1: abba Father, becoming heirs with full status and freedom in
Speaker 1: God's family. This passage contrasts a life of legalism with
Speaker 1: a life of freedom found in faith and adoption by God.
Speaker 1: Errors under a temporary guardian. Before Christ's, believers were spiritually
Speaker 1: like miners, errors of God's promises but unable to fully
Speaker 1: claim them. They were held in a state of dependency,
Speaker 1: much like an error is subject to guardians and managers
Speaker 1: until reaching maturity enslavement to the elementary principles of the world.
Speaker 1: This period of immaturity meant being enslaved to the basic
Speaker 1: elemental principles of the world in the Law. So Christ
Speaker 1: redeems us from the Law. God sent his son born
Speaker 1: under the Law to redeem those who were under its control,
Speaker 1: liberating them from its slavery. Okay, and then we become
Speaker 1: adoptive sons. Through Christ's redemptive act, believers are adopted as
Speaker 1: sons and daughters of God. And then the spirit cries
Speaker 1: our Abba Father, which we read about because this is
Speaker 1: because of this new status. God sends the spirit of
Speaker 1: his son into our hearts, enabling us to close to
Speaker 1: have a close intimate relationship with God and call him
Speaker 1: Abba a term and during like Daddy. Okay, perfect, So
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and start with Galatians four, verse eight.
Speaker 1: But this is fears for the church. But indeed, when
Speaker 1: you did not know God, you serve those which by
Speaker 1: nature are not Gods. But now after you have known God,
Speaker 1: or rather are known by God, how is it that
Speaker 1: you turn again to the week and begarly, beggarly elements
Speaker 1: to which you desire again to be in bondage. You
Speaker 1: observe days and months, and seasons and years. I am
Speaker 1: afraid for you less I have labored for you in vain. Brethren,
Speaker 1: I urge you to become like me, for I become
Speaker 1: like you. You have not injured me at all. You
Speaker 1: know that because of physical because of physical infirmity, I
Speaker 1: preached the Gospel to you at the first. It says
Speaker 1: I preached the Gospel to you at the first and
Speaker 1: my trial, which was in my flesh. And you did
Speaker 1: not despise or reject, for you have received as an
Speaker 1: Angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. What when was
Speaker 1: the blessing? What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For
Speaker 1: I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have
Speaker 1: plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.
Speaker 1: And I therefore became your enemy, because I tell you
Speaker 1: the truth. The zealousy court you, but for no good. Yes,
Speaker 1: they want to exclude you, that you may be zealous
Speaker 1: for them. But it is good to be zealous in
Speaker 1: a good thing anyways, and not only when I am
Speaker 1: present with you, my little children, for whom I have
Speaker 1: labored in birth again until Christ has formed in you.
Speaker 1: I would like to be present with you. And now
Speaker 1: my change, Now to change my tone, for I have
Speaker 1: doubts about you. So in verse nine, turning back the
Speaker 1: Weak Principles, Paul warns the Galatians against returning to weak
Speaker 1: and worthless principles, urging them to embrace their freedom in
Speaker 1: Christ rather than reverting to legalistic practices. So the concept
Speaker 1: to turning back to weak principles is primarily derived from
Speaker 1: the Apostle Paul and the Epistles of Galatians, where he
Speaker 1: addressed the issue of believers reverting to old, ineffective systems
Speaker 1: of belief and practice. This topic is significant in understanding
Speaker 1: the Christian life, particularly in the context of spiritual growth
Speaker 1: and maturity. It's in the Galatians four nine, which we
Speaker 1: just talked about. It says, but now that you know God,
Speaker 1: or rather known by God, how is it that you
Speaker 1: are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? He
Speaker 1: wished to be enslaved by them all over again. Here
Speaker 1: Paul is expressing concern that the Galatian Christians, who had
Speaker 1: come to know the freedom found in Christ were considered
Speaker 1: returning to the Jewish ceremonial considering returning to the Jewish
Speaker 1: ceremonial laws and traditions for which we described as weak
Speaker 1: and worthless. The weak principle refers to the elementary principles
Speaker 1: of the world which the context of Galatians, including the
Speaker 1: observance of Jewish laws and costs as a means of
Speaker 1: achieving righteousness. These principles are considered weak because they are
Speaker 1: powerless to bring about the spiritual transformation of salvation. They
Speaker 1: are worthless because they cannot add to the finished work
Speaker 1: of Christ on the Cross. Okay, so we got that going.
Speaker 1: Let me go back down to these. Okay, there we go.
Speaker 1: So let's sum up. Galatians eight are four eight through
Speaker 1: twenty Paul's passionate plead to the Galician Christians, urging them
Speaker 1: to return from legalistic slavery, following the law for righteousness,
Speaker 1: back to the freedom and faith in Christ, warning them
Speaker 1: the observing special days rituals as requirements for salvation is
Speaker 1: returning to bondage, not true worship, and expressing his deep
Speaker 1: anguish as a mother giving birth until Christ is fully
Speaker 1: formed in them. He reminds them they were once slaves
Speaker 1: to false gods, but now through Christ they are God's children,
Speaker 1: and he questions why they would abandon His truth, this
Speaker 1: truth for the weak and worthless elements of the world.
Speaker 1: Paul is distressed that the Galatians are turning back to
Speaker 1: observing religious days, months, seasons, and years, effectively just trying
Speaker 1: to earn God's favor through works rather than grace, So
Speaker 1: he talks about freedom in Christ versus bondus to the law.
Speaker 1: The core message contrasts that freedom of being God's children
Speaker 1: through faith in jesus sonship with the slavery of trying
Speaker 1: to be justified by the law or works. Paul uses
Speaker 1: a mother's anguish and childbirth analogy in verse nineteen and
Speaker 1: twenty to show his deep, painful longing for Christ to
Speaker 1: be truly formed in them, meaning they live fully in
Speaker 1: the Gospel truth. Judaizers and false teachers he identifies the
Speaker 1: other false teachers are. He identifies that other false teachers
Speaker 1: are influencing them to add works of the law, not
Speaker 1: for their good, but to alienate them from Paul and
Speaker 1: gain followers for themselves. He reminds them that they are
Speaker 1: known by God and called to be His children, not
Speaker 1: slaves to the world's elementary principle terms I'm sorry. Elementary principles.
Speaker 1: So basically Paul saying you were free in Jesus, but
Speaker 1: now you're trying to be saved by the following rules,
Speaker 1: by following rules and rituals like you're back in slavery.
Speaker 1: This isn't working. It's a life from false teachers. Why
Speaker 1: would you give up the amazing freedom and sonship you
Speaker 1: have in Christ to go back to trying to earn
Speaker 1: your way to God. I'm heartbroken, but I'm laboring for
Speaker 1: you until you're truly grasped the freedom. Very interesting. Let's
Speaker 1: see what we got. We got twenty one through thirty one.
Speaker 1: So it says this says two covenants. Tell me you
Speaker 1: who desire to be under the law, do you not
Speaker 1: hear the law? But it is written that Abraham had
Speaker 1: two sons, the one by a bondwoman, the other by
Speaker 1: a free woman. But he who has the bondwoman was
Speaker 1: born according to the flesh, and he of the free
Speaker 1: woman through promise. Which things are symbolic for these are
Speaker 1: the two covenants, the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth,
Speaker 1: the bondage, which is Hagar, for Hagar is Mount Sinai
Speaker 1: in Arabia. And corresponds to the Jerusalem which now is
Speaker 1: and is in bondage with their children. But the Jerusalem
Speaker 1: above is free, which is the mother of us all
Speaker 1: bird is written, rejoice, o'baron you who did not bear,
Speaker 1: break forth and shout you who were not in labor
Speaker 1: for the desolate, as many more children than she who
Speaker 1: has a husband. Now we brethren, as Isaac was the
Speaker 1: children of promise. Now we brethren, as Isaac was the
Speaker 1: children of promise. But as he who was born according
Speaker 1: to the flesh, then persecuted him who was born according
Speaker 1: to the spirit. Even so it is now, nevertheless, what
Speaker 1: does the scripture say, cast out the bond woman and
Speaker 1: her son. For the son of the bond woman shall
Speaker 1: not be the heir with the son of the free woman.
Speaker 1: So then, brethren, we are not children of the bond women,
Speaker 1: but of the free Okay. So, basically he's using this
Speaker 1: as an allegory that uses Abraham's son Ishmael and Isaac
Speaker 1: to explain the difference between being a Christian under the
Speaker 1: law Nuka of Grace versus a follower of the Old
Speaker 1: Covenant of the Law. The passage reaches that the passage
Speaker 1: teaches that those who try to earn God's favor through
Speaker 1: works like keeping the law are like Hegar son Ishmael,
Speaker 1: born into slavery. In contrast, those who are saved by
Speaker 1: faith in Jesus are like Sarah's son Isaac, born to
Speaker 1: promise and living in freedom. The key message is that
Speaker 1: the true Christians are children of promise and freedom, not bondage.
Speaker 1: Hagar the slave wowner represents the covenant given at Mount Sinai,
Speaker 1: which is the law. Ishmael, her son was born naturally
Speaker 1: through human effort. This covenant leads to slavery to the
Speaker 1: law because it is based on trying to earn God's
Speaker 1: favor through human works, which is impossible. And let's talk
Speaker 1: about the New Covenant of grace and freedom. Sarah the
Speaker 1: free Woman represents the Jerusalem above the heavenly new Covenant.
Speaker 1: Isaac her son was born supernaturally by a divine promise
Speaker 1: and miracle. This covenant leads to freedom because it is
Speaker 1: based on God's grace and our faith in Jesus, not
Speaker 1: our own efforts. The Galatians were tempted to return to
Speaker 1: observing the law to be made right with God. Paul
Speaker 1: is arguing that they should not do this because it
Speaker 1: would make them like the children of Hagar who are
Speaker 1: in slavery to the law. Instead, Paul reminds them that
Speaker 1: they are children of Sarah, born by the Spirit and
Speaker 1: through promise. Therefore, believers in errors are errors of freedom
Speaker 1: and promise, not the sons of the slave woman. Okay,
Speaker 1: very important. So we are done with that chapter. Let
Speaker 1: me see if I have any teaching points. Yeah, we
Speaker 1: already went through the algory of Hagar and Sarah. Pretty good.
Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and go over some practical applications. We
Speaker 1: have one, two, three, four. Number one, embrace your identity,
Speaker 1: Recognize and live out your identity as a child of God,
Speaker 1: understanding the privileges and responsibilities that come with it. Reject
Speaker 1: legalism as the second one, avoid falling into the trap
Speaker 1: of legalism, and instead embrace the freedom and grace found
Speaker 1: in Christ. Let's see what this says, rejected legalism. Legalism
Speaker 1: is a Biblical context, refers to the excessive adherence of
Speaker 1: a law or formula, particularly in pursuit of righteousness. Yeah,
Speaker 1: so I don't want to go over that because we
Speaker 1: kind of already did cultivate intimacy with law or with law,
Speaker 1: cultivate intimacy with God. Foster a close relationship with God,
Speaker 1: acknowledging him as Abba Father, and relying on the Holy
Speaker 1: Spirit for guidance and strength. Number four, Stand firm in freedom,
Speaker 1: be vigilant against returning to old ways or beliefs that enslave,
Speaker 1: And stand firm and the freedom of Christ has provided. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I won't get out a bondage of old sins, you know.
Speaker 1: And then sometimes the old sins come creeping up, and
Speaker 1: it's very hard. It's tough, guys, I know. But stand
Speaker 1: firm and the freedom. Be vigilant against the returning to
Speaker 1: old ways or beliefs that enslave. Yeah, I think that's
Speaker 1: referring to beliefs that enslave. Some connecting verses or scriptures,
Speaker 1: we have Romans eight, verse fifteen through seventeen. For you
Speaker 1: do not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you
Speaker 1: to fear. But you receive the spirit of sonship by
Speaker 1: whom we cry Abba Father, John one twelve through thirteen.
Speaker 1: But to all who did not wait, but to all
Speaker 1: who did receive him, to those who believed in his name,
Speaker 1: he gave the right to become children of God. Then
Speaker 1: we have Ephesians one, verse five. He predestined us for
Speaker 1: adoption as his sons through Jesus Christ, according to the
Speaker 1: good pleasure of his will. So we are done with
Speaker 1: chapter four. Let's go ahead and go to chapter five.
Speaker 1: Now go okay, So chapter five, let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: go over the introduction here. Galatians five underscores the believer's
Speaker 1: freedom in Christ, warning against the pitfalls of legalism and
Speaker 1: urging a walk led by the spirit. It elaborates on
Speaker 1: the stark contrast between the works of the flesh and
Speaker 1: the fruit of the spirit, laying out the lifestyle characteristics
Speaker 1: that mark a follower of Christ. So obviously the Galatians,
Speaker 1: we are falling deep into judaizers, and yeah, they're falling
Speaker 1: deep into this doctrine. So Paul is just trying to
Speaker 1: pull them out of that and a freedom in Christ.
Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and start reading. We'll read Galatians five,
Speaker 1: verse one through six. Christian liberty is what the title says.
Speaker 1: Stand fast. Therefore, in the liberty by which Christ has
Speaker 1: made us free, do not be entangled again with the
Speaker 1: yoke of bondage. Indeed, I, Paul say to you that
Speaker 1: you would become that if you become circumcised, Christ will
Speaker 1: profit you nothing. And I testify again to every man
Speaker 1: who becomes circumcised, that he is a debtor to keep
Speaker 1: the whole law. You have become stranged with Christ, You
Speaker 1: who attempt to be justified by the law, you have
Speaker 1: fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit eagerly wait
Speaker 1: for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Christ Jesus,
Speaker 1: neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything but faith through love,
Speaker 1: but faith working through love. Okay, So freedom in Christ.
Speaker 1: In Galatians five, verse one, it is for freedom that
Speaker 1: Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do
Speaker 1: not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
Speaker 1: Paul emphasizes that Christ's sacrifice liberates us from the law, laws, demands,
Speaker 1: and the bondage of sin. So the kind of biblical,
Speaker 1: biblically freedom in Christ is a central theme in Christian theology,
Speaker 1: emphasizing the liberation believers experience through faith in Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: This freedom is not merely a release from physical or
Speaker 1: social construct constraints, but a profound spiritual emancipation from sin,
Speaker 1: the law, and death. It is a transformative state that
Speaker 1: enables believers to live in accordance with God's will, empowered
Speaker 1: by the Holy Spirit. Freedom in Christ is deeply rooted.
Speaker 1: In John eight thirty six, Jesus declares, so if the
Speaker 1: sun sets you free, you will be free. Indeed, this
Speaker 1: verse underscores the authority of Christ to liberate individuals from
Speaker 1: the bondage of sin. The apostle Paul further elaborates on
Speaker 1: this theme in Galatians I, which we just read. It
Speaker 1: is for freedom that Christ is set us free. Stand firm,
Speaker 1: then go and to not be encumbered once more by
Speaker 1: a yoke of slavery. And then Romans eight, verse one
Speaker 1: through two also highlights this freedom. Therefore, it is now
Speaker 1: no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For
Speaker 1: in Christ Jesus the law the spirit of life set
Speaker 1: you free from the law of sin and death. This
Speaker 1: passage emphasizes the deliverance from condemnation and the power of
Speaker 1: sin achieved through the endwell of the Holy Spirit. So conclusion.
Speaker 1: While the entry does not include a formal conclusion, it
Speaker 1: is evident that freedom in Christ is a profound and
Speaker 1: multifaceted doctrine that impacts every aspect of a believer's life.
Speaker 1: It is a call to live in the fullness of
Speaker 1: grace and the truth that Jesus provides, liberated from the
Speaker 1: chains of sin, and in power to fulfill God's promises
Speaker 1: perfect and then in verse four, talking about the dangers
Speaker 1: of legalism, Paul warns against returning to the law as
Speaker 1: a means of justification, stating, you who are trying to
Speaker 1: be justified by the law have been severed from Christ.
Speaker 1: You have fallen away from Grace. Pretty strong words there,
Speaker 1: and then in verse six it says faith expressed through love.
Speaker 1: For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision as any value.
Speaker 1: All that matters is faith expressed through love. True faith
Speaker 1: manifest in love, not in legalistic observance. So faith expressed
Speaker 1: through love is a central tenet of Christian doctrine, emphasizing
Speaker 1: that genuine faith in Jesus Christ manifests itself through acts
Speaker 1: of love and compassion. This concept is rooted in the
Speaker 1: belief that faith is not merely an intellectual assent or
Speaker 1: belief in doctrines, but is demonstrated through loving actions toward others.
Speaker 1: The apostle. Paul encapsulates this idea in Galatians five, verse six,
Speaker 1: which we just read, and it says, for in Christ Jesus,
Speaker 1: neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters
Speaker 1: in faith is All that matters is faith expressed through love. Okay,
Speaker 1: So Biblical foundations Galatians five six, This versus pivotal and
Speaker 1: understanding the relation between faith and love. Paul argues against
Speaker 1: the necessity of circumcision for salvation, emphasizing that what truly
Speaker 1: matters is faith that is active and evident through love.
Speaker 1: This underscores the idea that the extreme rituals of legalistic
Speaker 1: observance are secondary to the transformative power of faith working
Speaker 1: through love. Okay. We also have a couple other verses
Speaker 1: that kind of go with this. We have one Corinthians thirteen,
Speaker 1: verse two. Paul Filler elaborates on suppressive supremacy of love
Speaker 1: and the Christian life. If I have the gift of
Speaker 1: prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and
Speaker 1: I have absolute faith so that to move mountains, but
Speaker 1: do not have love, I am nothing James two fourteen
Speaker 1: through seventeen. James two seventeen says, so to faith by itself,
Speaker 1: it does not result in action is dead. Faith with
Speaker 1: that works is dead. This passage highlights that true faith
Speaker 1: is inherently active and is evidence by deeds of love
Speaker 1: and mercy. And then First John three, verse eighteen. The
Speaker 1: apostle John also emphasizes the necessity of love in the
Speaker 1: life of a believer. Little children, let us love not
Speaker 1: in the word and speech, but an action and truth.
Speaker 1: This verse calls for Christians to demonstrate their faith through
Speaker 1: tangible acts of love, moving beyond mere words to impactful deeds. Okay,
Speaker 1: So the conclusion is the expiration of faith expressed through
Speaker 1: love reveals its integral role in the Christian life, urging
Speaker 1: believers to embody their faith through loving actions that reflect
Speaker 1: the heart of the Gospel. Okay, let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: continue and we'll read seven through fifteen. It says love
Speaker 1: fulfills the law you ran well. Who hindered you from
Speaker 1: obeying the truth? Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
Speaker 1: Does not come from him who calls you a little
Speaker 1: levin Leven's the whole lump. I have confidence in you,
Speaker 1: in the Lord, that you will have no other mind.
Speaker 1: But he who troubles you shall bear his judgment. Whoever
Speaker 1: he is, and I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision,
Speaker 1: why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of
Speaker 1: the cross has seized. I could wish that those who
Speaker 1: trouble you would even be cut off themselves. I cut
Speaker 1: themselves off, for you, brethren, have been called to liberty.
Speaker 1: Only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh,
Speaker 1: but through love, serve one another. For all the law
Speaker 1: is fulfilled in one word. Even in this, you shall
Speaker 1: love your neighbor as yourselves. But if you bite and
Speaker 1: devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another.
Speaker 1: In Galatians five seven through fifteen, the Galatian Christians were
Speaker 1: sidetracked by false teachers who told them who told them
Speaker 1: they needed Jewish laws like circumcision to be saved. But
Speaker 1: Paul urges them to return to the true freedom found
Speaker 1: in Christ's grace, warning that legalism leads to spiritual conflict
Speaker 1: in spiritual destruction, while the true law is fulfilled in
Speaker 1: loving your neighbor as yourselves, serving one another in love
Speaker 1: rather than biting and devouring each other. It's a call
Speaker 1: to abandon works based righteousness for faith driven love, emphasizing
Speaker 1: that liberty in Christ isn't an excuse for sin, but
Speaker 1: a call to serve. So key themes here, like in
Speaker 1: verse seven through nine, you were running well? Who cut under?
Speaker 1: To keep obeying the truth? Paul uses a foot trace analogy,
Speaker 1: a foot race. Sorry, I'm so tired. Paul uses a
Speaker 1: foot race analogy, chiding them for letting disruptive teachers a
Speaker 1: little ye spoil their good start in the Gospel. And
Speaker 1: then in verse ten through eleven, Paul expresses confidence that
Speaker 1: they will return to the truth, but warns the agitators
Speaker 1: will face judgment. He notes that he will still that
Speaker 1: if he still preach circumcision, he wouldn't be persecuted, showing
Speaker 1: the offense of the cross. Then we have verses thirteen
Speaker 1: through fourteen. Christians are called to freedom, but not to
Speaker 1: indulge the flesh. Instead, they should use the liberty to
Speaker 1: serve one another through love fulfilling the law's commands to
Speaker 1: love your neighbor as yourself, warning against the vision if
Speaker 1: they continue to bite and devour one another, they risk
Speaker 1: being utterly consumed by internal conflict, destroying their community. Okay,
Speaker 1: so let's go ahead and go and read verse sixteen
Speaker 1: through We got sixteen through twenty six. So we have
Speaker 1: something for twenty three, something for twenty five, and then
Speaker 1: we have some notes here right sixteen through twenty six. Okay,
Speaker 1: walking in the spirit, I say, then, walk in the spirit,
Speaker 1: and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh,
Speaker 1: for the flesh lust against the spirit, and the spirit
Speaker 1: against the flesh. And these are contrary to one another,
Speaker 1: so that you do not do the things that you wish.
Speaker 1: But if you are led by the spirit, you are
Speaker 1: under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident,
Speaker 1: which are adultery, fornication, uncleanliness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies,
Speaker 1: outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries,
Speaker 1: and the like of which I tell you beforehand, just
Speaker 1: as I also told you in the time past, that
Speaker 1: those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom
Speaker 1: of God, but the fruedom the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
Speaker 1: long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control. Against such
Speaker 1: there is no law. And those who are in Christ
Speaker 1: have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. We
Speaker 1: live in the spirit. Let us also walk in the spirit.
Speaker 1: Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Speaker 1: So so the works of the flesh versus the fruit
Speaker 1: of the Spirit. Paul can trasts the acts of sinful
Speaker 1: nature by the fruit of the Spirit, urging believers to
Speaker 1: live by the spirit and exhibit love, joy, peace, and
Speaker 1: other godly attributes. Let's dig a little deeper. The concept
Speaker 1: of the works of the flesh is primarily derived from
Speaker 1: the apostle Paul's Epistles and Galatians, where he contrasts these
Speaker 1: with the fruit of the spirit. The works of the
Speaker 1: flesh are described as the natural inclinations and behaviors that
Speaker 1: arise from humanity's sinful nature, which is the opposition to
Speaker 1: the desires of the spirit. In Galatians five nineteen through
Speaker 1: twenty one, Paul provides a comprehensive list of these works.
Speaker 1: The acts of the flesh are obvious sexual morality, impurity,
Speaker 1: debactory idolatry, sorcery, hatred, discord, jealousy, raids. We kind of
Speaker 1: went over all these ready, it also says, drunkenness, orgies,
Speaker 1: and the like. I warn you, I warn you as
Speaker 1: I did before, that those who practice such things will
Speaker 1: not inherit the Kingdom of God. These works are manifestations
Speaker 1: of a life lived apart from God's guidance and are
Speaker 1: indictive of a heart that is not submitted to the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit. They represent a life driven by self centered
Speaker 1: desires and a rejection of God's moral order. The works
Speaker 1: of the flesh are not merely external actions, but are
Speaker 1: rooted in the eternal disposition of the heart, which is
Speaker 1: inclined towards sin due to the fall of man. Now,
Speaker 1: let's talk about the fruits of the spirit. In contrast
Speaker 1: to the works of the flesh. The fruit of the
Speaker 1: spirit represents the qualities and virtues that are produced in
Speaker 1: the life of a believer who is led by the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit. Paul outlines these attributes and e Galatians five
Speaker 1: twenty two through twenty three. But the fruit of the
Speaker 1: spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
Speaker 1: and self control. Against such things, there is no law,
Speaker 1: So you can do these things as much as you
Speaker 1: like to do. There's no law against them. Well, Paul
Speaker 1: is saying, right there, right, we should be doing these
Speaker 1: things if we are walking in the Spirit. The fruit
Speaker 1: of the Spirit is singular, indicating that these virtues are
Speaker 1: not separate fruits, but rather a unified whole that the
Speaker 1: Spirit cultivates in the believer's life. This fruit is evidence
Speaker 1: of spiritual transformation and growth, reflecting the character of Christ.
Speaker 1: Unlike the works of the flesh, which are self generated,
Speaker 1: the fruit of the Spirit is produced by the spirits
Speaker 1: work within the believers, signifying a life that is in
Speaker 1: harmony with God's will. The presence of the fruit of
Speaker 1: the Spirit in a believer's life is a testament to
Speaker 1: the transformed power of the Gospel, and the inddwelling of
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit is through the spirit's empowerment that believers
Speaker 1: can overcome the works of the flesh and live a
Speaker 1: life that is pleasing to God. But obviously we have
Speaker 1: a conflict between the flesh and the spirit constantly, okay.
Speaker 1: So the tension between the works of the flesh and
Speaker 1: the fruit of the Spirit is a central theme in
Speaker 1: the Christian life. PAULA excuse me. Paul addresses this conflict
Speaker 1: in Galatians five sixteen through seventeen, where he says, so
Speaker 1: I walk by the Spirit you and you will. So
Speaker 1: I say walk by the Spirit, and you will not
Speaker 1: gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh craves
Speaker 1: what is contrary to the spirit, and the spirit what's
Speaker 1: his contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other,
Speaker 1: so that you do not want, so that you do
Speaker 1: not do what you want, So that you do not
Speaker 1: do what you want. They are opposed to each other,
Speaker 1: so you do not do what you want. This ongoing
Speaker 1: struggles is a reality for every believer, as a sinful
Speaker 1: nature and spirit are in constant opposition. However, the call
Speaker 1: to walk by the Spirit is an exhortation to live
Speaker 1: under the Spirit's guidance and power, enabling believers to resist
Speaker 1: the flesh and cultivate the fruit of the Spirit. This
Speaker 1: walk is characterized by a daily submission to the spirits,
Speaker 1: leading resulting in a life that reflects God's righteousness and holiness.
Speaker 1: What's the practical implications of this? The distinction between the
Speaker 1: works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit
Speaker 1: has profound implications for Christians and living Believers are called
Speaker 1: to examine their lives in light how these contrasting lists,
Speaker 1: seeking to identify areas where the flesh may be at
Speaker 1: work and inviting the Spirit to produce his fruit within them.
Speaker 1: This process involves repentance, reliance of God's grace, and a
Speaker 1: commitment to spiritual disciplines that foster growth and the spirit. Ultimately,
Speaker 1: the works of the flesh and the fruit of the
Speaker 1: spirits serve as indicators of one's spiritual condition and relationship
Speaker 1: with God. They challenge believers to pursue a life that
Speaker 1: is marked by the Spirit's presence and the power and
Speaker 1: power bearing witness to the transformed impact of the Gospel
Speaker 1: in a world that is often characterized by the work
Speaker 1: of the flesh. By the works of the flesh, so
Speaker 1: very very important, right. So obviously when you want to
Speaker 1: go and read the Bible, your flesh is going to
Speaker 1: tell you, you know, no, you got to do this
Speaker 1: too busy, you have this, you have that. Obviously, when
Speaker 1: you want to get up in the morning to you know, early,
Speaker 1: read a devotion, you want to wake up early to pray,
Speaker 1: your flesh is gonna be like, no, stay asleep. You know,
Speaker 1: they're gonna be in contrast to each other. So when
Speaker 1: you're like, hey, I want to go to church, your
Speaker 1: flesh is like, no, stay home watch football. The forty
Speaker 1: nine Ers are playing, the Cowboys are playing that, the
Speaker 1: Packers are playing your favorite team, they're on CBS, or
Speaker 1: they're on thoughts today. Please, you know, you got to
Speaker 1: stay home. So it's always in contrast to the spirit.
Speaker 1: Your flesh would say you need to gorge, you need
Speaker 1: to eat all this food, you need to do this,
Speaker 1: and then your spirit's like, hey, you should fast or
Speaker 1: you should you know, they're always in contrast to each other.
Speaker 1: So it's just it's just is what it is. And
Speaker 1: we definitely have to try to live in the spirit.
Speaker 1: And we got to make sure we feed the spirit.
Speaker 1: If we're feeding the spirit, we feed the spirit by
Speaker 1: reading the word of God. By listening to me read
Speaker 1: the word of God. God, you also going home and
Speaker 1: are at your house reading the Word of God is
Speaker 1: going to assist you in building up your your your spirit.
Speaker 1: So you're feeding the spirit, right, So it becomes bigger,
Speaker 1: it becomes like I always kind of use this as
Speaker 1: a you know, if you if you feed the flesh
Speaker 1: and it becomes this this big wolf or this big
Speaker 1: pit bull, and then like your spirits this little cocker spaniel,
Speaker 1: then the pit bull is always going to be able
Speaker 1: to tell the flesh the spirit. What to do. What
Speaker 1: you want to do is have that reversed where this
Speaker 1: where the flesh is this a little cocker spaniel and
Speaker 1: the spirits the pit bull. And when the flesh is
Speaker 1: trying to say, don't read the Bible, don't do this,
Speaker 1: then the spirit can overtake the flesh, and you got
Speaker 1: to feed the spirit. It's like, what are you feeding
Speaker 1: when you're engaged in a Bible study like this, or
Speaker 1: you're engaged in church and you're engaged in listening to
Speaker 1: pastors preach on the radio or at home on the
Speaker 1: or listening to this Bible study, whatever, your feet eating
Speaker 1: the spirit because we're reading the Bible to you right,
Speaker 1: which means that you're building faith, and it's impossible to
Speaker 1: please God without faith. But the flesh. You're feeding the
Speaker 1: flesh all day. You're feeding the flesh with all these
Speaker 1: different things, whether it's social media, you know, reading, you know,
Speaker 1: watching TV, uh, watching American Idol, watching your favorite show,
Speaker 1: eating and eating and eating, eating doughnuts and eating this
Speaker 1: and eating. I mean, you're you're feeding the flesh all day,
Speaker 1: you know, and choose whatever whenever you're choosing the flesh
Speaker 1: over God you're obviously feeding the flesh instead of feeding
Speaker 1: the spirit. That makes sense. And then what it says
Speaker 1: here in Galatians five twenty five It says, since we
Speaker 1: ve lived by the spirit, let us walk and step
Speaker 1: with the spirit. Walking in the spirit involves daily submission
Speaker 1: to God's guidance and power. All right, let's see what
Speaker 1: it's what talks about by living by the spirit, which
Speaker 1: is very important. Living by the Spirit is a central
Speaker 1: theme in Christian theology, emphasizing the transformative power of the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit and the life of a believer. This concept
Speaker 1: is rooted in the New Testament, where the Apostle Paul
Speaker 1: and other writers expound on the role of the Holy
Speaker 1: Spirit and guiding, empowering, and sanctifying Christians. Living by the
Speaker 1: Spirit involves a daily walk in alignment with God's will,
Speaker 1: characterizing by the fruit of the Spirit and departure from
Speaker 1: the desires of the flesh. What's the biblical foundation? The
Speaker 1: foundation for living by the spirit is found in several
Speaker 1: key passages of the New Testament. In Galatians fifteen sixteen
Speaker 1: through twenty five, Paul contrasts the works of the flesh
Speaker 1: with the fruit of the Spirit, urging believers to walk
Speaker 1: by the spirit Galatians five, p. Sixteen. He writes, but
Speaker 1: I say walk by the spirit, and you will not
Speaker 1: gratify the desires of the flesh. This passage highlights the
Speaker 1: ongoing battle between the sinful nature and the Spirit, with
Speaker 1: the latter leading a life that reflects God's character. Romans
Speaker 1: eight one through seventeen. Paul further elaborates on the life
Speaker 1: led by the spirit, stating, for those who live according
Speaker 1: to the flesh set their minds on the things of
Speaker 1: the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit
Speaker 1: set their minds on the things of the Spirit. Romans eight,
Speaker 1: verse five. The chapter underscores the freedom and life that
Speaker 1: come from being led by the Spirit, as opposed to
Speaker 1: the death and condemnation associated with living according to the flesh. Now,
Speaker 1: what's the role of the Holy Spirit and all this? Well,
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in the believer's life,
Speaker 1: acting as a guide, teacher, and source of strength. Jesus
Speaker 1: promised the coming of the Holy Spirit as a helper
Speaker 1: and comforter in John fourteen sixteen through seventeen, saying, I
Speaker 1: will ask the Father, and he will give you another
Speaker 1: advocate to be with you. Forever the Spirit of Truth
Speaker 1: John fourteen sixteen through seventeen. The Spirit dwells believers, enabling
Speaker 1: them to understand spiritual truths and empowering them to live
Speaker 1: in obedience to God's commands. The Spirit also convicts believers
Speaker 1: of sin, righteousness, and judgment John sixteen eight through eleven,
Speaker 1: leading them to repentance and a deeper relationship with God.
Speaker 1: Through the Spirit, believers are sanctified, being transformed into the
Speaker 1: image of Christ tewod Corinthians three, verse eighteen, and then
Speaker 1: the Fruit of the Spirit. A life led by the
Speaker 1: Spirit is evidence that the fruit of the Spirit is
Speaker 1: outlining Galatians five twenty two through twenty three, which you've
Speaker 1: already gone over. The presence of the fruit of the Spirit,
Speaker 1: and a believer's life serves as a testimony to the
Speaker 1: transformed power of the Holy Spirit. Practical implications here Living
Speaker 1: by the Spirit requires a conscious and continual submission to
Speaker 1: the Spirit's guidance. This involves regular prayer, meditation on scripture,
Speaker 1: and willingness to yield to this. To the Holy Spirit's prompting,
Speaker 1: believers are called to be filled with the Spirit Ephesians five,
Speaker 1: verse eighteen, allowing him to influence every aspect of their lives,
Speaker 1: from thoughts and attitudes to actions and relationships. Obviously, guys,
Speaker 1: sin it all begins with a thought, right, and then
Speaker 1: that thought starts, you know, gets planted into your head,
Speaker 1: and as you keep thinking about it, you keep watering it.
Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit empowers believers to overcome sin and to
Speaker 1: live victoriously. As Paul writes and Romans eight thirteen, or
Speaker 1: if we live according to the flesh, you will die.
Speaker 1: But if by the Spirit you put to death the
Speaker 1: deeds of the body, you will live. The victory over
Speaker 1: sin is not achieved through human effort, but through reliance
Speaker 1: on the Spirit's power. Conclusion, living by the Spirit is
Speaker 1: an essential aspect of the Christian life, marked by a
Speaker 1: deep reliance on the Holy Spirit's guidance and empowerment. It
Speaker 1: involves a daily commitment to walk and step and the Spirit,
Speaker 1: producing the fruit of the Spirit and reflecting the character
Speaker 1: of Christ in all areas of life. Okay, so very
Speaker 1: important to live by the Spirit, for sure. And we're
Speaker 1: gonna end a little bit early today because last week
Speaker 1: I did like two hours and fifteen minutes, so I'll
Speaker 1: probably be ending a little slightly early today. We finished
Speaker 1: with chapter five, so let me go over some practical applications.
Speaker 1: We have four of them. First one, embrace your freedom.
Speaker 1: Reflect on areas where you might be living under legalism
Speaker 1: or self imposed rules, and embrace the freedom that Christ offers.
Speaker 1: Cultivate the fruit of the spirit. Identify one or two
Speaker 1: aspects of the fruit of the spirit you need to
Speaker 1: develop and seek God's help and growing in these areas.
Speaker 1: You guys know what that those are. The fruit of
Speaker 1: the spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
Speaker 1: self control. Against such there is no law, So that's
Speaker 1: what it's talking about. Cultivate the fruit of the spirit. Now,
Speaker 1: if you have the works of the flesh that are evident,
Speaker 1: like adultery, fornication, uncleanliness, lewdness, sexual morality, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies,
Speaker 1: outbursts of wrath, self as, ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries,
Speaker 1: and the like. Okay, if you have any of those
Speaker 1: things that you're going through right now, then you're you're
Speaker 1: going through like a spiritual battle. Okay, it's a spiritual
Speaker 1: battle that you're going through you know, especially sorcery and magic.
Speaker 1: You see, that's it says sorcery right there. Also put
Speaker 1: farm pharma, pharmakia right there. You know, where people are
Speaker 1: addicted to drugs, outbursts of wrath, you know, anger, self
Speaker 1: ass ambitions, dissension, and heresies. Yeah, so there's a lot there. Drunkenness.
Speaker 1: You can also say drug, you know, drug addiction, getting
Speaker 1: high off different drugs. Besides just drunkenness, you know, just
Speaker 1: not being so reminded. Okay. So yeah, so just kind
Speaker 1: of you know, meditate on sixteen through twenty six to
Speaker 1: make sure you're not doing nineteen through twenty on here
Speaker 1: Galatians five, sixteen through twenty six, and definitely meditate on
Speaker 1: Galatians five twenty two through twenty six. That way, you
Speaker 1: know exactly what you want to be doing. You want
Speaker 1: to have love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness. Okay,
Speaker 1: and excuse me, like it says, take one or two
Speaker 1: of the aspects. If you don't have any of those,
Speaker 1: right now, take one or two and just work on it,
Speaker 1: and then try to work on getting all those other
Speaker 1: things out of your life. Because it's saying that those
Speaker 1: who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God. Next,
Speaker 1: love and action. Find practical ways to express her faith
Speaker 1: through love in your community, such as volunteering or helping
Speaker 1: a neighbor in need. And number four, stay in step
Speaker 1: with the spirit. Develop a daily routine of prayer and
Speaker 1: Bible study to remain sensitive to the Holy Spirit's leading. Okay, definitely,
Speaker 1: all right. Now we have some additional scriptures that connect.
Speaker 1: We have John eight thirty six, which will go over
Speaker 1: real quick, John eight thirty six. John eight thirty six. Therefore,
Speaker 1: if the sun makes you free, you shall be free. Indeed, yeah,
Speaker 1: that's a good one for this. Jesus speaks about the
Speaker 1: true freedom he offers, and then Romans eight one through two.
Speaker 1: Romans eight there is therefore now no condination to those
Speaker 1: who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according
Speaker 1: to the flesh, but according to the spirit. For the
Speaker 1: law of the spirit of life. In Christ, Jesus made
Speaker 1: me free from the law of sin and death. Okay,
Speaker 1: explores the freedom from contination from those in Christ. Jesus.
Speaker 1: Then we have one Corinthians thirteen one through thirteen. I'm
Speaker 1: not going to read all those, but it describes love
Speaker 1: as the greatest expression of faith. If you want to
Speaker 1: read one through thirteen. Ephesians five eight through ten encourages
Speaker 1: believers to live as children of light, producing the fruit
Speaker 1: of the spirit. Ahead and read Ephesians five eight through ten.
Speaker 1: It says, four if you were once for you were
Speaker 1: once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord,
Speaker 1: walk as children of light, for the fruit of the
Speaker 1: Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. Finding out
Speaker 1: what is acceptable to the Lord. Okay. And then the
Speaker 1: next one, which I like, it doesn't say they read
Speaker 1: that one, but I'm gonna just read it. It says, and
Speaker 1: have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but
Speaker 1: rather expose them. All right, very very important. Something that
Speaker 1: I was like our verse for our show. We first
Speaker 1: started it Josh Monday Christian Conspiracy Podcast, because we were
Speaker 1: trying to expose the fruitful works of darkness, you know.
Speaker 1: So all right, well that's it. That was a little
Speaker 1: bit shorter of a show, but I did about two
Speaker 1: hours and fifteen minutes last week, so I was like, man,
Speaker 1: I could take a little time off of this one,
Speaker 1: you know, because I usually try to keep in the two hours,
Speaker 1: and I really appreciate you guys. Thank you so much
Speaker 1: for tuning in. Like I said, pretty soon, I'll be
Speaker 1: doing Wednesday's service on my days off, so that way
Speaker 1: I can have a little better energy for you guys.
Speaker 1: Today tonight wasn't so bad because I didn't start too late,
Speaker 1: but I wanted to. I definitely wanted to start at
Speaker 1: eight o'clock and I started like around eight forty at night.
Speaker 1: But I really appreciate you guys listening. Okay, thank you.
Speaker 1: This takes a lot of work. This is not easy.
Speaker 1: It takes a lot of work. It takes a lot
Speaker 1: of time. So I'm really glad that you guys tune in,
Speaker 1: and I hope you guys are enjoying the study. If
Speaker 1: you guys are, please leave a comment on Spotify assist
Speaker 1: me to get this show out there to as many
Speaker 1: people as possible. I really appreciate it. And like I
Speaker 1: always do, I like to end this in prayer, so
Speaker 1: let's do that. So Father God and the name of Jesus,
Speaker 1: thank you so much for allowing me to teach Galatians.
Speaker 1: And this is a really important portion of the Bible,
Speaker 1: Lord that people need to understand, and it's something that
Speaker 1: I think is definitely rearing its head right now, and
Speaker 1: I think that we definitely need to understand Galatians. Lord,
Speaker 1: so please assist us in understanding galations so that people
Speaker 1: know what's going on when I'm reading these verses, because
Speaker 1: you know, some of the stuff is as being debated,
Speaker 1: you know, right now to this day, and just to
Speaker 1: allow us to know what the true interpretation of Galatians is.
Speaker 1: So we're living righteously and we're living the right way.
Speaker 1: So thank you for everything you do. Lord, I really
Speaker 1: appreciate you and anybody that's listening right now that's dealing
Speaker 1: with any of the things that were listed in Galatians
Speaker 1: five nineteen through twenty one. Lord, please assist everybody that
Speaker 1: is going through any of that stuff. All that stuff
Speaker 1: is terrible and it's hard to walk in the spirit. Lord,
Speaker 1: so assist us to walk in the spirit. Lord, feed
Speaker 1: our spirit and read the Bible and continue to do
Speaker 1: these studies. Lord, and assist us in starving the flesh
Speaker 1: and feeding the spirit, and help us through these spiritual
Speaker 1: battles we're going through. Lord, Please, all of us. Spiritual
Speaker 1: battles are running wild right now, and there's a lot
Speaker 1: of deception and we need assistance. Lord, Please thank you.
Speaker 1: We love you in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you guys
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