September 2009 - Posts

• Galatians Wk 10

  Abraham Justified                               Gal 3:6-9  •         Importance of Abraham: •         Abraham Became the Father of the Jewish People When God Established An Unconditional Covenant with Him (Gen 12:1-3) •         The First Mention of Faith and Imputed Righteousness is to Abraham (Gen 15:6) •         Faith Alone for Abraham •         The Spiritual Experience of Abraham Provided a Pattern for All of His Posterity •         Even as or Just As, Connects the Faith of Abraham to the Experience of the Galatians •         Abraham believed God •         The Object of His Faith Was God (Gen 15:6) •         He Did Not Believe Something About God, But He Believed God (Heb 11:6) •         The Content of His Faith Was Belief in the Ability of God to Do What He Promised (Gen 15:5) •         Faith Transcends Reason •         Abraham believed or Was Confident in God (2 Cor 5:7) •         The Time of His Faith Was Before He Was Circumcised •         He Believed in Gen 15:6 & Was Circumcised in Gen 17:10 •         Circumcision Was An Evidence of Justification, Not a Requirement for it •         Although He Became the Father of the Jews, He Was Justified When He Was A Gentile •         God Called Abraham 430 Years Before Even the Law was Given •         The Result of His Faith Was Receiving the Righteousness of God •         Accounted to him-The Old Account Was Settled •         Faith Alone for His Children •         Know ye-Understand Then •         That they which are of faith-Who Seek Justification by Faith Are Really the Spiritual Children of Abraham •         Jews Are the Physical Children, But That Alone Does Not Make Them the Spiritual Children (Rom 9:6 & 2:29) •         The Determining Factor is Spiritual Identification, Not Physical Connection   •         The Blessing of the Covenant •         The scripture-The Inspired Authority; Singular •         Foreseeing-Seeing Before is a Function of Divinity •         God would justify the heathen through faith-The Present Justification of Uncircumcised Galatians Was Foreseen •         Preached before the gospel unto Abraham-Good News of Salvation Extended to All Peoples on the Basis of Faith (Jn 8:56) •         They which be of faith-Specific Class of People •         The Bible Does Not Teach Universalism •         Blessed with faithful Abraham-Receive a Righteous Standing & Justification •         The Subject of Law is a Major Theme in Galatians •         Law is Used in Several Ways: •         Law Can Refer to the Entire Old Testament (John 10:34) •         Law Can Refer to the First 5 Books of Moses (Matt 5:17) •         Law Can Refer to the Moral, Civil, and Ceremonial Regulations (Heb 9:19) •         Law Can Refer to Only the Ten Commandments (Matt 22:36-40) •         Paul (& Therefore God) Was Against All Forms of Law When it Was Used As A Means to Gain Salvation (Jn 1:17)   Posted Sep 27 2009, 04:13 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Galatians Wk9

  Spiritual Experience Exam                   Gal 3:1-5    §        Foolish-Means No Understanding or Perception §        The Cure for Spiritual Foolishness is Biblical Understanding §        Who hath bewitched you-Means to Bring Evil on Someone As in a Spell §        Who-Singular, The Devil Himself is Behind the Humans (1 Pet 5:8) §        That ye should not obey the truth-Disobedience §        Evidently set forth (prographo)-Means to Portray Publically §        I learn of you-Paul Was Willing to Reverse the Role and Become the Student §        Received ye-Past Tense Verb Meaning at Conversion Once for All §        Receive is Also the Language of Grace §        The Spirit-The Person of the Holy Spirit Indwells Them (Rom 10:17) §        There Are Only Two Answers:  Works or Faith §        Not Just Two Kinds of Activities, But Alternative Ways of Approaching God §        Paul Asks the Question, But Already Gives the Answer as Faith §        To Accept the False Teaching, They Had to Deny the Indwelling Holy Spirit (Rom 8:9) §        Having begun in the Spirit-Made A Proper Biblical Start §        Are ye now-Start One Way, But End Another? §        Made perfect by the flesh?-Flesh Means Human Nature in It’s Fallen State §        Works of the Law Are Equated With Flesh §        Suffered so many things in vain-Why Were You Persecuted If You Were Still Unsaved? (Jn 15:19) §        If it be yet in vain-The Situation in Galatia Was Not Yet Hopeless §        He-God Himself is the One Supplying to You §        Two Supernatural Acts Done in Galatia: §        Ministereth to you the Spirit-God Gave the Holy Spirit to Believers §        Worketh miracles among you-Confirmed the Message by Signs    Posted Sep 06 2009, 02:39 PM by jbarch with no comments