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Bible Baptist Church

Bradenton, Florida

John Barch

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)

 

Published Sep 27 2009, 04:13 PM by jbarch

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