October 2009 - Posts

• Galatians Wk14

  The Law and Faith                    Gal 3:23-29  •        The Law Was a Guard •        But before faith came-The Faith Exercised By a Believing Sinner in Christ •        The Faith is Also the Principle and Means of Salvation as Contrasted with Law •        We were kept under the law-Under Constant Watch •        The We Means Jews and Gentiles •        The Jew Was Under the Mosaic Law With Burdensome Requirements •        The Gentiles Were Under the Laws of Pagan Deities & Demonic Forces •        Shut up-Confined •        Unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed-The Way Out  •        The Law Was A Schoolmaster •        Schoolmaster (paidagogos)-Child Guide (pedagogue) •        How Was the Law a schoolmaster? •        The Law Brought Men unto Christ •        The Law Prepares us that we might be justified by faith •        No longer under a schoolmaster-the Law’s Role as Guard Ends at Salvation (Rom 6:14 )  •        Our Position Under Faith •        Sons of God •        all the children of God (huoi not tekna)-All Sons of God •        A Believer Becomes a Child of God Through the New Birth •        A Believer Becomes a Son of God Through Adoption •        For the Believer Both Occur at the Same Time (Rom 8:15 & Gal 4:5) •        How Do We Become a Son? by faith in Christ Jesus (Jn 1:12)  •        Baptized Into Christ •        have been baptized into Christ-Immersed in One Body •        This is a Baptism Into the Church Which is His (Christ’s) Body (2 Cor 5:17; Eph 4:4; Col 1:18)   •        Put On Christ •        Have put on Christ-Like Clothing, the Righteous Manner of Life  •        Oneness in Christ •        Ye are all one in Christ Jesus-Spiritual Position and Equality •        All Earthly Divisions We Make are Eliminated: •        Jew nor Greek-Racial •        Bond nor free-Social •        Male nor female-Sexual  •        Abraham’s Seed •        First, if ye be Christ’s-If We Are Saved, We Belong to Christ •        Second, then are ye Abraham’s seed-Christ’s Human Body Can Be Traced From Abraham •        Third, heirs according to the promise-The Promise to Abraham is Valid to His Heirs by Faith   Posted Oct 25 2009, 12:20 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Galatians Wk13

  The Purpose of the Law            Gal 3:19-22  n     The Law and the Seed  n     The Law Was Added n     It was added-Means It Was Placed Before (the People of Israel; Ex 19:8 & 24:7 ) n     The Giving of the Law Produced Fear (Ex 19:16 & Heb 12:18-21) n     In Contrast, The Giving of the Promises Produced Joy (Heb 4:16) n     The Reason the Law was added…Because of transgressions n     First, The Law was Designed to Restrain Fallen Human Nature n     Second, It Gave to Sin the Character of Transgression (Rom 5:13) n     Third, It Created Within the Sinner a Consciousness of Guilt n     The Law was Temporary till the seed should come (Col 2:14)  n     The Law Needed a Mediator n     in the hand of a mediator-The Mediator Was Moses n     it was ordained by angels-Angels Had An Active Part At Sinai (Acts 7:53; Deut 33:2; Ps 68:17; & Heb 2:5 )  n     The Promise Needed No Mediator n     not a mediator of one-A Mediator Represents Two Parties, Not Just One n     An Unconditional Covenant Depends Solely Upon God n     Christ is the Mediator between God and Man (1 Tim 2:5) n     Christ is the Mediator of a New and Better Covenant (Heb 8:6) n     Christ’s Role As Mediator is Different; Both Divine & Human n     For Man, He is the Only Way to the Father (John 14:6) n     For God, He Was the Means of Reconciling the World Unto the Father (2 Cor 5:19)  n     The Law and the Promises  n     The Law is Not Against the Promises n     The Two Covenants Must Complement Each Other n     The Law Was Not Given to Replace the Promise n     The Law Was Given to Prepare Men to Receive the Promise   n     The Law Cannot Give Life n     for if there had been-A Hypothetical Example; Contrary to Fact n     The Law Can Tell Us the Standards, But Cannot Supply the Power to Do Them (Rom 8:3-4)  n     The Law Prepares Men to Receive the Promise n     the scripture-Law is Part of Scripture (2 Tim 3:16) n     hath concluded-Means To Shut Up Together on All Sides n     The Law’s Divine Purpose Concludes all under sin n     That (hina)-in order that n     the promise by faith… given to them that believe-Hopelessness Turned to Trust   Posted Oct 18 2009, 02:39 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Galatians Wk12

  The Unchanging Promise          Gal 3:15-18   •         God’s Covenants Were of Two Types:  Conditional and Unconditional •         The Major Covenants of God Were Unconditional and Had Their Source in Divine Grace •         The Unconditional Covenants Were Obtained by Faith •         The Law, Being a Type of Covenant, Was Conditional (Ex 19:5) •         The Conditional Covenants Were Obtained by Obedience  •         The Nature of A Covenant •         A Human Conditional Covenant •         after the manner of men-Accepted Human Principles of Society •         but a man’s covenant-Inferior and Not as Reliable as God’s Covenants •         yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto •         A Covenant Agreed to and Signed by Both Parties Cannot be Changed by Only One Party  •         A Divine Unconditional Covenant •         In Contrast, Only God Must Remain True to His Unconditional Promises •         Abraham and his seed-Ultimately, his seed is Christ •         The Bible Concept of “the seed” Goes Back to Genesis 3:15, After the Fall of Man •         Satan’s Goal in the Old Testament Was to Keep the Seed (Christ) From Being Born into the World •         Verbal Inspiration of the Scriptures Extends to the Guidance Between a Singular and Plural Word •         Christ is the Son of Abraham and Rightful Heir to the Covenant Promise (Matt 1:1) •         Violation of the Covenant •         The Law Cannot Disannul the Covenant •         this I say-“This is What I Mean,” By What I Said in v15 •         confirmed before of God-Established Beforehand •         in Christ-By Messiah’s Sacrifice and Atonement •         the law, which was-Which Came into Existence 430 Years Later •         Cannot disannul-Revoke or Supersede •         make … of none effect-Render the Promise Inoperable •         The Promise Would be Broken, if the Power to Grant the Inheritance was Transferred from the Promise to the Law (Rom 4:14) •         The Promise Has Seniority Over the Law  •         The Law Cannot Change the Inheritance •         Inheritance-The Promised Blessing of the Unconditional Covenant •         be of the law-Earned by Doing •         it is no more of promise-A Gift of Grace •         Law & Promise Are So Different in Nature That They Cannot be Combined •         but God gave-Freely & Lavishly Bestowed •         to Abraham by promise-Promise Takes Priority Over Law   Posted Oct 11 2009, 02:39 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Galatians Wk11

  The Life of Faith                       Gal 3:10-14  •         The Law Can Curse •         We Know That All Men Are Under Sin (Rom 3:9) •         Additionally, All Men Are under the curse •         This Curse is for Those That Seek to be Justified by Human Effort Through Legal Obedience •         Partial or Temporary Obedience is Not Adequate •         Ignorance Cannot be Accepted as a Valid Excuse •         Continual  Obedience is Required •         To Fall Under the Curse: Break One Commandment Once •         A Person Can Sin in Thought and Intent As Well As Deed (Matt 5:27-28) •         The Law Tells Us What We Are Being Saved From—the curse  •         The Law Cannot Justify •         it is evident-An Apostolic Observation •         for-An Authoritative OT Proof •         Four Truths Shown: •         First, that no man- No Exceptions •         Second, is justified-Is Being Justified; Happening At The Time of Writing •         Third, by the law-The Means of Justification (Rom 3:19-20) •         Fourth, The just shall live by faith-Legal Observance Doesn’t Count for Salvation (Hab 2:4) •         This Verse is Quoted 3 Times in the NT with Different Emphasis: •         In Rom 1:17, The Emphasis is on “just” •         In Gal 3:11, The Emphasis is on “live” •         In Heb 10:38, The Emphasis is on “faith”  •         The Law is Contrary to Faith •         Law Says That Man Must Do Before He Can Live •         Faith Says That Man Must Live Before He Can Do •         Israel’s Strength Became Their Weakness (Rom 10:3) •         The man that doeth them shall live in them-Legal Obedience Becomes a Fence •         Only When a Legalist Quits Trying, Can They Start Trusting   •         Deliverance from the Law •         The Nature of Redemption •         Christ is The Redeemer •         Jesus (Gr.  Jesous; Heb Joshua) Means Jehovah is Salvation or Jehovah Saves •         Christ (Gr. Christos) Means the Anointed One •         Four Aspects of Christ’s Redemptive Work: •         First, hath redeemed-It is a Finished Work (Heb 10:12 ) •         Three Verbs Used of Redemption in Scripture: •         Agorazo-Pay the Price or Ransom for Redemption (1 Cor 6:19-20; 2 Peter 2:1; Rev 5:9-10) •         Exagarazo-Buy Out Of or Remove From the Market (Gal 3:13) •         Apolutroo-To Release or Set Free (Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 1:18-19) •         Second, us-It is a Personal Redemption •         Third, from the curse of the law-It Was a Purposeful Redemption •         Fourth, being made-It Was a Substitutionary Redemption (1 Peter 2:24) •         How Could the Holy Son of God Become a Curse?-Judicially (Deut 21:23)   •         The Purpose of Redemption •         That (hina)-In Order That •         Two Purposes for Christ’s Redemptive Work: •         blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; •         One, Believers Get A Right Position •         that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith •         Two, Believers Get A Right Power •         The Promise of The Spirit is Unique to This Church Age (John 14:16-17 & 15:26 )   Posted Oct 04 2009, 12:05 PM by jbarch with no comments