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Galatians 3:15-29 - "Heirs of the Promise" - Jeremy Brannon / November 3, 2024

Some sections of Scripture can be read more quickly and understood more easily than Galatians 3. Paul is traversing 2000 years of God’s covenant dealings with people, without breaking a sweat, so if you are trailing him, panting and out of shape, you are not alone! Here, Paul parries and counters arguments from the Judaizers while helping the Galatians to understand how much they have inherited by faith in Christ.

Galatians 3:10-18 - Brent Stephens / October 27, 2024

Galatians 3:10-18 

Galatians 3:5-14 Part 2 - Brent Stephens / October 20, 2024

Galatians 3:5-14 Part 2

Galatians 3:5-14 - Brent Stephens / October 13, 2024

Galatians 3:1-9 - "By Works or By Faith? Part 2" - Brent Stephens / October 6, 2024

Galatians 3:1-9 - "By Works or By Faith? Part 1" - Brent Stephens / September 29, 2024

Paul has already warned the Galatians twice in chapter 1 that if anyone is preaching a gospel contrary to the one he preached, they are to be anathema, accursed, considered outside the faith that was once-and-for-all delivered to the saints. At the end of chapter 2, Paul begins to get a little more specific about the problem that these churches are dealing with: their doctrine of justification. At the end of Galatians 2:16, Paul said “by works of the law no one will be justified.”

Galatians 2:15-21 - "Crucified with Christ" - Brent Stephens / September 22, 2024

After recounting his confrontation with Peter, Paul continues to establish his defense of his gospel. In this section, Paul lays the logical and theological groundwork for his message, perhaps summarizing what he spoke to Peter during their confrontation. His message is clear: salvation is not based on what we have done but solely on what Christ has accomplished for us. Our sins have been nailed to the cross with Christ, and we have died with Him. This changes everything!

Galatians 2:11-14 - "Conflict About Conduct" - Brent Stephens / September 15, 2024

Can’t we all just get along? Let’s be honest: not many of us like confrontation. However, the gospel demands that we graciously confront other believers who are not walking in alignment with its message. Overcome by the fear of man, the Apostle Peter had to be confronted by Paul himself because of his behavior, which had severe implications for others and was incongruent with the gospel message. It’s not that Peter’s teaching of the gospel had erred, but his conduct contradicted what he knew to be true, and so he stood “condemned” (Galatians 2:11). This passage records for us one of the great conflicts in the New Testament. Here, two leading apostles square off in open conflict. This conflict was necessary to teach us not only about biblical confrontation but also about biblical justification.

Galatians 2:1-10 Part 3 - Brent Stephens / September 8, 2024

Entrusted with the Gospel part 3

Galatians 2:1-10 Part 2 - "Entrusted With the Gospel" - Brent Stephens / September 1, 2024

False brothers exist (Galatians 2:4). Just because someone calls themselves a Christian does not necessarily mean they are. The Bible is full of false people. Almost every book of the New Testament has warnings against individuals who teach what is false. Jesus informs His followers about them (Matthew 7:14), Paul suffers because of them (1 Timothy 1:19-20; 2 Timothy 2:17; 4:14-26), John encourages those who were afflicted by them (1 John 1:26; 2 John 1:9-11), and Peter brings false teachers to the attention of the church (2 Peter 2:1-3). Part 2 of 2