Sermons on Galatians
1. Sinful _______________ Arises from Sinful Motives (vv. 11-13).
2. Jesus Christ is the Only Worthy Object of ______________ Boasting (v. 14).
3. True Christianity is not Natural and External, but _____________________ and Internal (vv. 15-18).
1. Because of our status as adopted children of God, the Father has sent the Spirit into our hearts (vv. 4-6).
2. The Holy Spirit is identified as the Spirit of God’s Son (v. 6).
3. The Holy Spirit enables us to commune intimately with God as a loving heavenly Father (v. 6).
1. Take to heart that there is one, and only one, Gospel (vv. 6-7).
2. Heed the apostolic warning: Anyone who perverts the Gospel of Christ will be eternally condemned (vv. 8-9).
1. The gospel reveals that God the Father effectually called elect sinners to salvation by means of the grace of Christ (v. 6).
2. Turning away from the biblical gospel for a different one is a turning away from God the Father (v. 6).
This review series opens with its purpose stated plainly: reminding the church of Luther’s and Calvin’s rediscovery of justification by faith alone, against the backdrop of the Roman Catholic mass. At its heart is the finality of Christ’s finished work, which alone secures our freedom.
The stage is set with James before turning to the sharp confrontation at Antioch, where Paul corrects Peter to his face. Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians and his wider second missionary journey follow, the same gospel integrity worked out in new territory.