QUESTIONS ON GALATIANS, CHAPTER ONE True - False ______ 1. Paul was an apostle of men and called by men. ______ 2. This letter was sent to the people at Corinth from Galatia. ______ 3. Paul was astonished that the brethren had removed from the faith. ______ 4. A teacher of false doctrine... [ Continue Reading ]
PART ONEANALYSIS PAUL'S DEFENSE OF HIS APOSTLESHIP AND HIS GOSPEL 1:1-2:21 A. INTRODUCTION. Galatians 1:1-10 1. Personal Greeting. Galatians 1:1-5 a) Source and Agency of his Apostleship. Galatians 1:1 b) His Association in the Gospel. Galatians 1:2 TEXT 1:1, 2 (1) Paul, an apostle (not fr... [ Continue Reading ]
c) Salutation Galatians 1:3-5 TEXT 1:3-5 (3) Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, (4) who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father: (5) to whom be the glory for ever and ever. A... [ Continue Reading ]
Occasion of the Epistle. Galatians 1:6-10 a) Their removal unto a different gospel. Galatians 1:6-7 TEXT 1:6, 7 (6) I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; (7) which is not another gospel: only there are some that trouble... [ Continue Reading ]
B. PAUL'S GOSPEL AND APOSTLESHIP DIVINELY DERIVED. 1:11-24 1. The divine source of his gospel. 1:11, 12 TEXT 1:11, 12 (11) For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man. (12) For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, b... [ Continue Reading ]
Proof of its divine origin. Galatians 1:13-24 a) His early life was adverse to the gospel. Galatians 1:13-14 TEXT 1:13, 14 (13) For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews-' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it: (14) and I adva... [ Continue Reading ]
TEXT 1:15-17 (15) But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace, (16) to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood: (17) neither went I up to Jerusalem... [ Continue Reading ]
c) His visit to Jerusalem was not long enough for instruction in the gospel. Galatians 1:18-24 TEXT 1:18-24 (18) Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days. (19) But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. (20) Now tou... [ Continue Reading ]