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*Condition Note: Book is lightly used and clean except for heavy highlighting on the last two pages.*
God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. --GALATIANS 6:14, 15, NKJV Like a cannon shot—such are the opening words of Galatians, in a barrage that will extend throughout the six chapters of Paul’s letter to Galatia. Paul doesn’t beat around the bush with pleasantries and courtesies but gets right to the heart of the matter. And with good reason—his credentials and his message have been challenged! As a result he feels a responsibility to set the record straight: his authority, his calling, came not from the church leaders in Jerusalem, or from any other earthly authority; his commission came directly from Jesus Christ and God the Father. In order to understand the book of Galatians, it is important to understand the crisis that provoked Paul’s fiery response. These issues prompted Luther to nail 95 propositions to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany, 500 years ago, and they are still central to Christianity today. The Christians in Galatia had received the genuine gospel from Paul along with the Holy Spirit. They had a genuine Christian experience. But certain Jewish Christians had come along some time after Paul established the gospel in Galatia and convinced them that something more was needed to receive God’s full blessing. The Galatians accepted a counterfeit gospel. Galatians is perpetually relevant because it deals with three issues central to the Christian faith: authority, the plan of salvation, and unity. As you study this most important book and work through some of the most significant words ever penned, may you be inspired to personal reformation.
CONTENTS
A Word to the Reader
The Apostle Paul and His letter to the Galatians
Gospels in Conflict and Paul's Authority
Threats to Gospel Unity
Justification: The Foundation of Christian Unity
Abraham's Faith and What Christ Accomplished for All People
Promise Preceded Law
The Law Road to Faith
Children of Abraham and Heirs of Freedom
A Pastor's Heart
Covenants New and Old, of Promise and of Flesh
Free in Christ
Two Ways of Living
Living the Gospel in the Church
The Object of Paul's Boasting
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Binding: |
Paperback |
Copyright: |
2017 |
Printed: |
2017 |
Pages: |
128 |
Publisher: |
Pacific Press Publishing Association |
Condition: |
B+ |