The Apostasy Continues
READ Acts 20:29-31
How do the “grievous wolves” enter among
the Church?
How is Paul’s prophesy about apostasy in
Ephesus reflected in the recipe for apostasy that we’ve discussed in previous
posts?
Background for the Letter to the
Galatians
The letter to the Galatian branches was
written sometime between 48 and 58AD – more likely after the Great Jerusalem
Council where the Judaizers doctrine of the need for Gentiles to convert to
Judaism and be circumcised first, before becoming “Christian”, was
denounced. The Galatian branches were in
modern Turkey and spanned from modern Ankara (called Ancyra anciently) in the
north to Antioch towards the south.
READ Galatians 1:6-8 and Galatians 2:3-4
and 14
What is the nature of the apostasy that has
occurred in the Turkish branches?
How Is A Person Justified?
READ Galatians 2:16
What does it mean to be justified?
READ D&C 88:36-39, Romans 3:10 and
Alma 42:25
What are the principles in play when
someone is declared “just”?
If someone pays the complete penalty for
all their sins (broken laws), are they now justified?
Who then is justified?
What is the Relationship between the
Law and the Gospel Covenant?
READ Galatians 3:10-11 and 3
How was the Law designed to save someone?
READ Galatians 3:19-21 (including JST
Appendix) and 24-25
What was the purpose of the Law?
READ Galatians 3:17
Why was the Law of Moses given if the
Gospel Covenant had previously been given to Abraham – and the line of Fathers
from Adam to Shem before him?
The Law of Adoption
READ Galatians 3:29-Galatians 4:7
What does it mean to be “Abraham’s seed”?
Christian Liberty
READ Galatians 5:1, 13-14
What is the “liberty wherewith Christ
hath made us free”?
What is the difference between living by
the Spirit vs the Law?
Fruits of the Spirit
READ Galatians 5:22-25
What does “fruit of the Spirit” mean?
