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Introduction
Chapters 1-2: We looked at what the gospel is:
When people trust Jesus, what’s true of him becomes true of us.
So now, it’s not based on what you do that makes you part of the family of God, but who you believe in, who you have faith in.
THat’s what Paul begins to break down in chapter 4 and 5.
So, what did this mean for me and you?
What Jesus did has massive shockwave as to who can become part of God’s family.
But what does that mean for me?
Promises - I don’t tend to promise people things.
Even if people ask if I can do a favour for them, I generally say: “Depends”
Paul takes us through a history lesson through the Old Testament
God’s Promise with Abraham
God’s promises shows us the necessity of faith.
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How can God accept me/you?
Only if I trust in Jesus Christ.
I cannot be saved by anything I do; I can be saved only by what Jesus did when he died on the cross and rose from the dead.
The Galatians needed to see that they received the Spirit by faith, not by the worlds of the Law.
Paul gives 6 rapid-fire questions, but verse 2 sums it up:
Galatians need to see that they received the Spirit by faith, not by the works of the law.
Paul introduces Abraham to get his point across.
If you’re going to bring up the Law, I’m bringing in the big guns.
Think about who Abraham was?
God promises to bless Abraham.
God promises to bless Abraham.
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God promises to bless Abraham.
Keep in mind he didn’t deserve it.
By Grace Alone, God Blesses His People
Pagan man -> God comes to him
Paul quotes Genesis 15:6:
You need to see that at this point in the story, Abraham didn’t have an heir.
Sarah unable to have kids.
Abraham doesn’t make a promise with God —> God makes a promise with Abrham
Abraham’s story reminds us that by grace alone, God blesses his people.
God Extends His grace to Abraham, this grace is expressed in radical promises.
Abraham’s offspring will be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
This promise wasn’t about Abraham and Sarah: It was about God, his grace and his promises.
How did Abraham receive this blessing?
Grace is not earned.
Abraham simply believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
He didn’t do anything; he believed something.
Or better, someone.
Imagine that a wealthy man offered you and your family a house in Barbados - no payment, no strings attached, and you can use it whenever you want.
It’s not only that you don’t have to do anything to receive this promises; you can’t do anything to help this wealthy man fulfill it.
The only thing you can do is trust the promise, namely, That when you go to Barbados, there will be a house, and it will have your name on it.
Through believing, you will receive.
This is what Abraham was doing.
He was trusting in God, knowing that he will keep his promises.
Verse 6: Abraham received this blessing not by what he did, but by who he had his faith in.
His actions followed his faith and were an outpouring of it.
Abraham received this blessing not by what he did, but by who he had his faith in.
His actions followed his faith and were an outpouring of it.
Verse 6: Abraham received this blessing not by what he did, but by who he had his faith in.
His actions followed his faith and were an outpouring of it.
Faith - faith alone!
Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
Believe God, and it will be credited to you as righteousness.
God’s Promise with Moses Verses
That’s all?
you ask.
That’s all! “But doesn’t that lead to loose living?”
The Bible talks about that too.
What happened after Abraham’s faith was credited as righteousness in Genesis 15:6?
As Paul points to that Abraham’s faith is expressed in radical obedience.
Application: We often don’t live radical lives because we don’t have faith.
People who are saved by grace alone through faith alone don’t sit back and indulge in sin and the ways of everyone around them.
Why?
Because they believe God.
They’re not only saved by grace through faith, but they also live by grace through faith.
And they risk everything because they know that God is good, that he is sufficient, and that He satisfies.
Abraham new that he was just a “foreigners and temporary resident on the earth.
He was seeking a homeland and God was not ashamed to be called their God.
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Righteousness only comes by faith in Christ, and that frees us.
And Faith is given by God.
It’s the kind of faith that comes through His grace, and it leads to radical obedience.
The next section of Galatians in chapters 5 and 6 tell us this.
WE need God to show us how to put grace, faith , and obedience together so that we don’t waste our lives on the things of this world, all the while thinking and claiming to believe in grace.
Look, Paul is saying to the Galatians.
These False Teachers have it all wrong.
Abraham was saved because of his faith in the promises of God, not in what he did.
His faith was counted to him as righteousness.
And that faith moved him to obedience.
Transition: God’s promise with Abraham shows us the need to have faith and God is a promise keeping God.
Paul moves into how God’s promise to Abraham doesn’t contradict the promise with Moses, it’s complements it.
God’s Promise with Moses
When we look at the the promises God made with Moses, we need to understand the purpose of the law:
God’s law shows us the futility of the flesh.
Paul is talking about the Law of Moses: Moral, ceremonial, and civil laws.
Not the whole Bible.
In verse 10 Paul begins to take about the law:
What can the law do?
Can’t bring life.
Can’t bring Salvation
Oh foolish Galatians!
Who has bewitched you?
So if the Law can save you.
If it can’t give you life.
What is it for you ask?
Paul gets to that in verse 19:
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