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Galatians 1:1-9, Acts 13:14-52 — the ‘gospel’ to Galatia

We are continuing our New Testament study on the New Covenant as revealed in the writings of the Apostle Paul. Before figuring out “different gospel” Paul is speaking against in the letter to the Galatians, we should look at what “gospel” he presented to the Galatian congregations, as recorded in Acts 13:14-52.

We are continuing our New Testament study on the New Covenant as revealed in the writings of the Apostle Paul. Before figuring out “different gospel” Paul is speaking against in the letter to the Galatians, we should look at what “gospel” he presented to the Galatian congregations, as recorded in Acts 13:14-52.

Thought Questions

Passages: Gal. 1:1-9; Acts 13:14-52

Galatians 1:1-9 notes

How are the congregations in Galatia (modern day Turkey) abandoning God for a “different gospel”?

What gospel did the Galatians receive?

How is the gospel they are following a denial of the Messiah or a contradiction to the teachings of the Messiah?

What is the historical context of these Galatian congregations?

What is the “law”?

What are the “works of the law”?

How “new” is the new covenant?

Is the new covenant an invention of the Apostle Paul?

Does Paul play “fast and loose” with his quotes from the Torah? Why did he quote Hab. 1:5 in Acts 13:40-41? What is the context of the famous quote of the Protestant Reformation, “the just shall live by [his] faith” from Hab. 2:4?

How do we “live by faith” when we don’t understand what God is doing?

How did God “heal the breech”?

Speaker: Jeff

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