Welcome to episode 145 of Grasp the Bible. In this episode, we begin our study in the Book of Galatians, covering chapter 1:1-10. The series is called “Free.” Today, we will cover:
- The greeting: Paul’s apostolic authority (vv. 1-5)
- Desertion from the gospel (vv. 6-10)
Key takeaways:
- Paul’s apostleship did not come from a person but from God and Christ. Therefore, the gospel he proclaims is true.
- The Galatians were turning the clock back in salvation history by submitting to circumcision and the Mosaic law. Since Jesus has been raised from the dead, believers are no longer under the Mosaic covenant.
- The grace and peace that come from Jesus Christ are rooted in his self-giving at the cross, where he suffered in the place of believers so that they would be forgiven of their sins.
- The Galatians, by turning to the law and circumcision, have departed from the gospel of grace to one based on human achievement rather than a divine gift.
- There is only one gospel and only one way of salvation. Paul pronounces an eternal curse on any who preach another gospel.
Quotable:
- The gospel equation is this: Jesus + Anything Else = Nothing!
Application:
- A right relationship with God is not obtained by circumcision but only through trusting in the cross of Jesus Christ.
- Jesus, the only righteous One, died on the cross as our substitute so that our sins could be forgiven based on his sinlessness.
- The real tragedy of apostasy is this: we desert God. To apostatize is to forsake the living God for a dead idol, a golden calf of our own making.
- As we strive to move forward in the Christian life, we must remember that we need to go back—again and again and again—to grace. We’ll need to go back to grace in order to move forward in life.
- An effective antidote against false teaching is both a head and heart knowledge of the gospel.
- Any theology that posits works as the basis of our relationship with God is not the gospel of Christ.
- It is far better to be a slave of Christ than to be enslaved to human opinions of us.
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