Download discussion questions: Galatians 3:23 – 4:11
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We began our study of the passage with two main observations:
Download discussion questions: Galatians 3:23 – 4:11
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Download discussion questions: Galatians 3:15-29
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In this passage, Paul seemed to intentionally change his strategy. Earlier he had used theological explanations about justification by faith in Christ (e.g., Galatians 2:15-17) and living by the Spirit of Christ (3:2-5). He pointed to history and the prime illustration of Abraham’s justification by faith (3:6-9). He emphasized how Abraham was the prototype of God’s plan to bless all the nations (3:8, 14). Now he shifts to more familiar territory, Continue reading
Download discussion questions: Galatians 3:15-29
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Download discussion questions: Galatians 3:1-14
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We began our discussion with a review of the first two chapters of Paul’s letter to the Galatian churches. Our starting-point question was, “How does this section (beginning in Galatians 3) fit into Paul’s thought process? What is the flow of his argument? Too often we follow chapter and verse divisions which were added hundreds of years after the original writing. Those helpful, but artificial, interruptions partition our thinking, isolating parts of Scripture that originally were written and intended to form a whole. Remembering that individual passages occur in a larger context is critical for understanding the author’s meaning. Continue reading
Download discussion questions: Exodus 20_1-17
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In last week’s study and discussion, the apostle Paul was unambiguous about the source of justification, our right standing with God. That justification does not come through following the law:
15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; 16 yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Galatians 2:15-16, emphasis added.
With that in mind, what do we do with the Ten Commandments? Continue reading
Download discussion questions: Galatians 2:14-21
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After ten minutes looking at the passage individually, we began our discussion with the questions, “What law or laws have you seen imposed on Christians, especially on you? What effect did that experience have on you?”
As with last week’s question about awkward or uncomfortable conversations, there was no lack of response about our experiences of law imposed on us. The examples included:
Download discussion questions: Galatians 2:3-14
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We began our time together with the following topic: Think of an awkward, controversial, or uncomfortable conversation you had recently. How did you handle it? What do you wish you would have done differently?
Without much delay, several people had examples, some recent events, some still lingering from the past. Continue reading
Download discussion questions: Galatians 1:15 – 2:4
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Continuing the Calvary Institute theme of making disciples who make disciples, we started with an outline shared with me by our pastor at Calvary Restoration Church:
Download discussion questions: Galatians 1:9-17
Seven Questions – Inductively From Galatians
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One of the reasons for the existence of Calvary Institute at Restoration Church is to “make joyful, passionate disciples who make joyful, passionate disciples…” A quotation from a seventeenth-century Puritan is a good reminder:
The mind of man is capable of receiving continual supplies in the increase of light and knowledge, if they are improved unto their proper end in obedience unto God. But without this the mind will be quickly stuffed with notions, so that no streams can descend into it from the fountain of truth. [1] Continue reading