Covenant Blessing: By Law or By Faith? (Galatians 3:1-14)

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Classroom Instructions

Lesson

Covenant Blessing: By Law or By Faith? (Galatians 3:1-14)

  • Opening Thoughts

    • New part of Paul’s argument: Comparative Defense

    • To get this well, we must think like Israelites.

  • Galatians 3:1-14 – overview and main idea...

  • Logical flow:

    • How your conversion happened (1-5)

    • How the covenant story began (6-9)

    • How the Law actually works (10-14)

  • Conclusion: By _______ through _______ from start to finish.

  • The blessings of the gospel become real to those who....

Discussion Questions:

  1. Have you ever had a friend with whom you could have a conversation without even finishing all your sentences? How do people around you act when they hear you talk?
  2. What is a form of “cultural dialect” active today that you just don’t understand?
  3. If someone approached you at church and asked, “How can I get more of God’s blessing?” what would you tell them?
  4. How much did submitting to the Law of Moses (through circumcision if you are uncircumcised) factor into your conversion story? How about hearing the gospel, faith, and the Holy Spirit?
  5. Can you put into your own words the logic of Galatians 3:10-14?

Covenant Blessing: By Law or By Faith? (Galatians 3:1-14) Instructions

Lesson

Covenant Blessing: By Law or By Faith? (Galatians 3:1-14)

  • Opening Thoughts

    • New part of Paul’s argument: Comparative Defense

    • To get this well, we must think like Israelites.

  • Galatians 3:1-14 – overview and main idea...

  • Logical flow:

    • How your conversion happened (1-5)

    • How the covenant story began (6-9)

    • How the Law actually works (10-14)

  • Conclusion: By _______ through _______ from start to finish.

  • The blessings of the gospel become real to those who....

Discussion Questions:

  1. Have you ever had a friend with whom you could have a conversation without even finishing all your sentences? How do people around you act when they hear you talk?
  2. What is a form of “cultural dialect” active today that you just don’t understand?
  3. If someone approached you at church and asked, “How can I get more of God’s blessing?” what would you tell them?
  4. How much did submitting to the Law of Moses (through circumcision if you are uncircumcised) factor into your conversion story? How about hearing the gospel, faith, and the Holy Spirit?
  5. Can you put into your own words the logic of Galatians 3:10-14?