Pastor Calvin Lee
Big Idea :
Being right with God is about believing, not achieving
John 8:32
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free
Right belief, right behaviour
Wrong belief, wrong behaviour
1. The folly of the Galatians
Galatians 3:1-3
- First Paul stresses the gullibility of the Galatians
- Second Paul exposes the guile of the Judaizers who taught this 'new' gospel
Matthew 7:15-16
Matthew 24:11, 24
2. The faith of Abraham
Galatians 3:6-9
- This verse can also be shared with Gentiles, ie. us that faith is what brings us to God
3. The fact of the matter
Galatians 3:11-14
- The Galatians were wrong in believing and embracing that faith + law = salvation
The law has a purpose :
@ The Law informs us
@ The law reforms us
But the law cannot transform us from the inside out, nor make us righteous. The law shows us that we need a Saviour in our lives
# We are justified by faith and not by works
# We are to walk by faith from the start to the finish, not on men, organisation or something else
# We are to be people of the word, to discern what is right and what is wrong
# We are to live under grace, not according to our works
# We are blessed to be a blessing
We serve out of a sense of gratefulness, not to gain approval
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