1.0Bible Lessons from Jeff Gullesonhttps://www.jeffgulleson.com/bible-studiesJeff Gullesonhttps://www.jeffgulleson.com/bible-studies/author/jgulleson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Hc7m1rMGov"><a href="https://www.jeffgulleson.com/bible-studies/galatians/galatians-217-part-i/">GALATIANS, 2:17, (Part I)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jeffgulleson.com/bible-studies/galatians/galatians-217-part-i/embed/#?secret=Hc7m1rMGov" width="600" height="338" title="“GALATIANS, 2:17, (Part I)” — Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson" data-secret="Hc7m1rMGov" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> THE ACCUSATION AND ARGUMENT AGAINST JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH (Part 1)   KEY VERSE – It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Gal. 5:1) SECONDARY THEME VERSES: “A man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ” (Gal. 2:16); “If righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing” (Gal. 2:21). THEME: Salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone releases us from the yoke of the law, freeing us to live a life of love through the power of the Holy Spirit. Legal (Imputed) Righteousness: We are justified by faith in Christ (Gal. 2:16). Imparted Righteousness: Immediate Moral Change at conversion (Gal. 6:15); Gradual Moral Change through the fruit-growing work of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22) which requires our cooperation (Gal 5:16-17, 25, 6:8). We cooperate by using CCRC (Concentration, Choice, Reflection, Confession/Thanksgiving. Foundational verse, “By one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” (Heb. 10:14)  Good Teachers: (1) Constantly re-evaluate what they are doing; (2) Set large goals; (3) Ask – “Does everything I do contribute to learning?”; (4) Prepare well; (5) Check for understanding; (6) Like teaching; (7) Get results from their teaching; (8) Have perseverance. Don’t give up.  TEACHING GOAL: Show how Paul’s enemies are seeking to undermine his teaching on Justification by Faith.  TEXT FOR THE DAY: “But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker. “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing! (Gal. 2:17-21) ACCUSATION AND ARGUMENT AGAINST JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH (Part 1)  1. The Accusation Against Justification by Grace 2. The Underlying Assumptions in the Accusation  PAUL’S REBUTTAL (Part 2)  INTRODUCTION  Gal. 2:17 contains a major accusation. Paul deals with it in 2:18-21 an on into chapter 3.  Various translations of Gal. 2:17 If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does this mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! (NIV) But suppose we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then we are found guilty because we have abandoned the law. Would that mean that God has led us into sin? Absolutely not! (NLT) If we, the same people who are seeking for God’s approval in Christ, are still sinners, does that mean that Christ […]