{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies","author_name":"Jeff Gulleson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/author\/jgulleson\/","title":"GALATIANS, 2:15-16 (Part I) - Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"du1oGQ4Kgw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/galatians\/galatians-215-16\/\">GALATIANS, 2:15-16 (Part I)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/galatians\/galatians-215-16\/embed\/#?secret=du1oGQ4Kgw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;GALATIANS, 2:15-16 (Part I)&#8221; &#8212; Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson\" data-secret=\"du1oGQ4Kgw\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Gal. 5:1) SECONDARY THEME VERSES: \u201cA man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ\u201d (Gal. 2:16); \u201cIf righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing\u201d (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 and Confession\/Thanksgiving. Foundational verse, \u201cBy one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.\u201d (Heb. 10:14) Good Teachers: (1) Constantly re-evaluate what they are doing; (2) Set large goals; (3) Ask \u2013 \u201cDoes everything I do contribute to learning?\u201d; (4) Prepare well; (5) Check for understanding; (6) Like teaching; (7) Get results from their teaching; (8) Have perseverance. Don\u2019t give up. TEACHING GOAL: The show what justification means, why it is so essential as a foundational belief for Christians. TEXT FOR THE DAY: \u201cWe who are Jews by birth and not \u2018Gentile Sinners\u2019 know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified. \u201cBut if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners; doesn\u2019t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not! If I rebuild what I destroyed, then I really would be a lawbreaker. \u201cFor 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 now 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. 2:15-21) \u00a0JUSTIFICATION \u00a01. Forgiveness and the Search for Righteousness 2. Salvation \u2013 Metaphors, Word Pictures 3. The Importance of the Doctrine of Justification 4. The Doctrine of Justification in Galatians 5. The Definition of Justification 6. Illustrations of Justification 7. Objections to \/ Questions to Answer about Justification 8. Biblical Source and Grounds of Justification 9. Instrument or Means of Justification 10. Relationship of Justification to Sanctification\u00a0 JUSTIFICATION\u00a0 PAUL\u2019S THESIS: My apostleship, like the twelve, [&hellip;]"}