{"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, 2:18-19 (Part II) - Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Kyw0Wt89mg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/galatians\/galatians-218-19-part-ii\/\">GALATIANS, 2:18-19 (Part II)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/galatians\/galatians-218-19-part-ii\/embed\/#?secret=Kyw0Wt89mg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;GALATIANS, 2:18-19 (Part II)&#8221; &#8212; Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson\" data-secret=\"Kyw0Wt89mg\" 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).\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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, \u201cBy one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.\u201d (Heb. 10:14)\u00a0 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.\u00a0 TEACHING GOAL: Show how the law fails totally to provide hope of salvation.\u00a0 TEXT FOR THE DAY: \u201cBut 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. \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 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\u00a0JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH (Part 1)\u00a0 1. The Accusation Against Justification by Grace 2. The Underlying Assumptions in the Accusation\u00a0 PAUL\u2019S REBUTTAL (Part 2)\u00a0 3. Rebuilding a System of Law Proves the Christian is a Lawbreaker 4. Seeking to Live By the Law Destroys All Hope of Salvation\u00a0 REVIEW\u00a0 THE ACCUSATION \u2013 Those justified by faith still sin. Thus if Christ teaches justification by faith it means that Christ promotes sin. Three underlying assumptions hidden in the accusation of the Judaizers: (1) Common virtue (virtue needed to produce a civilized society) and Christian virtue are the same. (2) Fear is the only viable motivator for Christian virtue. (3) Grace is an unreliable motivator for holiness and Christian virtue. REBUTTAL OF THE THREE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS &#8212; True Christian virtue is motivated by love, not fear. Thus we are told to [&hellip;]"}