{"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, Personal Devotions, # 024 - Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"na4A5iPMEU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/galatians\/galatians-personal-devotions-024\/\">GALATIANS, Personal Devotions, # 024<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jeffgulleson.com\/bible-studies\/galatians\/galatians-personal-devotions-024\/embed\/#?secret=na4A5iPMEU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;GALATIANS, Personal Devotions, # 024&#8221; &#8212; Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson\" data-secret=\"na4A5iPMEU\" 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)\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: The show how profound was the problem to God of providing a way of forgiving people for their sins.\u00a0 TEXT FOR THE DAY:\u00a0 But whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. (Psalm 1:2) \u2018Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.\u2019 This is the first and greatest command-ment. And the second is like it: \u2018Love your neighbor as yourself.\u2019 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. (Mt. 22:37-40) Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. (Mark 1:35)\u00a0 REFLECTIONS ON THE PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL\u00a0LIFE OF THE BELIEVER\u00a0 1. The Primary Goal of The Christian 2. Our Lord \u2013 A Role Model in Relating to the Father 3. Some Ways to Cultivate Our Relationship with God 4. Practice Using the \u201cMy Encounter with God\u201d Form\u00a0 I. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE CHIRSTIAN \u2018Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.\u2019 This is the first and greatest commandment. (Mt. 22:37-38) QUESTION: Scholars talk about the \u2018antiquity\u2019 of this command. What do they mean? QUESTION: Scholars talk about the \u2018dignity\u2019 of this command. What do they mean? QUESTION: What is the main purpose of this command, its main thrust &#8211; theological, ethical, anthropological, sociological? Anthropological \u2013 Man has the ability to love; Theological \u2013 God is the supreme being; Ethical \u2013 Love is the primary ethic of Christianity; Sociological \u2013 God\u2019s primary concern is that we [&hellip;]"}