by Paul Apple | Oct 24, 2024 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: BOAST ONLY IN THE CROSS OF CHRIST AND THE CORRESPONDING SCARS OF IDENTIFICATION WITH THE CROSS INTRODUCTION: Thomas Schreiner: Galatians 6:11–18 should be categorized as a letter closing. The exhortation section has concluded with 6:10, and Paul now touches...
by Paul Apple | Oct 24, 2024 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: 2 PRACTICAL WAYS TO WALK IN LOVE BY THE SPIRIT INTRODUCTION: Richard Longenecker: In 6:1–10 Paul gives a series of instructions that spell out in practical terms what it means for his Galatian converts to “live by the Spirit” (5:16, 25a), to “be led by the...
by Paul Apple | Oct 22, 2024 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: USE FREEDOM AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WALK IN LOVE BY WALKING IN THE SPIRIT — (NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL THE LUSTS OF THE FLESH) INTRODUCTION: Howard Vos: As Paul now launches into his discussion of the life of Christian liberty, he points out that...
by Paul Apple | Oct 21, 2024 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: STAND FIRM IN THE LIBERTY TO WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED INTRODUCTION: Robert Gromacki: After the Civil War a great majority of the slaves became sharecroppers. Although they were free, they did not enjoy their freedom. In some cases they were worse off...
by Paul Apple | Oct 20, 2024 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE OT ANALOGY OF ISHMAEL AND ISAAC PICTURES OUR FREEDOM — ACCOMPLISHED BY THE SPIRIT ACCORDING TO GOD’S PROMISE INTRODUCTION: William Hendriksen: The chapter closes with a reminder–in the form of an allegory–that those who hear the law...
by Paul Apple | Oct 16, 2024 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH MUST BE HELD ON TO DESPITE THE SEDUCTIVE DECEPTIONS OF ZEALOUS FALSE TEACHERS INTRODUCTION: Nijay Gupta: After engaging in a heavy dose of theoretical and theological discussion of the law and its place in the ongoing story of God’s...
by Paul Apple | Oct 15, 2024 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE COMING OF CHRIST ELEVATED OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD TO THAT OF PRIVILEGED SONS AND HEIRS – that’s a Big Deal INTRODUCTION: What’s the Big Deal about Christmas? Secularists today continue to try to minimize Christmas. They do everything in their power to...
by Paul Apple | Oct 14, 2024 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE COMING OF CHRIST ELEVATED OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GOD TO THAT OF PRIVILEGED SONS AND HEIRS INTRODUCTION: David deSilva: Paul continues to advance the view of salvation history articulated in 3:15–22, with the period of Torah’s authority yielding to the...
by Paul Apple | Mar 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: THE BLESSING OF JUSTIFICATION COULD ONLY COME VIA GOD’S UNCHANGING PROMISES RATHER THAN BY THE LAW INTRODUCTION: George Brunk: There is one small problem in what Paul has been saying. He has been arguing that the Galatians, as Gentiles, have their...
by Paul Apple | Mar 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH PROVES THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIVE BY FAITH — SINCE WE HAVE BEEN FREED FROM THE CURSE OF THE LAW INTRODUCTION: George Brunk: Clearly the key word in this paragraph is curse. As the antithesis of blessing, curse signals that...
by Paul Apple | Mar 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH PROVES THAT WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIVE BY FAITH INTRODUCTION: Ben Witherington: At Gal. 3:1 Paul begins the section of the letter where he will present his formal arguments to his converts so that they will not pursue a Judaizing...
by Paul Apple | Mar 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: PAUL’S AUTHORITY DEMONSTRATED IN REBUKING PETER’S ERROR — JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH LEAVES NO ROOM FOR HYPOCRISY OR LEGALISM INTRODUCTION: Kenneth Wuest: Here the argument for Paul’s apostolic independence has come to the highest level...
by Paul Apple | Mar 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: PAUL’S AUTHORITY RECOGNIZED — PAUL’S INDEPENDENT MESSAGE AND AUTHORITY WERE STILL VALIDATED BY THE LEADERS OF THE CHURCH IN JERUSALEM INTRODUCTION: Philip Ryken: So where does Galatians fit in the chronology of Acts? At first glance,...
by Paul Apple | Mar 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: PAUL’S AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED BY DIVINE REVELATION — PAUL’S PERSONAL TESTIMONY CONFIRMS THE DIVINE SOURCE OF HIS MESSAGE AND AUTHORITY INTRODUCTION: Philip Ryken: Before going any further, it will be helpful to have the outline of Galatians...
by Paul Apple | Mar 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: ANY PERVERSION OF THE GOSPEL OF THE GRACE OF CHRIST DESERVES GOD’S STRONGEST CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTION: George Brunk: In our section (1:6-10) Paul wastes no time in getting straight to the point. He indicates his state of mind, clarifies what is at...
by Paul Apple | Mar 24, 2020 | Bible-NT
BIG IDEA: LEGITIMATE DIVINE APOSTLESHIP PROMOTES THE ESSENCE OF THE TRUE GOSPEL = THE CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST INTRODUCTION: Bruce Barton: The year was probably A.D. 49. Paul and Barnabas had just completed their first missionary journey (Acts 13:2...
