1. Can One Be Too Eternally-Minded? “He’s so heavenly-minded that he’s no earthly good.”

2. Hebrews 11:1 Amplified Version “NOW FAITH is the assurance … of the things [we] hope for, being … the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses].”

3. GALATIANS

4. Ch 3-4: Grace-Faith versus Law-Works A. 3:1-9The Preeminence of Faith B. 3:10-14The Curse of Works C. 3:15-18The Precedent of Promise D. 3:19-25The Purpose of the Law E. 3:26-4:7Sons and Heirs through Christ F. 4:8-18The Emptiness of Legalism G. 4:19-31Law and Grace Cannot Coexist

5. Galatians 4:20 Howard Vos “It is hard to know exactly how their situation is when you must go on hearsay, and it is usually much more difficult to deal with a problem in writing than in person. If he were present he could change his tone of voice, either to suit the needs of the situation or change from condemnation to praise. ‘For I stand in doubt of you’ indicates distress of mind…in knowing how to deal with the Galatians, whether firmly or gently, to bring them back to the standards of faith and grace.”

6. “desire” qe,lw (THELŌ) Vine’s: “to will, to wish, implying volition and purpose, frequently a determination, is most usually rendered to will”

7. Galatians 4:22-31 Background Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him. Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him.

8. Galatians 4:22-31 Background Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him. Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him. Gen 15: God reiterates promises to Abram, and specifies that his heir will be his own physical offspring. Gen 15: God reiterates promises to Abram, and specifies that his heir will be his own physical offspring.

9. Galatians 4:22-31 Background Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him. Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him. Gen 15: God reiterates promises to Abram, and specifies that his heir will be his own physical offspring. Gen 15: God reiterates promises to Abram, and specifies that his heir will be his own physical offspring. Gen 16: Abram now 86 years old and still childless. Sarai offers plan to resolve the impasse. Gen 16: Abram now 86 years old and still childless. Sarai offers plan to resolve the impasse.

10. Galatians 4:22-31 Background Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him. Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him. Gen 15: God reiterates promises to Abram, and specifies that his heir will be his own physical offspring. Gen 15: God reiterates promises to Abram, and specifies that his heir will be his own physical offspring. Gen 16: Abram now 86 years old and still childless. Sarai offers plan to resolve the impasse. Gen 16: Abram now 86 years old and still childless. Sarai offers plan to resolve the impasse. Gen 17: Abram now 99 years old; God changes his name to Abraham and reiterates His promises. God’s promise of a child explicitly stated through Sarai (Sarah). Gen 17: Abram now 99 years old; God changes his name to Abraham and reiterates His promises. God’s promise of a child explicitly stated through Sarai (Sarah).

11. Galatians 4:22-31 Background Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him. Gen 12: God calls Abram from the land of Ur of the Chaldeans to a land He would show him. Gen 15: God reiterates promises to Abram, and specifies that his heir will be his own physical offspring. Gen 15: God reiterates promises to Abram, and specifies that his heir will be his own physical offspring. Gen 16: Abram now 86 years old and still childless. Sarai offers plan to resolve the impasse. Gen 16: Abram now 86 years old and still childless. Sarai offers plan to resolve the impasse. Gen 17: Abram now 99 years old; God changes his name to Abraham and reiterates His promises. God’s promise of a child explicitly stated through Sarai (Sarah). Gen 17: Abram now 99 years old; God changes his name to Abraham and reiterates His promises. God’s promise of a child explicitly stated through Sarai (Sarah). Gen 21: Abraham now 100 years old, Sarah 90, and Isaac is born to them in fulfillment of God’s promise. Gen 21: Abraham now 100 years old, Sarah 90, and Isaac is born to them in fulfillment of God’s promise.

12. Legitimate Allegory? Howard Vos “Paul does not deny the literal meaning of the Abrahamic narrative, but he says that the circumstances of the history have another besides the literal meaning. Whether ‘illustration,’ ‘parable,’ or ‘allegory’ should be used to describe the apostle’s interpretation may be debated. Certainly Paul’s use of this Old Testament account does not give the contemporary Bible student license to allegorize a variety of Scripture passages. It should be kept in mind that what Paul says here is by the same inspiration as the original Genesis account.”