1. GALATIANS

2. Galatians Doctrines The Gospel The Gospel Justification Justification Grace Grace Law Law Legalism Legalism Liberty Liberty Sanctification Sanctification Spirituality Spirituality Sowing & Reaping Sowing & Reaping

3. God’s Grace “All that God is free to do for man on the basis of the Person and Work of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

4. Grace - OT HebrewCHESED “goodness, kindness, faithfulness” “goodness, kindness, faithfulness”

5. Grace - OT HebrewCHESED “goodness, kindness, faithfulness” “goodness, kindness, faithfulness”Lovingkindness

6. C. Samuel Storms “The first and possibly most fundamental characteristic of divine grace is that it presupposes sin and guilt. Grace has meaning only when men are seen as fallen, unworthy of salvation, and liable to eternal wrath….Grace does not contemplate sinners merely as undeserving but as ill- deserving….It is not simply that we do not deserve grace; we do deserve hell!”

7. C. Samuel Storms “Grace ceases to be grace if God is compelled to bestow it in the presence of human merit…. Grace ceases to be grace if God is compelled to withdraw it in the presence of human demerits…. [Grace] is treating a person without the slightest reference to desert whatsoever…”

8. Charles Spurgeon “We hold that man is never so near grace as when he begins to feel he can do nothing at all.”

9. Charles Spurgeon “The grace that does not make a man better than others is a worthless counterfeit. Christ saves His people, not IN their sins, but FROM their sins. Without holiness, no man shall see the Lord.”

10. Grace - NT Greek carij CHARIS

11. Grace - NT Greek carij CHARIS “good will, lovingkindness, favor” “good will, lovingkindness, favor”

12. Grace – Gal. 2:21 “The friendly disposition from which the kindly act proceeds, graciousness, lovingkindness, goodwill…especially with reference to the Divine favor or grace…; in this respect there is stress on its freeness and universality, its spontaneous character, as in the case of God’s redemptive mercy, and the pleasure or joy He designs for the recipient; thus it is set in contrast with debt,…with works,… and with law,…Gal. 5:4.”

13. Galatians Summary Outline I. I. Ch 1-2: Defense of Message and Messenger II. II. Ch 3-4: Grace-Faith versus Law-Works III. III. Ch 5-6: New Life in the Spirit

14. 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