Why do you think Paul first appeals to Abraham as he looks to the Scriptures to validate his gospel message? ( Gal
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Why do you think Paul first appeals to Abraham as he looks to the Scriptures to validate his gospel message? ( Gal
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So far, in his letter to the Galatians, Paul has defended his gospel of justification by faith by appealing to the agreement reached with the apostles in Jerusalem ( Gal. 2:1-10 ) and to the personal experience of the Galatians themselves ( Gal.
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Read Galatians 3:1-5 . Summarize below what Paul is saying to them
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If you love me, obey my commandments. John 14:15 NLT GoodSalt.com-chuas0005 Jesus didn’t say, “if you want to go to heaven, obey my commandments.” He did not say, “if you don’t want to go to hell, obey my commandments.” Okay we already knew all that, but while studying Monday’s lesson about the works of the law , it occurred to me something else Jesus did not say. He did not say, “If you obey my commandments then I will love you.” He said, “If you love me, obey my commandments.” I believe this is what Paul meant when he said we are not justified by the works of the law. The works of the law don’t lead us to God’s love
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Further Thought: “The danger has been presented to me again and again of entertaining, as a people, false ideas of justification by faith. I have been shown for years that Satan would work in a special manner to confuse the mind on this point. The law of God has been largely dwelt upon and has been presented to congregations, almost as destitute of the knowledge of Jesus Christ and His relation to the law as was the offering of Cain.
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