BoldGrace

My notes from Galatians 3:16 through Galatians 4:7

Who were the promises made to?

 

A promise was made by God to Abraham’s SEED. There has been no promise made to us apart from Christ. And Christ is the NEW MAN that brings the free gift to ALL MEN.

Rom 5:18-21
18 Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
20 Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

And the law that was added could not change this great promise that God made. Yes the law had a purpose, and that purpose was to point out our transgressions—-it still does that even today.

 

 

 

The law is not against God’s promise, but obedience to the law will never secure the promises.

 

The law helps us come to a conclusion—WE SIN. It helps us see that God can not count on us for our justification. GOD KNEW WE NEEDED TO SEE THIS. AND WHAT SHOULD IT LEAD US TO?

Rom 11:32
32 For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.

 

Why are so many still under a schoolmaster? You need to be if you still think you can get right with God? WHEN DID FAITH COME?

 

 

Galatians 3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
29 And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

 

John 14:5-6 HE IS THE WAY
5 Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way ?"
6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

WE HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE THE WAY AND THEN COMPLICATING IT WITH A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS WE MUST DO, LIKE FOLLOWING THE LAW.

 

And just what does he mean "For ye are all one in Christ Jesus"? Men and Women? Until we all realize our true nature is spirit and not flesh we will continue to relate more to the flesh for our identity. Relating to a false identity will always leave us without peace.

 

Rom 6:3-10
3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
5 If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.
6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—
7 because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.
10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

THERE IS ONLY ONE BAPTISM AND IT HAPPENED FOR ALL OF US AT THE CROSS WHEN HE DREW EVERYONE INTO HIS BODY MAKING US ALL ONE.  THE WATER BAPTISM THAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN THROUGH ONLY SYMBOLIZES THE ONE TRUE BAPTISM.

1 Peter 3:21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,  

 

THE GOOD CONSCIENCE WE HAVE TOWARD GOD CAN NEVER HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF OUR PERSONAL PERFORMANCE.  IT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF CHRIST’S PERSONAL PERFORMANCE ON THE CROSS WHICH RESULTED IN HIS RESURRECTION OF WHICH WE ALL TOOK PART IN. 

IF YOU ARE STILL COUNTING ON YOUR PERFORMANCE TO BE RESURRECTED YOU WILL LIVE IN CONSTANT FEAR EACH AND EVERY TIME YOU COME UP SHORT, AND YOU WILL COME UP SHORT.

 

 

Galatians 4:1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

 

What are you choosing when you choose to be under God’s Law? Slavery

 

Under Law = being childlike needing a tutor. Not developed or mature.

 

 Galatians 4:2 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father.
3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:

 

God never intended for us to stay in bondage under the elements of the world—of religion.

Gal 1:4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world , according to the will of God and our Father:   THE PRESENT EVIL WORLD PAUL SPOKE OF WAS THE RELIGIOUS WORLD OF LAW.

In Tim King and Frank Martin’s Book "Furious Pursuit" they make the point that God intends for all his children to reach the age of Love, no longer needing a tutor or governor to make sure we did what was right.

REMEMBER WHAT MAKES US LOVE—-BECAUSE HE FIRST LOVED US.

 

 

Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

 

And who did HE come to redeem ? Sinners? NO—-those under the law

 

 What changed in this redemption?

 

 Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

 

We can now call him ABBA, FATHER—This is a huge change from being under a task master.

 

Galatians 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

 

The only kind of servant we might be to God is a bondservant–a person who had served his debt for seven years then said I want to continue serving –he would nail his ear to the doorpost proclaiming his free devotion to his Master.   But even if we choose that we can only serve as friends. A bond servant serves with COMPLETE FREEDOM.

John 15:15
5 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.

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