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Philippians 2:16
Trinity Reformed Baptist Church
Topeka, Kansas 66614
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Galatians
Galatians forms the legal companion to Paul’s letter to the church at Rome. Thus, both letters should be studied side by side when pursuing the truth contained in each letter. It is quite evident from the internal evidence that this letter was written shortly after the Jerusalem Council in A.D. 50 (see Acts 15). Furthermore, it is evident that this letter was written following Paul’s first evangelistic tour amongst the Gentiles (Acts 13-14) and before his second evangelistic trip. In Paul’s letter to the churches in Galatia, he tackles the threat caused by false brethren who were perverting the Gospel of free, unconditional grace, by mixing it with the leaven of apostate Judaism which resulted in the death of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
In this running commentary, we will consider Paul’s stern and sober warning to those who profess faith in Christ, like those to whom the letter of Hebrews was written, not to be bewitched by those who would take the types, shadows, figures, and symbols of the Old economy and use them as a wedge amongst the people of God. The present-day Christian Zionist movement (better known as Dispensational Premillennialism) attempts to divide God’s people into two separate camps--national Israel versus the Church of Christ. God only has one people, His elect. They must be regenerated by the same Spirit; they must respond to the message of the Gospel by faith; they must place that faith in one Savior only--the Lamb of God despite whatever “dispensation” they may live in. God has only one true Israel--Jew and Gentile saved by faith alone in Christ alone for all eternity.
May you be blessed in the meditations provided in this series. –Pastor Bob Spagnuolo
Code Title and Text
GAL01 Paul--Only One Gospel (Galatians 1:1-24)
GAL02 Fourteen Years Later--A.D. 50 (Galatians 2:1-5)
GAL03 The Operation of Man versus the Operation of God (Gal. 2:1-5; Acts 15:1-6)
GAL04 Certain Men, Unawares (Gal. 2:4)
GAL05 Three Pillars and a Handshake (Gal. 2:1-9)
GAL06 The Jerusalem Council--1 Peter’s Defense (Acts 15:1-12)
GAL07 No Respecter of Persons-Jew or Gentile (Acts 15:12, Eph. 6:5-9)
GAL08 Pastor James’ Sentence–1 (Acts 15:12-22)
GAL09 Pastor James’ Sentence–2 (Acts 15:12-18)
GAL10 Pastor James’ Sentence–3 (Acts 15:13-18)
GAL11 Pastor James’ General Epistle–1 (Acts 15:19-29)
GAL12 Pastor James’ General Epistle–2 (Acts 15:19-29)
GAL13 Open Rebuke Versus Secret Love (Gal. 2:9-11)
GAL14 Seasons of Contention Between Brethren (Gal. 2:9-14)
GAL15 “Justified in Christ–Crucified with Christ” (Gal. 2:16-21)
GAL16 Oh, Foolish Galatians (Gal. 3:1)
GAL17 Who Are the Children of Abraham? (Gal. 3:1-9)
GAL18 Who Are the Children of Abraham?–2 (Gal. 3:6-16)
GAL19 Who Are the Children of Abraham?–3 (Gal. 3:16-29)
GAL20 No Longer Under Tutelage of the Law (Gal. 4:1-21)
GAL21 Paul’s Definitive Allegory (Gal. 4:21-31)
GAL22 Stand Fast Therefore (Gal. 5:1)
GAL23 Paul Against the Judaizers (Gal. 5:1-16)
GAL24 Saints’ Spiritual Warfare (Gal. 5:12-26)
GAL25 A Circumcision That Saves (Gal. 6:1-18)