Recent Lessons
In this first discussion about Galatians, we discuss why there has been so much confusion surrounding this book and how that confusion has contributed to the Jewish rejection of Yeshua. We play a little “mind game” that will expose the wrong-headed notions most people have about Galatians and help us to see what the real problem in Galatia really was. Then we will see what the key to understanding Galatians is and discuss the historical context in which this book was written.
Layers of Confusion:
Jewish rejection of Yeshua is based primarily on Christian rejection of the Torah.
#1 – The Problem in Galatians
Leaving the true gospel for a false one
(Not leaving Yeshua for the Torah!)
Galatians 1:6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you in the grace of Messiah and are turning to a different gospel.
#2 – The Key to Galatians
You are violating the Torah!
(Torah ≠ Judaism)
Galatians 4:21 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the Torah?
A Little Mind Game (involving the Sermon on the Mount):
Galatians 2:16 Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of The Sermon but through faith in Yeshua the Messiah, so we also have believed in Messiah Yeshua, in order to be justified by faith in Messiah and not by works of TheSermon, because by works of The Sermon no one will be justified.
Galatians 2:21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through The Sermon, then Messiah died for no purpose.
Galatians 3:2 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the spirit by works of The Sermon or by hearing with faith?
Galatians 3:5 Does He who supplies the spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of The Sermon, or by hearing with faith?
Galatians 3:11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by The Sermon, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”
Galatians 3:21 Is The Sermon then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a sermon had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by The Sermon.
Galatians 5:4 You are severed from Messiah, you who would be justified by The Sermon. You have fallen away from grace.
Galatians 5:14 For the whole Sermon is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
#3 – The Context of Galatians
The issue of identity
(What religion are we?)
Everything Paul wrote in Galatians concerning Judaism could have been written about any Christian denomination.
REFERENCES:
The Apostles’ Teaching (The Didache):
https://www.bethtikkun.com/documents/BT_Acts_Didache_Complete-Text.pdf
Teaching on the Didache:
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