Galatians Playlist
Study Questions
Week 6
Overview:
It may be helpful to draw out or talk through the timeline discussed in the video (Abraham---> Law of Moses ----> Jesus
Verse 15
What is a covenant?
What does it mean for something to be "Ratified?" (Hint: it means to make something legally binding)
Verse 16 Note: This verse is tough! :) Who is the ultimate prophesied offspring of Abraham? If you want to receive the inheritance (Promises) of Abraham, you have to get them from Jesus.
Verse 17
How long of a gap was there between when God made the covenant God with Abraham, and when God gave the Law to Moses?
Did the Law of Moses edit or add conditions to the Covenant God made with Abraham
How did Abraham recieve righteousness -- by Obeying the Law of Moses, or by faith?
Verse 19
Why did God give the law?
How did the Law expose and define sin?
Who was the mediator of the Law of Moses? (Hint - Moses!)
How long was the Law supposed to be in effect? (It was added UNTIL what?
Who was the offspring mentioned in verse 19? (Hint: Jesus)
Week 5
Verses 1-6
How many rhetorical questions did Paul ask in these verses?
How would you describe Paul's attitude towards the Galatians at this point?
Verses 6-14 How many OT quotes do you find here?
How many references to Abraham do you find here?
Verse 7
Who are the true sons of Abraham?
Verse 8
How are the Nations blessed through Abraham? (Hint, look at verse 14!)
Verse 10
What are those who rely on works of the law under?
Verse 11-12
If Lawbreakers are under a curse, does that mean that lawkeepers are freed from the curse?
Week 4
Verses 11-13
Who all did Peter lead into the sin of hypocrisy?
Verse 12
Who did Peter fear?
Verse 14
How did Paul respond to this hypocrisy?
Verse 14
In what sense was Paul's refusal to eat with Gentiles "not in step with the trruth of the Gospel?
Verses 15-16
Explain how Paul contrasts the "works of the law" and "faith"
Verse 19
What do you think it means to "die to the law"
Verses 19-20
Observe the difference refferences to "death" and "life" in these verses!
Verse 21
How is it possible to nullify God's grace?
Week 3
This whole passage (2:1-10) describes a significant meeting that Paul was involved in. Where did it take place? Was it in public or private? (Verses 1-2)
Who were the influential people that Paul met with? (Verse 9
Who came to spy on the meeting? (Verse 4)
What did Paul set before the influencial Apostles? (Verse 2)
Why did he set this before them? (Verse 2)
Did the Apostles require Titus to be circumcised? (Verse 3)
What did the influential Apostles add to what Paul was preaching? (Verse 6)
What did the influencial Apostles see or percieve about Paul? (2 things...look in verses 7 and 9)
What did Peter James and John give to Paul and Barnabas?
WEEK 2
Verses 11-12
What is similar between verse 1 of this chapter
and verses 11-12?
How did Paul receive the Gospel message?
Verse 13
What words did Paul use to describe the way he used
to persecute the church?
Verse 14
How did Paul feel about the traditions of his
fathers?
How did Paul stack up to other Jews his age?
Verse 15
In verse 15 Paul talks about his calling. Compare
this to verse 6
Verses 16-17
Where did Paul go right after he was saved?
Where did he NOT go?
Verses 18-20
How long did Paul wait before going to
Jerusalem?
Who did he see there?
Verses 21-24
Did the Christians in Syria and Cilicia know
Paul very well?
Overall
Why does Paul make such an effort to show that
he hardly had any contact with the Apostles or the Christians?
Hint: look at verses
11-12
WEEK 1
- From verse 1
- Define the source of Paul’s role as an Apostle. Whogave this ministry to Paul? Who did not give this ministry to Paul?
- From verse 2
- Who is this letter written to?
- From verse 4
- Why did Jesus give himself for us?
- From verse 5
- What results from Jesus’ death which was according to God’s will?
- From verse 6
- How many times in verses 6-9 is there a reference to a distorted Gospel?
- Paul says that some of the Galatians were “deserting “Him”. Who were they deserting?
- Note the significance…Leaving Christianity isn’t just leaving a system of beliefs, but it’s deserting a person.
- From verse 8
- What punishment is deserved for those who preach a different Gospel?
- From verse 9
- Why do you think verse 9 basically just repeats verse 8?
- From verse 10
- What happens when theologians try to be people pleasers?
- Do we see people pleaser theologians today?