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What is the occasion of Galatians?

The Galatians are being influenced by "another gospel"

Who is the "another gospel" preached by?

some Jewish-Christian missionaries

Judaizers

Jewish-Christian missionaries, probably from Judea

This other gospel emphasizes the________________________ (along with Christ) of the law in the act of justification, particularly the act of______________, dietary laws, and observance of special feasts.

complementary function, circumcision

Judaizers wanted...

the Galatians to become Jewish

Paul confronts this ____________ (3:1) of the Galatians by contending for the _____________(2:4, 14).

"bewitching", "truth of the gospel"

Paul's Gospel

Justified by Faith of Jesus

justified/justification

reckoned as righteous/righteousness

justified/justification = reckoned as righteous/righteousness

covenant language; covenant is relational

To be justified is to be in a _________________with God

right relationship

it is to be part of the____________________.

people of God

Faith and believe part of speech in Greek

noun and verb same word

Faith/believe = ________________________

trust and obey

translation issue in galatians

"faith of Jesus Christ"

"faith in Jesus Christ"

Jesus is object of (our/human) faith.

"Jesus Christ's faith(fulness)"

Jesus is the subject of the act of faith (in God).

What was Paul's view of salvation?

Christocentric

Consistent with Paul's Christocentric view of salvation =

What Christ did on the cross

As opposed to an anthropocentric view of salvation =

centered on human decision

Is there a human response (faith)?

YES! But any Human Faith is established first by Christ's faithfulness.

Salvation (justification) is anchored in what Christ did on the cross...

not our decision

pauls gospel is a big___

cosmic gospel

An apocalyptic inclusio

"present evil age" (1:4) and "new creation" (6:15)

The root problem lies not in our individual transgressions, but in the________ ________ ________ _______ _______, which enslaves us to ___.

power called the present evil age, sin

This predicament is rectified by God, who in Christ conducts an act of _________,_________ us from the enslaving power of thepresent evil age.

liberation, delivering us