Lesson 4: Justified by Faith
Reading Assignment and Study Questions for this lesson: Gal 2:15 – 3:5
- What was Paul arguing in last week’s lesson? Why did it matter?
As you read Gal. 2:15-5:21, think of it as Paul’s argument to Peter to convince him it was important to go back to eating with Gentile Christians, and also a concentrated introduction to the argument he is about to make in the next few chapters.
- Who does Paul mean (v.15) by “we who are Jews by birth” in this part of the story? Who does he refer to as “Gentile sinners”?
- When Paul says (v.18), “If I build up what I destroyed…” what is he referring to? As in, what did Peter destroy and then build back up (Gal. 2:12)? Compare Eph 2:11-14 for what has been “destroyed” (v.14).
- What does it mean if “I no longer live, but Christ lives in me?” Does “I no longer live” sound like a bad thing? Does it make me less myself? How so or how not?
- In 3:2 and following, why does Paul start talking about the Spirit? How does that connect to what he has been saying?
Memory Verse: Galatians 2:20
20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Note from Deanna about today's video: This is a new video as of
10/13/21. The original had been recorded at a hybrid in-person / online class and the in-person class members were off screen and not always audible. You can still find that version on my YouTube channel, but I have replaced it here with a recording made during an all-online section of the class which has clearer audio.