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| The law shows me my sin and points me to Christ |
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| Nobody except Jesus, not even the apostle Paul. |
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| Because we are unable to police ourselves |
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| What is the purpose of laws? |
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| To keep us safe and provide a system of order in a society that is becoming more disorderly every day. |
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| What does the law show man? |
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| Why can the law never save anyone from sin? |
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| Because no one can keep it completely. |
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| What was another question that plagued the minds of many Christians in Paul's day? |
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| Since salvation is by faith and not by the works of the law, they wondered how they should live the Christian life- by faith or by works? |
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| Do works have bearing on our salvation? |
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| What should our good works come about because of? |
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| We aren't just saved by faith, we should also |
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| What does the assurance of our salvation rest on? |
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| Abraham was not only saved by faith, he also |
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| What did God promise to Abraham? |
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| God promised him the land of Cannaan and said Abraham's descendants would one day be as numerous as the stars in the sky. |
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| What did Abraham get to see? |
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| Partial fulfillment of the physical covenant, he did not see its spiritual fulfillment during his lifetime. |
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| Who fulfilled the spiritual aspects of the covenant? |
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| Jesus Christ fulfilled the spiritual aspects of the covenant 2,000 years later- by enabling all people to come to God by faith. |
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| Who was a tutor in the Roman/ Jewish culture? |
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| A trusted family slave whose job it was to take the boys in the family to school and keep them from getting into trouble along the way. |
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| Following this analogy, who is our teacher and who is our tutor? |
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| Jesus Christ is the teacher. The law is just the slave who takes us to our lesson. |
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| What happens when we become Christians? |
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| Our new nature fights our old nature's desire to sin. |
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| The new life in Christ we receive at salvation. This life is created in true righteousness and holiness. |
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| What doesn't happen when we receive our new nature? |
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| Our old nature doesn't die. |
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| What will happen if we attempt to stop sinning by our own power, even after salvation? |
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| Why did God give us the Holy Spirit? |
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| So that we would have the power to fight and defeat our old nature. |
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| What is the greatest value behind giving of the law? |
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| The law points us to Christ |
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| What did God use the law to do? |
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| To point men to the only One who saves- Jesus Christ |
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| What frees us from the curse of the law? |
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| Faith that does not produce good works is what? |
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What is the assurance of our Salvation?
What are four examples that Abraham lived by faith? |
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- Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. (Galatians 3:6 and Genesis 15:6)
- We are blessed with abraham when we accept Christ by faith (Galatians 3:9). But we are cursed when we rely on the law for salvation (Galatians 3:10)
- The just shall live by faith (Galatians 3:11)
- Believers are freed from the curse of the law through the death of Christ (Galatians 3:13)
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| What is the law in a nutshell? |
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- The problem doesn't lie with the law; the problem lies with us (Galatians 3:21-22)
- The law does not give us life (Galatians 3:21) We are dead in sin, but Christ brings us life.
- The law Shows us our sin but offers no remedy (Romans 3:20)
- The law points us to Christ. Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ that we might be justified by faith (Galatians 3:24).
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| Works have no bearing on our salvation |
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| Good works should be a part of our Christian lives |
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| God made a covenant with Abraham that promised both spiritual and physical prosperity |
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| Genesis 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:1-7;17:1-8 |
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| Paul refers to the law as a tutor |
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| Our new nature is created in true righteousness and holiness |
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| Whether we like laws or not, God wants us to keep the man-made laws that do not violate His laws. |
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| Romans 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-17 |
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