Gálatas 3

Gálatas 3

Abraham believed God (Gal 3:6,16, Ge 15:5,6+) MAGNA CARTA OF SPIRITUAL EMANCIPATION Charts from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission Another Overview Chart - Galatians - Charles Swindoll SUMMARY CHART: EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS Gospel of Grace Defended Gospel of Grace Explained Gospel of Grace Applied Defense of the Gospel Gal 1:1-2:21 Freedom from Legalism Gal 3:1-4:31 Freedom to Love and to Serve Gal 5:1-6:18 Labor Liberty Life Authority Not Opinion Freedom Not Bondage Spirit Not Flesh Personal Autobiography Doctrinal Accuracy Practical Application Paul the Apostle (Gal 1:1-24) Paul's Authority (Gal 2:1-21) Justified by Faith not Works (Gal 3:1-9) Justified by Faith not the Law (Gal 3:10-4:20) Grace and Law Cannot Co-Exist (Gal 4:21-31) Position and Practice of Liberty (Gal 5:1-15) Power of Liberty (Gal 5:16-26) Performance in Liberty (Gal 6:1-18) Vindication Exposition Application Testimonial and Apologetic Doctrinal and Argumentative Practical and Hortatory Biographical Explanation Doctrinal Exposition Practical Exhortation Authentication of Liberty Argumentation for Liberty Application of Liberty Style or Tone: Vigorous, blunt, aggressive, direct, corrective, urgent, brief, righteous anger, strong words Theme: Justification by Faith and not by Works of the Law Author: Paul in large letters (Gal 6:11) Recipients: Churches in Galatia (Gal 1:2) (Most likely the Southern Region) Christ in Galatians: Jesus is the Source and Power for the believer's New Life. (Gal 2:20, 5:16) CONTRAST OF GRACE AND LAW LAW GRACE The law prohibits Grace invites and gives The law condemns the sinner Grace redeems the sinner. The law says DO Grace says IT IS DONE. The law says, Continue to be holy Grace says, It is finished. The law curses Grace blesses The law slays the sinner Grace makes the sinner alive. The law shuts every mouth before God Grace opens the mouth to praise God. The law condemns the best man Grace saves the worst man. The law says, pay what you owe Grace says, I freely forgive you all. The law says “the wages of sin is death” Grace says, “the gift of God is eternal life.” The law says, “the soul that sins shall die” Grace says, Believe and live. The law reveals sin Grace atones for sin. By the law is the knowledge of sin By grace is redemption from sin. The law was given by Moses Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. The law demands obedience Grace bestows and gives power to obey. The law was written on stone Grace is written on the tables of the heart. The law was done away in Christ Grace abides forever. The law puts us under bondage Grace sets us in the liberty of the sons of God. CONTRASTS IN GALATIANS (From Irving Jensen & Merrill Unger) CHAPTER THE LOWER THE HIGHER 1-2 Lost in Adam all die Physically in Adam Another Gospel (false) Man's Reasoning Saved in Christ all live Spiritually in Christ The Genuine Gospel God's Revelation 3-4 Law Works curse of death Condemnation by Works Servants in Bondage (Defeat) Old Covenant (Symbolized by Hagar) Grace Faith blessing of life Justification by Faith Sons in Freedom (Victory) New Covenant (Symbolized by Sarah) 5-6 Living in the Flesh Works of the Flesh Falling from grace World or self object of glorying Walking by the Spirit Fruit of the Spirit Standing Firm in Grace The Cross the sole object of glorying An Outline of Galatians - D Edmond Hiebert DOCTRINAL: THE EXPOSITION OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH (3:1-4:31) 1. The elaboration of the doctrine of justification (Galatians 3:1-4:7) a. The nature of justification as by faith, not law (3:1-14) i. The inconsistency of their conduct (Galatians 3:1-5) a. The question about their turning from the crucified Christ (Galatians 3:1) b. The question about the beginning of their Christian life (Galatians 3:2) c. The question about their method of perfection (Galatians 3:3) d. The question about their sufferings as believers (Galatians 3:4) e. The question about the basis of God's work among them (Galatians 3:5) ii. The example of Abraham's justification (Galatians 3:6-9) a. The means of Abraham's justification (Galatians 3:6) b. The identity of the sons of Abraham (Galatians 3:7) c. The announcement to Abraham concerning Gentile justification by faith (Galatians 3:8) d. The sharers in the blessings of Abraham (Galatians 3:9) iii. The deliverance from law-works through Christ (Galatians 3:10-14) a. The curse upon those under law-works (Galatians 3:10) b. The inability of law-works to justify (Galatians 3:11-12) c. The deliverance from the curse through Christ (Galatians 3:13-14) 1. The fact of our deliverance through Christ (Galatians 3:13a) 2. The means of our deliverance from the curse (Galatians 3:13b) 3. The purpose in our deliverance from the curse (Galatians 3:14) b. The limitations of the law and its relations to faith (3:15-4:7) i. The covenant with Abraham unaltered by the law (3:15-18) a. The illustration of a man's covenant as binding (Galatians 3:15) b. The fact illustrated is the divine promise to Abraham (Gal 3:16) c. The application of the principle of an unalterable covenant (Gal 3:17-18) 1. The law did not alter the promise (Galatians 3:17) 2. The inheritance is not through law but promise (Galatians 3:18) ii. The true place and purpose of the law (3:19-29) a. The temporary nature of the law (Galatians 3:19-20) 1. The reason for the adding of the law (Galatians 3:19a) 2. The time limit for the law (Galatians 3:19b) 3. The manner of the establishment of the law (Galatians 3:19c-20) b. The inability of the law to produce life (Galatians 3:21-22) 1. The law not contrary to the promise (Galatians 3:21a) 2. The law unable to produce life (Galatians 3:21b) 3. The Scripture shut up all to faith in Christ (Galatians 3:22) c. The law as a child-leader to Christ with His blessings (Galatians 3:23-29) 1. The old position under law (Galatians 3:23-24) a. The position of confinement under law (Galatians 3:23) b. The function of the law as child-leader to Christ (Galatians 3:24) 2. The new position in Christ (Galatians 3:25-29) a. The nature of the new position (Galatians 3:25-26) b. The entry into the new life (Galatians 3:27) c. The effect of the new life (Galatians 3:28) d. The fulfillment of the promise to Abraham (Galatians 3:29) Source: Ryrie Study Bible Notes Galatians 3:1 You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? Greek - o anoetoi Galatai tis humas ebaskanen (3SAAI) ois kat opthalmous Iesous Christos proegrae (3SAPI) estauromenos (RPP) Amplified: O you poor and silly and thoughtless and unreflecting and senseless Galatians! Who has fascinated or bewitched or cast a spell over you, unto whom—right before your very eyes—Jesus Christ (the Messiah) was openly and graphically set forth and portrayed as crucified? Barclay O senseless Galatians, who has put the evil eye on you—you before whose very eyes Jesus Christ was placarded upon his cross? Phillips O you dear idiots of Galatia, who saw Jesus Christ the crucified so plainly, who has been casting a spell over you? Wuest O, unreflecting Galatians, who bewitched you,12 before whose eyes Jesus Christ was placarded publicly as the Crucified One? (Eerdmans Publishing) NET Galatians 3:1 You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified! GNT Galatians 3:1 Ὦ ἀνόητοι Γαλάται, τίς ὑμᾶς ἐβάσκανεν, οἷς κατ᾽ ὀφθαλμοὺς Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς προεγράφη ἐσταυρωμένος; NLT Galatians 3:1 Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ's death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross. KJV Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? ESV Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. ASV Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified? CSB Galatians 3:1 You foolish Galatians! Who has hypnotized you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified? NIV Galatians 3:1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. NKJ Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? NRS Galatians 3:1 You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly exhibited as crucified! YLT Galatians 3:1 O thoughtless Galatians, who did bewitch you, not to obey the truth -- before whose eyes Jesus Christ was described before among you crucified? NAB Galatians 3:1 O stupid Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? NJB Galatians 3:1 You stupid people in Galatia! After you have had a clear picture of Jesus Christ crucified, right in front of your eyes, who has put a spell on you? GWN Galatians 3:1 You stupid people of Galatia! Who put you under an evil spell? Wasn't Christ Jesus' crucifixion clearly described to you? BBE Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians, by what strange powers have you been tricked, to whom it was made clear that Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross? Foolish: Ga 3:3 De 32:6 1Sa 13:13 Mt 7:26 Lu 24:25 Eph 5:15 1Ti 6:4 *marg: who has bewitched you: Ga 1:6 4:9 5:7,8 Mt 24:24 Ac 8:9-11 2Co 11:3,13-15 Eph 4:14 2Th 2:9-12 2Pe 2:18 Rev 2:20 13:13,14 18:3 that ye should not obey the truth (Only in Greek Textus Receptus) - Ga 2:14 5:7 Ac 6:7 Ro 2:8 6:17 10:16 2Co 10:5 2Th 1:8 Heb 5:9 Heb 11:8 1Pe 1:22 4:17 Jesus Christ: 1Co 1:23,24 2:2 11:26 Eph 3:8 Galatians 3: The Purpose of the Law - John MacArthur Galatians 3:1-5 Bewitched - John MacArthur Galatians 3:1-3: Whatever Happened to Holy Spirit? - John MacArthur Galatians 3:1-5: Ministries of the Holy Spirit- 1 - John MacArthur Galatians 3:1-5: Ministries of the Holy Spirit- 2 - John MacArthur Galatians 3:1-5: Ministries of the Holy Spirit- 3 - John MacArthur Galatians 3:1-5 Bewitched: An Argument from Experience - Phil Newton Galatians 3:1: Men Bewitched - C H Spurgeon Galatians Commentary - Kenneth Wuest Galatians 3 Resources - Multiple sermons, commentaries, etc O FOOLISH GALATIANS In Galatians 3-4 we come to the doctrinal portion of the letter. In this section Paul gives a Scriptural defense of the Gospel. He does this by addressing the Galatians themselves, using their example of inconsistent conduct to launch into an exposition of justification by faith. And so we see Paul proceed to show the superiority of the Gospel over Judaism, the Spirit over the flesh (Gal 3:3), faith over works (Gal 3:2), being justified over being held by the law (Gal 3:8, 11), being blessed over being cursed (Gal 3:9, 10) and finally the superiority of the promise in Abraham over the command through Moses (Gal 3:12-14) O foolish Galatians! (ESV) - Sadly, the NAS omits the very first word of the Greek text which is "O" an interjection discussed below. The English word foolish means devoid of good sense or judgment, lacking in sense, judgment, or discretion; totally unsound, lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity; unwise; silly | resulting from folly or stupidity | ridiculous or absurd; not worthy of consideration | weak-minded; simple. THOUGHT - Beloved, any and all of the preceding definitions of foolish might also be applied to us as believers when we make the foolish choice to futilely attempt to live a supernatural life depending on our natural power and/or we try to follow a set of rules or regulations to guide our behavior in a way we think will be pleasing to God. It's called legalism and it will blunt the transforming power of grace and quench the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. And then we wonder why we are not experiencing the abundant life of John 10:10! If that describes your experience beloved, then Paul's wise words in Galatians are for you. Eat this book for breakfast, lunch and dinner until so you can "digest" its rich truths asking God to set you free in Christ to live in the power of His Spirit daily, all for the glory of the Father. Amen O (5599) (o) is an interjection used as a marker of personal address and in some context (as Gal 3:1) to express emotion at the beginning of a clause. " In context the following section is highly charged emotionally." (NET Note) "O" is used in a similar sense in a gentle rebuke by Jesus in Luke 24:25. BDAG - 1. marker of personal address O, O … ! (often before the voc., in accord with the Koine and with Semitic usage, but never used when calling upon God. a. mostly expressing emotion (at the beginning of a clause; b. without emotion (in accord w. Attic usage, (Acts 1:1) 2. an exclamatory utterance, O, Oh, How … ! etc. (in this use it can also be written w;). In modern versions the term is frequently rendered in some functional equivalent, e.g. ‘I stand amazed at’ (so