This week join us as we continue our discussion of Paul's defense to the churches of Galatia. Gal. 2:1-10

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I. Paul did not change his message (v.1-5)
A. Paul’s methods were purposed.
a. He preached the Gospel.
b. Paul met the needs of poor Christians.
B. Paul’s message was purposed.
a. Paul did not place the Gentiles under the Mosaic Law.
II. Paul did not change his mission (v.6-10)
A. Paul’s mission was to the Gentiles (v.6-8)
a. Paul’s apostolic endorsement set the precedent between Law and Grace.
b. Purpose of the Law:
1. The Law is a reflection of God’s moral character and it reveals the sinfulness of man.
2. The law is useful for restraining man’s sin. [1 Peter 2:13-15]
3. The Law reveals what is pleasing to God. [John 14:21-23]
B. Paul’s mandate was to continue with his ministry and remember the poor [Acts 11:28-30] .(v. 9-10)

Point to Ponder:
1. The Law was never meant to be a means of making man right before God. It was to demonstrate God’s holiness and to drive man to faith in Jesus Christ.

Donald K. Campbell, “Galatians,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton: Victor Books, 1985), 593.
John MacArthur, Galatians, MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Chicago: Moody Press, 1983), 38. Ibid., 40.
Thomas R. Schreiner, Galatians, Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010), 114.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Exploring the Mind and Heart of the Prince of Preachers: Five-Thousand Illustrations Selected from the Works of Charles Haddon Spurgeon (Oswego, IL: Fox River Press, 2005), 274.”
R. C. Sproul, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith (Wheaton: Tyndale House, 1992), 257.
John MacArthur, How God Restrains Evil in the World, Accessed July 14, 2018. https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/80-419/how-god-restrains-evil-in-the-world.