Galatians 3 (I), Tues., 5/26

1-3
•What's Paul's attitude here?
•How did Paul know Galatians already received Spirit? How do we receive the Spirit?
-CCC 1266

4-5
•What kind of experiences with the Spirit do you think Paul is referring here?
•How would the Galatians answer Paul's question? Why?

6
•Why did Paul choose Abraham as the example?
-Gen 12:3, 18:18
•Can you give the examples of Abraham's faith?
-Gen 12:1-9, 15:1-6
•Where were Abraham credited as righteous?
-Gen 15:6
•If an act of faith resulted in justification for Abram, was he justified only once?
-Heb 11:8-19

7-9
•Who are the “true sons of Abraham”?
•What scripture did Paul quoting?
-Gen 18:18
•Can we reject God's blessing? Can we lose God's blessing? How can we regain God's blessing?

10
•Paul quotes Deut. 27:26. What is the big problem facing anyone who expects to be justified by keeping the law?
-CCC 580

11
•Where in the Bible Paul was quoting?
-Hab 2:1-4

12
•Referring to Lev 18:1-5, Why does he say “the law does not rest on faith”? According to the Leviticus passage, what does the law rest on?

13
•Why is this such a logical place for Paul to mention Jesus?
•Read Deut. 21:22-23, Why is this quote from the Old Testament especially powerful to further Paul’s line of argument?
•Is there consequence if we break the law? How do we get away from God's curse?

14
•How does he describe the “blessing” that the Gentiles will receive?