Galatians 4, Tues., 6/24

1-3
•What were the “supervision of guardians and administrators” for Jews?.
•Why did St Paul say Jews were enslaved to the elemental powers of the world?

4-5
• What do you think the phrase “when the time had fully come” means?
-CCC 702
•Why do you think St Paul describe Jesus as “under the law”?

6-7
•How does God prove that a person’s relationship with God has changed to a son?
•What does “Abba” remind you of?
-MK 14:36
•How did we become the adopted sons/ daughters of God
-CCC 1265

8-11
•See how Paul re-phrases himself in vs. 9? Why is this re-phrasing so important?
•In vs. 10, does Paul condemn the Catholic practice of holy days, feasts, and liturgical seasons?
-1 Cor 5:6-8
•What is Paul worried about in vs. 11? What does this concern say about the possibility of losing one’s justification?

12-20
•How was Paul's initial relationship with the Galatians?
•How did Paul feel about the Galatians?

21-25
•What does Paul say the two women in Abraham’s life represent?
•Why would Paul say the present Jerusalem is “in slavery along with her children” ?

26-31
•Where is Jerusalem above? Why she is our mother?
-CCC 757
•Where in the Bible Ishmael persecuted Issac?
-Gen 21:9
•Is there any similarity between Sarah and Virgin Mary?

Advance questions
•Was St Paul anti-Semitic?
•What must a Christian keep in clear focus to preserve the joy of sonship and not let it turn into the fear that comes with slavery?