"Crucified with Christ""Lesson Seven : What Will I Reap "Galatians 5:25-6:10""1. What exhortation does Paul voice in Galatians 5:25? What does this mean? According to Galatians 5:26, what is the opposite? How does this relate to the previous discus­""sion? Galatians 5:16 may prove useful.""2. What situation does Paul describe in Galatians 6:1? What""should our goal be in this situation? How should we pur­ sue this goal? What concern do we need to have as we do this? What similar idea is expressed in Galatians 6:2? What is the connection between these two ideas?""3. What observation does Paul make in Galatians 6:3? How""does this relate to the discussion of Galatians 5:25-6:2?"",.""4. According to Galatians 6:4,instead of picking apart the""behavior of others, what should we, o? What could hap­ pen if we do? Will this actually happen? What further warning does Paul give us in Galatians 6:5? What is this""talking about?""5. What command does Paul give in Galatians 6:6? How do""we need to apply this?" "Crucified with Christ: Lesson Seven""6. What basic principle does Paul state in Galatians 6:7? Why is this true? What two applications does Paulmake from this in Galatians 6:8? How can we work on sowing to the spirit, not the flesh?""7. What does Paul exhort us to do in Galatians 6:9? Why? Because of this, what action does Galatians 6:10""press upon us? Who should our especial target be? Who is the doer in this verse? Who is not the doer? Why is this important?""Galatians 6:11-18""1. To what does Paul draw the attentions of the Galatians in Galatians 6:11? What does this mean? Why is it significant? Romans 6:22 and 2 Thessalonians 3:17 may help you answer.""2. What people are under discussion in Galatians 6:12? What are they attempting to do? Why? What is this talking about?""3. Who is Paul talking about in Galatians 6:13? What do they not do? Why is this strange? What do they want to see the Galatians do regardless? Why? What's really going on here?"""4. In contrast to the behavior of the circumcised, what does Paul say he never wants to do in Galatians 6:14?""What exception does he make to this? Why? What does he mean by this?'""5. What statement does Paul make in Galatians 6:15? Has Paul made a similar statement before? If so,""where? In context,what does he want to tell us by this statement here?""6. Who is under discussion in Galatians 6:16? What is ""this rule""? What blessing does Paul pronounce upon""them? Whom else does he bless here? What is this group?""7. What warning does Paul give in Galatians" One Another's Burdens God loves to present truth through paradox and contrast. The most glorious man ever to live came to earth not as the pampered child of a king, but as the son of a carpenter.He chose to send His message to the world not through philosophers and wise men, but through fishermen and tax collectors. As we hear this message and obey it, we learn that dying to ourselves is the only way to live. We see another such paradox presented in the early part of Galatians 6. Although each one of us must bear our own load (and give account for the way we bore it), we are still commanded to bear the burdens of our brethren. This is one of the defining tensions of Christianity. Our faith is at once strikingly individualistic, yet strikingly communal There will be no group admissions into heaven. Each one of us will be judged for the things that we have done, without reference to the excuses provided by the conduct of others. continued on page 15

"Crucified with Christ""Lesson Six : Walk by t he Spirit"".------=--------------,""The Fruit of the Spirit As the harvest approaches, even the ob­ server who has never farmed a day in his life can tell how the crop is doing. Is the corn thick and tall, or is it lifeless and stunted after the summer's drought? Do the orchard boughs hang heavy with fruit, or are they baren as a result of the hailstorm last May? The truth is plain to see.In the same way, the worldly observer who has never served Christ for a day of his life can tell what kind of Christians we are sim­ ply by looking at us. ""OJtsider"" and ""stupid"" are not synonyms; if we are hypocrites or sanctimonious Pharisees, the people around us have little difficulty in discerning the truth. They know who we are from the fruit we bear.Paul describes some of our most important fruit in Galatians 5:22-23. To the Christian who is looking for an excuse to be useless, these fruit are vague and undefined. ""What am I supposed to do?' he asks_ disingenu­ously, hoping to receive no answer. How­ ever; to the committed child of God, these two verses describe the bounty of a spiritual harvest more completely than any list of specific commands ever could. The com­mand to love, for instance, is not a minimum we must fulfill It is a divine ideal to which we aspire. We have only loved enough when we have loved as much as Jesus.If we are truly committed to bearing this sort of fruit for God, it will be obvious. People may not know precisely what we believe or where we go to church, but they will know that we are children of God. As the Scrip­ture bears this fruit in our lives, it will not prove infertile. Instead, it will take root in the hearts and minds of others, so that it will bear a harvest of souls on the last day. May all of us produce fruit like this!""Galatians 5:1-12""1. What does Paul state about the Galatians in Galatians 5:1? What should they not do as a consequence? How does""this relate to the previous discussion?""2. According to Galatians 5:2,what consequence do the Ga­latians face if they receive circumcision? What further consequence does Paul address in Galatians 5:3? Accord­ing to Galatians 5:4, what's the basic problem here?""Should this teach us anything? If so, what?""3. By contrast, how does Paul describe true Christianity in Galatians 5:5? How does he support this statement in Galatians 5:6? How is this different from what the Gala­tians are doing? If Paul is so worked up about circumci­sion, why does he say here that it means nothing?""4. What does Paul ask in Galatians 5:7? How does his state­ment in Galatians 5:8 show what prompted the question? How has Paul proven Galatians 5:8 to be true? "5. What does Paul reveal in Galatians 5:9? What is he refer­ring to? What should this principle teach us? "Galatians 5:13-24""1. What does Paul say about the Galatians in Galatians 5:13? What should they not do as a result? What""should they do instead? How does he justify this statement in Galatians 5:14? What does this mean?""2. What other possible course of action does Paul highlight in Galatians 5:15? What can easily happen if they""pursue this course of action? How large a danger is this in today's church? How can we ensure that it doesn't happen?""3. What command does Paul give in Galatians 5:16? What will not happen if they do this? How can we put this into practice?""4. How is this consequence explained by Galatians 5:17? What negative- result of walking by the Spirit does he describe? What positive result is set forth in Galatians 5:18?""5. In Galatians 5:19-21, what does Paul discuss? What things does he list in this category? Is this an exhaus­tive list? How do we know? What will happen to those who practice these things? By contrast, what is the topic in

"Crucified with Christ"" Walk by the Spirit""Galatians 5:1-12""1. What does Paul state about the Galatians in Galatians 5:1? What should they not do as a consequence? How does this relate to the previous discussion?""2. According to Galatians 5:2, what consequence do the Ga­latians face if they receive circumcision? What further consequence does Paul address in Galatians 5:3? Accord­ing to Galatians 5:4, what's the basic problem here?""Should this teach us anything?If so, what?""3. By contrast, how does Paul describe true Christianity in""Galatians 5:5? How does he support this statement in Galatians 5:6? How is this different from what the Gala­tians are doing? Paul is so worked up about circumci­sion,why does he say here that it means nothing?""4. What does Paul ask in Galatians 5:7? How does his statement in Galatians 5:8 show what prompted the question? How has Paul proven Galatians 5:8 to be true?""5. What does Paul reveal in Galatians 5:9? What is he refer­ring to? What should this principle teach us?" "6. What does Paul reveal about his confidence in the Galatians in Galatians 5:10? What is he equally confident of concerning the one who is troubling them? How aware does Paul seem to be of the identity of this teacher? Why? What does this tell us about these men? Galatians 2:4 may shed some light on this.""7. What does Paul ask in Galatians 5:11? Why would he ask this? What ironic statement does Paul make about what would happen if he did this? Instead, what does Paul say he wishes for the troublers of the Galatians? What does this mean? Why is this a strange thing for Paul to say?"

"Galatians 4:21-31" What rhetorical question does Paul ask in Galatians 4:21? Why is this question relevant here?""2. What two people are described in Galatians 4:22-23? Where do they appear in Scripture? According to this""text,how are they alike? How are they different?""3. What'does Paul reveal about the mothers of these two sons in Galatians 4:24? According to Galatians 4:24-""25, who i e first mother? What are her children?""4.In Galatians 4:26-27, whom does Paul say the second mother is? What are her children like? How does""Paul support this statement? How does the verse he cites provide support?"",.""5. According to Galatians 4:28, what are Christians like? How is this true? Accordi ng to Galatians 4:29, what""was the relationship between the original child of flesh and child of promise? When did this occur? Why does Paul think this is significant?""6. What Scripture does Paul cite in Galatians 4:30? Why is this passage relevant? What does it reveal about""God's attitude?""7. What conclusion does Paul reach in Galatians 4:31? What are the implications of this conclusion?"

"Crucified with Christ""Lesson Five: Children of Promise""Galatians 4:8-20""1. According to Galatians 4:8-9,what state were the Gala­tians in before they encountered God? Now that they know God, what are they wanting to do? Why is this""strange? Can this be a problem for us? How?""2. What Galatian practice does Paul note in Galatians 4: 10?""According to Galatians 4:11,what does this make him fear? Why would this be true?""3.In Galatians 4:12-14, what does Paul ask of the Galatians?""How does he describe their relationship to him? Did they have the chance to wrong him? When? What did they do instead? Why is this important?"",.""4. What does Paul ask the Galatians in Galatians 4:15? How did this special sense manifest itself? Can we encounter a similar problem as Christians today?""5. What other question does Paul ask in Galatians 4:16?""What answer is implied? What should we take from this?" "6.In Galatians 4: 17, what description does Paul give of the Judaizing teachers? What was their motive? What""constrasting statement does Paul make in Galatians 4: 18? What should all of this teach us?""7. How does Paul describe the Galatians in Galatians 4: 19? What is his state because of them? According to""Galatians 4:20, what does Paul want? Why? What does his example teach us about concern for brethren?""Galatians 4:21-31""1. What rhetorical question does Paul ask in Galatians 4:21? Why is this question relevant here?""2. What two people are described in Galatians 4:22-23? Where do they appear in Scripture? According to this""text,how are they alike? How are they different?""3. What'does Paul reveal about the mothers of these two sons in Galatians 4:24? According to Galatians 4:24-""25, who is first mother? What are her children?""4.In Galatians 4:26-27, whom does Paul say the second mother is? What are her children like? How does""Paul support this statement? How does the verse he cites provide support?"",.""5. According to Galatians 4:28, what are Christians like? How is this true? Accordi ng to Galatians 4:29, what""was the relationship between the original child of flesh and child of promise? When did this occur? Why does Paul think this is significant?""6. What Scripture does Paul cite in Galatians 4:30? Why is this passage relevant? What does it reveal about""God's attitude?""7. What conclusion does Paul reach in Galatians 4:31? What are the implications of this conclusion?"

"Crucified with Christ" "Lesson Four : Sons of God Through Faith" Under a Tutor As we consider the denominational world around us/ we very often are moved to shake our heads as we consider the vast gap between their practice and what the word requires. Why do the members of one denomination allow its leadership to supplant the inspired word with thousands of years of human tradition? Why does another denomination reject the idea that baptism saves/ even though it is stated in Scripture a dozen times? In many cases, the problem is simply failure to study the Bible. It is a lack of understanding of what the Scripture teaches, combined with inability or unwillingness to connect the meaning of several different Scriptures into a complete understanding of the ordinances of God. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the widespread failure to separate the two covenants. Most believers today venerate the Ten Commandments. They affirm that they are the bedrock not just of Judaism, but of Christianity. They fight legal battles to post them in courtrooms and classrooms. Men and women like this are quite often sincere/and they would be appalled to hear that the Ten Commandments, per se, are not a part of the Christian system at all. However, that is precisely what the Bible teaches. As Galatians 3 makes clear, the Law of Moses/ including the Ten Commandments/no longer binds us in any way. Certainly,nine of those commandments are incorporated in the teaching of Christ but the disciple treats them no differently than anything else Jesus has said. This startling truth about Scripture transforms the way we consider issues from instrumental music to homosexuality. However, it is a truth only accessible to those who study the word. Galatians 3:19-291. What explanation does Paul give for the law in Galatians 3:19? What does this mean? What is revealed about the mediator in Galatians 3:20? Why does Paul say this? 2. What question does Paul ask in Galatians 3:21? What answer does he give? How does he explain this answer? Why would this be true? 3. Instead of having that effect, what does Galatians 3:22 reveal about the effect that the Law actually had? What happened as a result? Why was the Law necessary to this process? 4. What description does Galatians 3:23 give of the actions of the Law? According to Galatians 3:24, what was the Law's responsibility during that time? What does Gala­tians 3:25 tell us about the role of the Law now that faith has come? Why is this important? 5. According to Galatians 3:26, what status have we reached if we are Christians? How have we reached that status? According to Galatians 3:27, what action must we have taken to get there? What does this reveal about the con­nection between faith and baptism? 6. According to Galatians 3:28, what things do not exist in the Christian realm? What does this mean? In­stead, what is true of all Christians? Why is this important? Colossians 3:9-11 may help you answer. 7. What does Galatians 3:29 tell us about ourselves if we belong to Christ? What from the previous discussion shows this to be true? Why is it significant? Galatians 4:1-7 1. What's the connection between Galatians 3:29 and 4: 1 In what position does Galatians 4: 1 find the heir? What is true of him then? Why is this surprising? 2. According to Galatians 4:2, what is the position of the heir? How long does he remain in this position? Is this a legal practice with which we are still familiar today? 3.In Galatians 4:3, to what does Paul compare us? In what sense is this true? To what were we held in bondage? What is all of this talking about? 4. According to Galatians 4:4, what did God do? When? Judging from the analogy that Paul has been in making, what made the time full? How is the Son described here? see questions from lesson pdf

"Crucified with Christ""Lesson Four : Son s of God Through Faith""Galatians 3:19-29""Under a Tutor""1. What explanation does Paul give for the law in Galatians 3:19? What does this mean? What is revealed about the mediator in Galatians 3:20? Why does Paul say this?""2. What question does Paul ask in Galatians 3:21? What""answer does he give? How does he explain this answer? Why would this be true?""3. Instead of having that effect, what does Galatians 3:22""reveal about the effect that the Law actually had? What happened as a result? Why was the Law necessary to this process?"",.""4. What description does Galatians 3:23 give of the actions of the Law? According to Galatians 3:24, what was the Law's responsibility during that time? What does Gala­tians 3:25 tell us about the role of the Law now that faith""has come? Why is this important?""5. According to Galatians 3:26,what status have we reached""if we are Christians? How have we reached that status? According to Galatians 3:27, what action must we have taken to get there? What does this reveal about the con­nection between faith and baptism?""As we consider the denominational world around us, we very often are moved to shake our heads as we consider the vast gap between their practice and what the word requires. Why do the members of one de­ nomination allow its leadership to supplant the inspired word with thousands of years of human tradition? Why does another de­ nomination reject the idea that baptism saves, even though it is stated in Scripture a""dozen times?""In many cases, the problem is simply failure""to study the Bible. It is a lack of under­ standing of what the Scripture teaches, com­bined with inability or unwillingness to con­nect the meaning of several different Scrip­tures into a complete understanding of the ordinances of God.""Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the widespread failure to separate the two covenants. Most believers today venerate the Ten Commandments. They affirm that they are the bedrock not just of Judaism, but of Christianity. They fight legal battles to post them in courtrooms and classrooms. Men and women like this are quite often sin­cere, and they would be appalled to hear""that the Ten Commandments, per se, are""not apart of the Christian system at all.""However, that is precisely what the Bible""teaches. As Galatians 3 makes clear, the Law of Moses, including the Ten Command­ments, no longer binds us in any way. Cer­tainly, nine of those commandments are in­ corporated in the teaching of Christ, but the • disciple treats them no differently than any­ thing else Jesus has said This startling truth about Scripture transforms the way we con­sider issues from instrumental music to ho­mosexuality. However, it is a truth only ac­cessible to those who study the word""Crucified with Christ: Lesson Four""6. According to Galatians 3:28, what things do not exist in the Christian realm? What does this mean?In­""stead, what is true of all Christians? Why is this important? Colossians 3:9-11 may help you answer.""7. What does Galatians 3:29 tell us about ourselves if we belong to Christ? What from the previous discussion""shows this to be true? Why is it significant?""Galatians 4:1-7""1. What's the connection between Galatians 3:29 and 4: 1? In what position does Galatians 4: 1 find the heir?""What is true of him then? Why is this surprising?""2. According to Galatians 4:2, what is the position of the heir? How long does he remain in this position? s""this a legal practice with which we are still familiar today?""3.In Galatians 4:3, to what does Paul compare us?In what sense is this true? To what were we held in""bondage? What is all of this talking about?""4. According to Galatians 4:4, what did God do?

Those Who Are of Faith We know very little about the rules and restrictions that God set out for the behavior of His people in the patriarchal era. The record of His expectations in the Mosaic dispensation is quite clear, and the directives of the law of Christ are clearer still. In these different times, God has asked for strikingly different things. David would probably be just as bewildered by our worship services without bloodshed as we are by his polygamy.However, through all of these different er as, one thing has stayed the same. God's people have always been justified by faith.The righteous have never had this faith in themselves. They have never trusted in their ability to completely please God and achieve their objectives without His aid. Instead,their faith has been in Him., in His ability to make complete what is lacking in their righteousness., in His power to bring them to blessing beyond what they could ever possibly have imagined. This humble.,obedient faith was just as evident in the life of Paul as it was in the life of Abraham., as clear in Peter as it was in David.If we are the children of God at all it is because we are the heirs of this faith. Works are important; indeed, as James points out.,works are essential. They demonstrate to God our desire to walk according to the spirit rather than the flesh. However, those works by themselves can never save us. No matter how much effort we invest in pleasing God,we will never reach the standard set by His word. Perfect law-keeping is beyond us.However, despite our failures., we can still becounted righteous., not through ourselves.,but through Him who justifies the ungodly.Like Abraham., we must trust in God to fill us and bless us. Then., it is our faith that will be counted as righteousness.

"Those of Reputation""Galatians 2 tells a story that casts one of the most beloved and revered figures of Chris­ tian tradition in a sharply negative light. In the 2000 years since the crucifixion of Jesus,""many believers have chosen to elevate the""apostle Peter to near-divine status himself. In a display of veneration that would likely have shocked the former fisherman, they pray to him, bow before his statues, and rely on a doctrinal tradition that emphasizes his""infallibility.""In Galatians 2, however, this near-idol is presented with conspicuous feet of clay. Peter, of allpeople, knew that God had bro­ ken down the wall of separation between Jew and Gentile. He knew that God wanted him to welcome every brother into fellow­ ship, regardless of his ancestry. However, when put on the spot, Peter chose the path of hypocrisy. To avoid losing face before other Jews, he chose to pretend that those old barriers still existed. Only a white-hot rebuke from Paul brought Peter back.""Even though Peter was undeniably a good man, he ·was only a man, no more, no less. As has been true of every man other than our Lord, he had his faults, his foibles, his spiritual slip-ups, and his spiritual collapses. Anyone who places confidence in Peter is building on sand, not the Rock.""This lesson, however, applies not just to Pe­ ter, but to any of the other equally human men from antiquity unt,7 today. No one is petfect, and so no one is worthy of the trust that should only be placed in God and His word. We must always remember to revere the King, not His ambassadors. Such men may indeed be good men, but any power and authority they possess comes not from themselves, but from the message that they""bear. Before all else, let us hear it." Part 2

"Those of Reputation""Galatians 2 tells a story that casts one of the most beloved and revered figures of Chris­ tian tradition in a sharply negative light. In the 2000 years since the crucifixion of Jesus,""many believers have chosen to elevate the""apostle Peter to near-divine status himself. In a display of veneration that would likely have shocked the former fisherman, they pray to him, bow before his statues, and rely on a doctrinal tradition that emphasizes his""infallibility.""In Galatians 2, however, this near-idol is presented with conspicuous feet of clay. Peter, of allpeople, knew that God had bro­ ken down the wall of separation between Jew and Gentile. He knew that God wanted him to welcome every brother into fellow­ ship, regardless of his ancestry. However, when put on the spot, Peter chose the path of hypocrisy. To avoid losing face before other Jews, he chose to pretend that those old barriers still existed. Only a white-hot rebuke from Paul brought Peter back.""Even though Peter was undeniably a good man, he ·was only a man, no more, no less. As has been true of every man other than our Lord, he had his faults, his foibles, his spiritual slip-ups, and his spiritual collapses. Anyone who places confidence in Peter is building on sand, not the Rock.""This lesson, however, applies not just to Pe­ ter, but to any of the other equally human men from antiquity unt,7 today. No one is petfect, and so no one is worthy of the trust that should only be placed in God and His word. We must always remember to revere the King, not His ambassadors. Such men may indeed be good men, but any power and authority they possess comes not from themselves, but from the message that they""bear. Before all else, let us hear it."