IBC Richmond

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
• What are the two metaphors for bondage in this passage? In what way does the law restrict?
• Who is the “faith” in Galatians 3:25? Why is faith personified here?
• How should the unity of "you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3:28) influence the membership and ministry of a local church?
• Is the resurrection necessary for Paul’s view of justification?

**OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM CAUSING US TO MISS THE FIRST MINUTE OF THIS MESSAGE. Application Questions:
• What was God’s promise to Abraham? Where would you find it in the Old Testament?
• Since covenants cannot be changed after being ratified (vs. 15), how does this affirm God’s promise to Abraham?
• What is the purpose of the law? Does the law oppose God’s promise?
• If “the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin” (vs. 22), how does that influence your view of the world? Discuss how this truth is at odds with current culture.

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
• What assumption does Paul make with the words "now it is evident" in Gal. 3:11? What does it say about OT saints?
• What is the curse? How did Jesus become a curse for you?
• What is the blessing of Abraham evidenced by the coming of the Spirit?
• Discuss double imputation in Gal. 3:13-14 (see also 1 Peter 3:18). Sing a hymn of the faith that affirms the doctrine of imputation.

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
• Define faith. How do you know that you believe?
• Why does Paul use Abraham as an example of faith?
• How does Scripture “foresee” and “preach” the Gospel?
• What does it mean to be a “Son of Abraham” in Galatians 3:7?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
• What is assurance of salvation?
• How does the Spirit minister to a believer? What other New Testament texts speak of this?
• What does "perfected" mean in Galatians 3:3? What evidences of this do you find in your own life?
• Define "hearing of faith." How is it different from works of the law?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
• Is the “first day of the week” referring to Sunday? How important is it for Christians to worship on the first day of the week?
• Where in the Gospels can you find the “remember how he told you” (Lk 24:6) conversation to which the angels refer?
• Do you believe Luke 24:6, “He is not here, but has risen”? What are the implications of this belief for you?
• How can a Christian sustain and practice “marveling” (vs. 12) the resurrection?