Main Idea: "Through the Spirit, by faith, eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness."

1. The way of deadly ritualism

2. The way of saving faith

Main Idea: Don't submit to spiritual slavery by trying to work for what Christ has already given you.

1. Two women, two sons, two covenants

2. Who are you?

3. How this knowledge helps us avoid getting scammed into spiritual slavery

Main Idea: As we work to build God's house, we must rest in God's faithfulness, repent of our faithlessness, and rejoice in God's provision of hope.

1. As we work to build God's house, we must first rest in God's faithfulness (2:1-9)

2. As we work to build God's house, we must repent of our faithlessness (2:10-19)

3. As we work to build God's house, we must rejoice in the reality of God's provision of hope (2:20-23)

God rejects hypocritical worship and calls His people to faithfulness in the covenant of marriage.

1. Superficial sorrow is not true repentance (v. 13-14)

2. Marriage is a covenant before God designed for companionship and godly offspring (v. 14-15)

3. Divorce violates God's covenant (v. 16)

Main Idea: "Align your priorities with God's priorities in order to build God's house."

1. Align your priorities with God's priorities by considering your ways (1:1-11)

2. Build God's house by obeying His Word (1:12-15)

Main Idea: “Follow the apostolic example of Christian freedom.”
1. What Paul meant by “Become as I am.”
2. The goal of following the apostolic example
3. Obstacles to following the apostolic example

Main Idea: “Beware of the danger of returning to spiritual slavery.”
1. What God has done to set you free
2. Be aware of the danger

Main Idea: “We become heirs of salvation through union with Christ, by faith, and not by law-keeping.”
1. Defining the “law.”
2. The law’s temporary role
3. The law is powerless to give life
4. How the law imprisoned
5. The goal of the law: Christ
6. The freedom of those in Christ

Main Idea: “We become heirs of salvation through union with Christ, by faith, and not by law-keeping.”

1. We are heirs by faith because of the relation of the promise to the law

2. We are heirs by faith because of the nature of the promise, that it was made to Christ.

3. Faith makes us heirs in Christ and through Christ

Main Idea: “Don’t be misled by relying on the works of the law for justification.”
1. Because of the Holy Spirit’s work
2. Because of what the Old Testament Scriptures say