Truth that Transforms

Paul employs an Old Testament story to illustrate the contrast between the way of law and the way of grace, the way of works and the way of faith, the way of man and the way of God.

Main Point: God’s ultimate purpose for His children is for us to be formed into the likeness of Christ.

Main Point: The great and central basis of Christian assurance is not how much our hearts are set on God, but how unshakably His heart is set on us.

Main Point: Paul explains three facts of our spiritual adoption.

Main Point: Paul describes three changes that result from being rightly related to God through faith in Jesus Christ.

Main Point: The Old Testament Law was not given to secure the promise. Instead, the Law reveals our sin and points us to the Savior who obeyed the Law on our behalf and then died in our place so that we might receive the promised blessing.

Main Point: After having shown the Galatian believers from their own experience that they were justified by faith and not by works of the law (Galatians 3:1–5), Paul now defends the doctrine from Scripture.

Main Point: Paul explains the role of the Trinity in the believer's experience of justification and sanctification.

Main Point: Paul defines, defends, and applies salvation by faith in Christ.

Paul confronts Peter’s fear of man, hypocrisy, and legalism and admonishes Peter to get back in alignment with the freedom, faith, and love of the gospel.