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1 Living the Gospel -- The Unrivaled Gospel Galatians 1:1-10 Bethany Bible Church April 30, 2017 Dr. Ted Wueste We can build our lives around the realities of and. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (verses 1-3) This way of life is grounded in His in our lives....who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age... (verses 4-5) Amazingly, we can from this gospel....you are so quickly deserting him who called you... (verses 6-7a) distorted through......there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel. (verses 7b-9)...appealing to the nature of grace....applying old to our relationship with God.

2 We grow in grace as our hearts in Christ. Am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? (verse 10) The Gospel of Grace and Peace The book of Galatians is a glorious defense of the gospel of the grace that is from God. The gospel is the good news that God Himself is present with us. God is present with grace and peace. Grace is the lovingkindness of God who is always with us. Peace is wholeness, the result of living in right relationship with God. Galatians was also written to warn against living a lifestyle that changes and distorts the gospel. The gospel is distorted by such things as: living a lifestyle that ignores God; acting in a certain way in order to receive God s grace; shifting from a spirituality of receiving God s blessing to trying to achieve God s blessing; and expecting God to bless us with the components of our own small and limited life-stories. How do we know whether or not we are currently resting in Christ? - by asking ourselves if there are places in our lives where we are not experiencing peace and wholeness. Questions for Discussion and Further Reflection 1. What do the phrases God s grace and God s peace mean to you? 2. How does our present evil age try to distort God s grace and peace? 3. Why does it seem so easy to subtly shift from a lifestyle of receiving from God to one of achieving for God? 4. Is there currently a place in your life where you are not experiencing peace and wholeness? Talk to Jesus about this.

3 4/27/2017 We can build our lives around the realities of chesed and shalom. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ vv. 1-3 It is being included in the eternal life of God that heals all wounds and allows us to stop demanding satisfaction. What really matters, of a personal nature, once it is clear that you are included? You have been chosen. God chooses you. This is the message of the kingdom. Dallas Willard The Divine Conspiracy The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history. Yet thousands of professing Christians live their entire lives without clearly understanding it and experiencing the joy of living by it. Jerry Bridges This way of life is grounded in His work in our lives. who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age vv

4 4/27/2017 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 Dear, dear Corinthians, I can't tell you how much I long for you to enter this wideopen, spacious life. We didn't fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively! 2 Corinthians 6:11-13 MSG I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 and want to distort the gospel. Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? Galatians 3:3 Amazingly we can turn away from this gospel. you are so quickly deserting him who called you vv. 6-7a and want to distort the gospel. appealing to the confusing nature of grace. 2

5 4/27/2017 We tend to think of grace as the concession of a polite God who says, Well, that s all right, Sweetheart; please try not to do that again. Grace is whatever it takes for God to come and get us. It can be confrontational, frightening, disruptive, and demanding, but in the end it saves our life. Craig Barnes, When God Interrupts Since we have fashioned this persona to ensure that our life brings what we want and need most, we cling to it long past its value to us. We rely on this image we ve created, yet the outcome of letting it rule us is not so desirable basically, the fruit of our made-up persona is selfcenteredness, self-reliance, and self-protection. Marilyn Vancil and want to distort the gospel appealing to the confusing nature of grace. We grow in grace as our hearts rest in Christ. Am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? v. 10 and want to distort the gospel appealing to the confusing nature of grace. applying old narratives to our relationship with God. 3

6 4/27/2017 places of resistance Dwell places of resistance Dwell with Him in those places places of resistance 4

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