Lesson Two
Paul's Letter to the Galatians Part 2

I. PAUL'S GOSPEL EXPLAINED: (Galatians 3 & 4)
A.	Justification by Faith:
1.	Scriptural Reference: Galatians 3:11
2.	It is quite evident that no man can ever be justified by the law.
3.	No man has ever been able to keep the law in every point.
4.	If any man could save himself by his own good works, then Calvary was 	 	the greatest blunder of all times.
B.	Our Schoolmaster:
1.	Scriptural Reference: Galatians 3:24-25
2.	Jesus did not come to destroy the law, but to fulfill it. 
a.	The law did not fail, but man failed under the law. 
b.	 The law is still as just as ever condemning the sinner.
3.	The law did not change that man was a sinner but it permit man to know 	that he was a sinner
4.	The law, our schoolmaster, could not save, but did reveal the need of 	salvation and pointed forward to the One who could save.
C.	Abba, Father:
1.	Scriptural Reference: Galatians 4:6
2.	Under the law a person could only be a slave, but under grace he may 	become a son of God.
3.	Jesus taught his disciples to pray, "Our Father;" 
4.	The word "Abba" is the Aramaic word for father. 
5.	Undoubtedly the newborn babe in Christ cries this when he speaks in 	tongues as he is baptized with the Holy Ghost.
D.	Travailing Again:
1.	Scriptural Reference: Galatians 4:19
2.	This statement of the Apostle Paul proves that a backslider is a lost soul.
3.	The church must travail for every soul born into the body of Christ. 
4.	If the backslider were not lost, there would be no need to travail.
5.	It takes more travail for a backslider to be delivered than a new convert 
E.	The Allegory:
1.	Scriptural References: Galatians 4:22-31
2.	The story of Hagar and Sarah with their two sons, Ishmael and Isaac, has a 	spiritual application. 
3.	The Bible student should carefully study this allegory. In the allegory, there 	are two women, two sons, two covenants, two mountains and two cities.
4.	This story illustrates the difference between law and grace. (Hagar was a 	slave and the law enslaves.)

II. PAUL'S GOSPEL LIVED: (Galatians 5 & 6)
A.	A Little Leaven:
1.	Scriptural Reference: Galatians 5:9
2.	Leaven is yeast used in baking. 
3.	Jesus warned His disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and 	Sadducees (Matthew 16:6). 
4.	This was explained to mean the doctrine or teaching of the Pharisees and 	Sadducees.
5.	The Apostle Paul states that a little wrong doctrine will contaminate the 	whole body of believers. 
B.	Grace is not a License:
1.	Scriptural Reference: Galatians 5:4
2.	Grace is not a license for sin, but rather the power of God to live above sin.
3.	There are those who teach that because of the grace of God a person may 	live in sin and still be saved. 
4.	This verse states that it is possible to fall from grace.
C.	Works of the Flesh:
1.	Scriptural Reference: Galatians 5:19-21
2.	Chapter five contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit.
3.	There is a constant warfare between the flesh and the Spirit. 
4.	The only way to victory is to crucify the flesh (verse 24).
D.	Fruit of the Spirit:
1.	These are nine in number
2.	This is the fruit of the Holy Ghost. 
3.	The Christian does not bear this fruit, but rather the Spirit bears the fruit in 	the life of the Christian.
E.	Law of the Harvest:
1.	Scriptural Reference: Galatians 6:7
2.	Here is expressed the law of the harvest. 
3.	A person will reap whatsoever he sows. 
4.	There is no way to change this law. 
5.	It will hold true throughout a man's life, whether he is sowing to the flesh or 	whether he is sowing to the Spirit.
F.	Marks of the Lord Jesus:
1.	Paul's enemies claimed that Paul was not a genuine apostle. 
2.	His battered, bruised and scarred body proved that he was.

LESSON TWO
SELF HELP TEST

A. How was the law our schoolmaster bringing us to Christ?
B. What revelation did Martin Luther receive which brought about the Reformation?
C. When does the child of God cry out, "Abba, Father?"
D. Explain clearly the allegory brought out by the story of Hagar and Sarah.
E. List the SEVENTEEN works of the flesh. Write beside each the dictionary meaning.
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F. Why is the fruit of the Spirit in the singular?
G. Why is wrong doctrine so harmful?