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How Foolish to Think One Can be Saved by Rules!

• Galatians 31-14

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Since WW II ended, crimes have escalated on an
average of 214
murder .up 214
rape ...up 100
aggravated assault ..up 215
auto theft .....up 158
burglary ..up 290
larceny .up 192
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Ever hear the phrase evil eye?
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Purpose

• to better understand why it is foolish to believe
  you can be saved by rules

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I How Did You Receive the Gift of the Holy
Spirit? (vv 2-5)
A. Did You Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit?
B. Did You Receive the Holy Spirit by Your Works?
C. Did You Receive the Holy Spirit by Other
Means?
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God wants you to have His Spirit. He is necessary
for our sanctification in Christ. This is always
referred to as a gift because by its very
definition this is something that cannot be
earned, merited or self-bought
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You heard of the rancher who went to the store to
learn about a new chainsaw. The storeowner
bragged that this saw would permit the rancher to
cut 3 or 4 trees down an hour
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Romans 831-32
What then shall we say to these things? If God
is for us, who is against us? He who did not
spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us
all, how will He not also with Him freely give us
all things?
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II How Did Abraham Receive Righteousness? (vv
6-9)
A. The OT Announced Gentiles Were Included
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Galatians 38
The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify
the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel
beforehand to Abraham
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II How Did Abraham Receive Righteousness? (vv
6-9)
A. The OT Announced Gentiles Were Included
B. The OT Announced a Righteousness Not Based on
Law Keeping
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The only way righteousness is ever going to be
credited to your account is if you put faith in
the work of Christ and receive His righteousness
on His terms!
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III How Does God Receive Law Breakers? (vv 10-14)
A. Law Cannot be the Basis for Salvation
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James 210
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles
in one point, he has become guilty of all.
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III How Does God Receive Law Breakers? (vv 10-14)
A. Law Cannot be the Basis for Salvation
B. Grace Alone is the Basis for Salvation
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Galatians 313
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law,
having become a curse for us for it is written
Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.
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Jesus took our curse, all the fury and wrath of a
Holy and Righteous God was spent on Him Jesus
really did pay it all!
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One of the worlds greatest anthropologist
Wycliffe Bible translators came to him asking for
assistance. They were trying to translate the
Bible into an African tribes language and were
having trouble translating the word redeemed.
Nida said, Use the phrase taking the head
out.
Dr. Eugene Nida
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Conclusion and Summary
What Paul is saying is that Jesus took our curse.
What foolish person would want to put their head
back into that yoke chain after Jesus has taken
our heads out of it?...