Date: 26 Sep 2012

Passage: Galatians 3:22-25

How is relating to God by the law like being kept in prison or scolded by a harsh disciplinarian (vv22-25)?

Date: 25 Sep 2012

Passage: Galatians 3:19-25

Since the law was not to take the place of the promise, how do vv19 and 23 explain what the law’s purpose actually is (see also Rom 3:20)?

Date: 24 Sep 2012

Passage: Galatians 3:15-18

What is the distinction here between seeds and seed?  What is the parallel point Paul emphasizes regarding the types of covenants (wills) people make and the covenant-promise (3:8) God made to Abraham?    

Date: 22 Sep 2012

Passage: Galatians 3:6,8-9,14

How would you explain the promised “righteousness” (3:6), “blessing” (3:8-9, 14), “curse” (3:10) and “Spirit” (v14) to an enquirer?

Date: 21 Sep 2012

Passage: Galatians 3:13-14

How does Jesus solve this problem for us in Gal 3:13-14?           

Date: 20 Sep 2012

Passage: Galatians 3:10-13

How does each Old Testament quote in Gal 3:10-13 expose the problem of trying to be right with God by trusting in one’s ability to keep the law?