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Through the Bible with Les Feldick
LESSON 1 * PART 4 * BOOK 32
GALATIANS 1:7
This verse is probably the clearest statement concerning the Trinity that you can find anywhere in Scripture, next to Christ's baptism. Now here in this verse we have the apostle Paul making reference also to the three Persons of the Godhead in a pure unadulterated statement. Now verse 14:
II Corinthians 13:14
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, (The Father is implied) and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen."
Now it's interesting that, normally when we speak of the Trinity, out of habit we put them in the order of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Paul changes the order of the three. Paul puts Christ first rather than the Father. Never. You've all heard me teach that there is no such thing as God the Father having power over God the Son, and over the Spirit or vice versa. Here is where the Jewish people in their Old Testament background refer to Christianity as a polytheism. They call us a religion of three Gods. But we're not three Gods, it's three Persons in one God. Colossians 2:8,9
Now backing up a little bit to Colossians Chapter 1. Colossians 1:15-19
"Who (speaking of God the Son and the redeeming Blood in verses 13 and 14) is the image of the invisible God, (the Godhead) the first born of every creature: (in other words Christ was pre-eternal in His existence just like God the Father, and God the Spirit.) Remember now this is speaking of God the Son) 18. Looking at verse 14 again:
II Corinthians 13:14
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen."
Always be ready when people ask questions. The city to whom this letter of Galatians was written. Now as we study the Book of Galatians we're going to be dealing with Paul's letter to these people in this very area where we covered his first missionary journey. Antioch of Pisida, Lystra and Derbe. Now to this letter of Galatians which is only six chapters. I had a letter today from someone who said, "Les I'm finding that most people hate Paul's doctrines of Grace." Don't let these people pervert the Gospel by adding something to it.
Now time-wise Galatians was written probably a couple of years before the Corinthian letters. Remember the Books that Paul wrote are not in the order in which he wrote them. Paul's letters have always been in this exact order as we have them today. The whole theme of this letter is to convince the Galatians and us that we are not under Law, we're under Grace.
Galatians 1:1
"Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)"
Now, of what does Paul immediately remind his followers? Now verse 2:
Galatians 1:2
"And all the brethren which are with me, (that was his traveling companions) unto the churches of Galatia: 3. Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ."
Now, in verse 4, right off the bat we find Paul bringing out the Gospel by which we are saved. Galatians 1:4,5
"Who (our Lord Jesus Christ of verse 3) gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5. To whom be glory for ever and ever. I Corinthians 15:1-4) How that Christ gave Himself. Philippians 2:5-7
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 6. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: (He was God!) II Corinthians 5:21
For example when Abraham was going to offer Isaac: just when he's ready to fulfill the command from God to offer his son Isaac, what does God provide in the thicket? The ram. The substitute. Now the same way with Christ. Now verse 8:
Philippians 2:8
"And being found in fashion (form) as a man, (totally man, but also totally God) he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, (the most horrible death ever devised) even the death of the cross."
Now back to Galatians Chapter 1 and let's look at verse 4 again.
Galatians 1:4a
Now reading on into verse 6, and here we find Paul getting to the heart of the matter of why he is writing this letter. Practice circumcision, practice Temple worship or whatever was applicable. So Paul says:
Galatians 1:6
"I marvel (I can't comprehend) that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:"
Paul couldn't comprehend how these people, as we saw in Thessalonians in the last program, turned from idols to the living God, and now they're not satisfied with just Grace, now they're being hoodwinked to go under legalism. Paul tells them that they are moving from the Grace of Christ into another gospel. Galatians 1:7
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