JUSTIFIED BY FAITH IN CHRIST (156 downloads)
Galatians 2:1-21
Key Verse 2:16b “So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.”
- Why did some want Titus, a Gentile believer, to be circumcised? (Acts 15:1-2) Why was Paul so insistent that this should not be done? (3-5)
- What was the reaction of the apostles in Jerusalem to the message Paul had been preaching? (6-10; Acts 15:3-4) What did they agree with Paul and Barnabas to do? (9-10)
- What did Peter (Cephas) do that led to a public conflict with Paul? (11-14) Why did Paul confront him? What does Paul mean by “the truth of the gospel”? (5,14; Ephesians 3:6, Romans 10:12)
- What is the meaning of the words “be justified”? (15-16; Acts 15:8-11) Why is it impossible for anyone to be justified by the works of the law? Why is this central to Christianity?
- What is the counter-argument Paul anticipates? (17-18) How does he answer it? (Romans 6:1-2, 15-18) How does Paul’s life exemplify living by faith, not by the works of the law? (19-21; Romans 6:6,11)