The document is a sermon outline for a church service on Galatians 2:1-21. It includes: - An introduction to the book of Galatians and the problem of false teachers called Judaizers. - A summary of Paul's defense of his apostleship in Galatians 1-2 and his public conflict with Peter. - An explanation of the key doctrine of "justification by faith" as defended by Paul against those teaching salvation through works of the law. - Outlines and explanations of the passages covered in the sermon from Galatians 2. - Discussion of the concepts of imputation and how righteousness is credited to believers through faith in Christ alone.

1. Galatians 2:1-21
True Grace
September 9, 2018
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

2. What’s the number one thing?
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3. The Glory of God!
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4. 1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it
all for the glory of God.
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5. September Memory Verse
Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer
and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests
be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which
surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and
minds through Christ Jesus.

6. References
•Stott, John R. W., The Message of Galatians (Leicester,
England, Inter-Varsity Press, 1968).
•Walton, John H., and Keener, Craig S., NKJV New
Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (Grand Rapids,
Zondervan, 2017).
•MacArthur, John, The MacArthur Study Bible
(Nashville, TN, Word Publishing, 1997).

7. Approach to Today’s Scriptures
•Read Galatians 2:1-21.
•Complete Paul’s defense of his apostleship.
•Review Paul’s public conflict with Peter.
•Focus on the meaning of “justification by faith.”

8. Introduction to Galatians
•Paul had evangelized the southern province of Galatia
on his 1st missionary journey (Acts 13 & 14).
•The main cities were Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra
and Derbe.
•In each city a church (congregation) had been
established.
•Galatians is Paul’s letter to churches in these cities 3
years later.

10. The Problem in the Galatian Churches – False
Teachers.
•Judaizers – Jewish Christians who believed that Jewish
ceremonial practices of the OT were still binding on
the NT church.
•These false teachers said Gentiles had to convert to a
form of Judaism to become Christians.
•These false teachers also attacked Paul’s teachings by
attacking his qualifications as an apostle (someone
taught directly by Jesus).

11. The Common Denominator in False Teachings.
•Faith alone in Christ alone for salvation is not enough.
•Man must somehow contribute to his own salvation.
•All false teachings have components of “salvation by
works” in their teachings.
•The Judaizers were teaching “legalism” which required
following rituals for salvation.

12. Bottom line for the false teaching of “salvation
by works.”
•By your obedience to the law, you yourself must finish
what Christ has begun.
•Salvation by Works = You must finish Christ’s
unfinished work!
•CHRIST’S WORK IS FINISHED!
John 19:30a NKJV
30a So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said,
“It is finished!”

13. What are some false teachings in churches
today?
1. Moralism – The Christian life is one of effort in
which God blesses those who do good.
2. Legalism – We earn favor with God by what we do
through obedience to rules and regulations.
3. Antinomianism – “against the law” – obedience is
no longer required when you believe in Jesus.
4. Universalism – All people will be saved and all
paths of salvation lead to God.

14. How can we recognize false teachers?
A Test of Three Questions:
1. What do they believe about the Bible?
2. What do they believe about Jesus?
3. What do they believe about the way to Salvation
(How to be saved from your sins)?

15. Paul defends his apostleship in Galatians 1:11-24
•Paul considered himself an “apostle” (taught directly
by Jesus) because of the 3 years Jesus taught him in
the Arabian desert after the resurrection.
•When Paul went to Jerusalem after these 3 years and
talked with Peter and James, the gospel message of
Paul was exactly the same as the other apostles.

16. Galatians 2:1-2 NKJV
1 Then after fourteen years I went up again to
Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.
2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated to
them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles,
but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by
any means I might run, or had run, in vain.
•This meeting with the Jerusalem Council, described in
Acts 15, addressed the Judaizers.

17. Galatians 2:3-5 NKJV
3 Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek,
was compelled to be circumcised. 4 And this occurred
because of false brethren secretly brought in (who
came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have
in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),
5 to whom we did not yield submission even for an
hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with
you.

18. Galatians 2:6-7 NKJV
6 But from those who seemed to be something—whatever
they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows
personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be
something added nothing to me. 7 But on the contrary, when
they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been
committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to
Peter 8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the
apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me
toward the Gentiles),

19. Galatians 2:9-10 NKJV
9 and when James, Cephas (Peter), and John, who seemed to
be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me,
they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship,
that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the
circumcised. 10 They desired only that we should remember
the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.
• Peter, James and John validated Paul’s apostleship and his
calling to the Gentiles.
• The Jerusalem Council’s decision did not validate the
requirements of the Judaizers.

20. Galatians 2:11-13 NKJV
11 Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood
him to his face, because he was to be blamed; 12 for
before certain men came from James, he would eat
with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew
and separated himself, fearing those who were of the
circumcision (Judaizers). 13 And the rest of the Jews also
played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas
was carried away with their hypocrisy.

21. Galatians 2:14 NKJV
14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward
about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before
them all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of
Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel
Gentiles to live as Jews?

22. What was Peter’s mistake?
•The Judaizers lied about James’ endorsement in v. 12.
•Peter withdrew from fellowship (meals & maybe
Lord’s Supper) with the Gentiles after the Judaizers
came to Antioch.
•Peter was afraid of losing popularity with the legalistic
Judaizers.
•Peter lacked the courage of his convictions.

23. Galatians 2:15-16 NKJV
15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the
Gentiles, 16 knowing that a man is not justified by the
works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we
have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified
by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by
the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
•Verse 16 – Key verse of the Protestant Reformation.

24. Galatians 2:17-19 NKJV
17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we
ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a
minister of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I build again
those things which I destroyed, I make myself a
transgressor. 19 For I through the law died to the law
that I might live to God.

25. Galatians 2: 20-21 NKJV
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who
live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live
in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved
me and gave Himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the
grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the
law, then Christ died in vain.”

26. What is Paul saying to Peter?
•By standing with the Judaizers, you are denying the
need for God’s grace and nullifying the benefit of
Christ’s death.
•Peter’s endorsement of the Judaizer’s views
misrepresents God’s saving grace.
•Salvation is by grace alone – not contingent upon
Jewish laws or customs.

27. How can we understand Paul’s words in
Galatians 2:16?
Galatians 2:16 NKJV
16 knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law
but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ
Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by
the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh
shall be justified.
• There are 2 basic things we must first understand:
1. God is righteous and holy.
2. We are not righteous or holy.
▪ Sin separates man from God.

28. Can man be made right before God?
•Paul uses the word “justified” to describe being right
before God.
•“justified” – A judge declaring someone ‘not guilty’
and ‘innocent’ before the law.
•Bible definition of “justified” – God declaring a sinner
not guilty and fully righteous before Him.

29. Paul begins by explaining how man cannot be
justified before God.
Galatians 2:16a NKJV
16a knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the
law,
• “the law” – The sum total of God’s commandments.
• “the works of the law” – Acts done in obedience to the law.
• Jews believed that they could be justified by obedience.
• Judaizers believed in faith in Jesus plus obedience to the
law (works added to your faith).

30. What is wrong with the Jews and Judaizers
believing this obedience path?
•In order for this to work, you had to keep the law
perfectly from birth to death – impossible.
•The problem with man is really our sin nature – born
to sin and a sinner at the root (radix in Latin).
•The sin nature in us manifests itself in our sinful
actions and thoughts.

31. What is the purpose of the law?
•It is not a system of rules to be obeyed to be right with
God.
•The law serves as a mirror to reveal sin, not a cure for
sin.

32. The Law is a Mirror.

33. Summary by Martin Luther of “justification by
faith and not by works.”
“I must harken to the Gospel, which teacheth me, not
what I ought to do (for that is the proper office of the
Law), but what Jesus Christ the Son of God hath done
for me: to wit, that he suffered and died to deliver me
from sin and death.”

34. What does “alien righteousness” mean and
how does it apply here?
•The righteousness God demands to be justified was
earned apart from me (alien).
•This righteousness was earned entirely apart from any
works I might do.
•This righteousness was earned by Christ alone – it is
outside of me, or alien to me.

35. How is man justified through faith in Christ?
•Imputation – To give, transfer, or grant; to credit
something to the account of another.
•Man is justified by faith in Christ by God imputing
man’s sins to Christ, and then Christ’s righteousness is
imputed to man.

36. Man’s sin is imputed to Christ when we place
our faith in Him.
•My sins of the past, the present and the future are
imputed to Christ.
•Christ took my sins upon Himself at the cross as my
substitute, and He endured God’s wrath for me.

37. After our sin is imputed to Christ, then His
righteousness is imputed to us.
•Christ’s perfect obedience is counted as mine, and I
am declared righteous.
•By placing my faith in Christ, I am justified before God
and my sins are covered by Christ.
•When God looks at me, He sees Christ’s righteousness
and not my sins.

38. Imputation

39. Another example of imputation in Bible.
•Adam and Eve represented mankind in the Garden of
Eden at creation.
•When they sinned (disobeyed God), their sin was
imputed to all mankind.

40. What are some false teachings regarding
“imputation”?
•Teaching of Infusion – We are declared righteous
when Christ’s righteousness is poured into us as we
participate with the sacraments or rituals.
•This is what the Judaizers were implying by requiring
Jewish laws and customs to be a part of salvation.
•Man must contribute = salvation by works.

41. A closer look at Galatians 2:20.
•Galatians 2:20 NKJV
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I
who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I
now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave Himself for me.
1. The Relinquished Life:
2. The Exchanged Life:
3. The Trusting Life:

42. “I have been crucified with Christ;”
1. The Relinquished Life:
- We surrender our own will and plans and give up
ownership of ourselves to Christ.
- Our goal in life: “Your will be done in me.”

43. “it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me;”
2. The Exchanged Life
- We have exchanged our life (will) for Christ.
- The Christian life is the Lord Jesus Christ daily
living His life through us by means of the Holy
Spirit.
- The strength for living this life is from the Holy
Spirit, not from our own strength.

44. “the life which I now live in the flesh I live by
faith in the Son of God,”
3. The Trusting Life:
‐ Our human life is lived by faith in Jesus.
‐ We are saved by faith, we work by faith, and we
walk with Him day by day through faith, enjoying
His presence and fully trusting His promises.

45. Sign in a dry-cleaning and dyeing business.
“We dye to live, we live to dye;
the more we dye, the more we live;
and the more we live,
the more we dye.”
Substitute “die” for “dye” apply to Galatians 2:20.

46. Next Sunday
Galatians 3:1-14
True Life
September 16, 2018
First Baptist Church
Jackson, Mississippi
USA

47. The Plan of Hope & Salvation:
John 3:16 NKJV
16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.”
John 14:6 NKJV
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through Me.”

48. The Plan of Hope & Salvation:
Romans 3:23 NKJV
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Romans 6:23a NKJV
23a For the wages of sin is death,
• Death in this life (the first death) is 100%.
• Even Jesus, the only one who doesn’t deserve death, died in this life
to pay the penalty for our sin.
• The death referred to in Romans 6:23a is the “second death”
explained in Revelation 21:8.

49. The Plan of Hope & Salvation:
Revelation 21:8 NKJV
8 “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers,
sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have
their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone,
which is the second death.”
Romans 5:8 NKJV
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while
we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

50. The Plan of Hope & Salvation:
Romans 6:23b NKJV
23b but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Revelation 21:7 NKJV
7 “He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his
God and he shall be My son.”
• Romans 10:9-10 explains to us how to be overcomers.

51. The Plan of Hope & Salvation:
Romans 10:9-10 NKJV
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and
believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto
righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.
Romans 10:13 NKJV
13 For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.”

52. The Plan of Hope & Salvation:
Have questions or would like to know more?
Please, contact First Baptist Church Jackson at 601-949-1900
or http://firstbaptistjackson.org/contact/