Galatians Chapter 3, Abraham’s Simple Faith Credited As Righteousness; Seed Not Seeds; All Nations Are Blessed by Abraham; The Law Was A Tutor To Lead Us To Christ; “sons of God”= Direct Creations Of God; Equal and One in Christ; Are Christians Spiritual Jews?; hanged on a tree; redemption salvation, redeemed, The Redeemer

1. Galatians 3
Abraham’s Simple Faith Credited As
Righteousness; Seed Not Seeds; All
Nations Are Blessed by Abraham; The
Law Was A Tutor To Lead Us To Christ;
“sons of God”= Direct Creations Of God;
Equal and One in Christ; Are Christians
Spiritual Jews?;
hanged on a tree; redemption salvation, redeemed, The Redeemer

2. BIBLE IN FIVE
Pastor Dave Kooyers
Valley Bible Fellowship
Box 433
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3. Galatians 3 Outline
• Galatians 3:1; Justification And
Sanctification Are Both By Faith
• Galatians 3:10; The Law Brings A Curse
• Galatians 3:15; The Changeless, Unilateral,
Promise
• Galatians 3:19; The Purpose Of The Law
• Galatians 3:26; Ontological Equals

4. Paul’s 1st. Trip

5. The Main Point Of Galatians
• Let’s read Gal 3:1-5
• Gal 3:3 Are you so foolish? After beginning
with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain
your goal by human effort?
• You’re saved by the Spirit, so walk, live, and
grow into Christ likeness by the Spirit
• How? You say?

6. Galatians 3:1, Who Has Bewitched You
• Only NIV use of “bewitched”
• KJV NAU ESV NAS NKJ NIV Galatians 3:1 You foolish
Galatians! Who has bewitched you?...
• CSB …Who has hypnotized you…
• NET …Who has cast a spell on you?...
• “bewitch with the evil eye”
• Gal 3:1…Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was
clearly portrayed as crucified.

7. Galatians 3:3, He Is Able
• It is not my ability, but my response to God's
ability, that counts. Corrie ten Boom
• 2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason I also suffer
these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know
whom I have believed and I am convinced that
He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him
until that day.
• Philippians 1:6 For I am confident of this very
thing, that He who began a good work in you
will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
• Romans 14:4…the Lord is able to make him
stand.

8. Be Filled With The Spirit
• Eph 5:18-21 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads
to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 19
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and
spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart
to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the
Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ. 21 Submit to one another out of reverence
for Christ

9. Be Filled= imperative PP
• Eph 5:18… be filled with the Spirit.
• πληροῦσθε verb imperative present passive
2nd person plural from πληρόω
• [GING] πληρόω
πληρόω—1. fill, make full Mt 13:48; Lk 3:5; J
12:3; 16:6; Ac 2:2, 28; 5:28; Ro 1:29; Eph 5:18;
Phil 4:18; 2 Ti 1:4.

10. Gal 3:5, Because You Believe
• Gal 3:5 Does God give [2023] you his Spirit and work
miracles among you because you observe the law,
or because you believe what you heard?
• 2023 ἐπιχορηγέω epichoregeo {ep-ee-khor-ayg-
eh'-o}
• Meaning: 1) to supply, furnish, present 2) to be
supplied, ministered to, assisted ….
• 5723 Tense - Present (See 5774) Voice - Active …
• [DLK, we get choreograph from this?]

11. The Root Of 2023 is 5524
• Gal 3:5 Does God give [2023] you his Spirit ….
• 5524 χορηγέω choregeo {khor-ayg-eh'-o}
Meaning: 1) to be a chorus leader, lead a chorus 2)
to furnish the chorus at one's own expense 3) to
procure and supply all things necessary to fit out a
chorus 4) to supply, furnish abundantly
• 2 Cor. 9:10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower
and bread for food will also supply and increase your
store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your
righteousness. [only other NIV use]

12. Galatians 3:5 Miracles, 1st. Century and
Great Tribulation, Or Always?
• Micah 7:15 "As in the days when you came out
from the land of Egypt, I will show you
miracles."

13. Galatians 3:5, Are Miracles Possible?
• Micah 7:15 "As in the days when you came out
from the land of Egypt, I will show you
miracles.“
• Timothy Keller said, “If there is a Creator God,
there is nothing illogical at all about the
possibility of miracles. After all, if he created
everything out of nothing, it would hardly be a
problem for him to rearrange parts of it as and
when he wishes.”

14. Let’s Read Gal 3:6-14

15. Gal 3:6 Consider Abraham
• Consider Abraham for the contrast between
law and grace.
• Gal 3:6 Consider Abraham: "He believed God,
and it was credited to him as righteousness."
• Ac 3:25…He said to Abraham, 'Through your
offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.‘
• What are they quoting?

16. • Gen 15:6 Abram believed the Lord, and he
credited it to him as righteousness.
• Rom 4:3 What does the Scripture say?
"Abraham believed God, and it was credited…
• Gal 3:6…Consider Abraham: "He believed God,
and it was credited…
• James 2:23…the scripture was fulfilled that
says, "Abraham believed God, and it was
credited…
Abraham’s Simple Faith Credited

17. Gen 15:4-6, God’s Promise Of A Son
• Gen 15:4-6 Then the word of the Lord came to him:
"This man will not be your heir, but a son coming
from your own body will be your heir." 5 He took
him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and
count the stars — if indeed you can count them."
Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be." 6
Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him
as righteousness.

18. Gal 3:7, Children Of Abraham
• Gal 3:7 Understand, then, that those who
believe are children of Abraham.
• Does that make us Jews?
• 1 Ch 1:28-32 The sons of Abraham: Isaac and
Ishmael….
• 32 The sons born to Keturah, Abraham's
concubine…
• Jacob & Esau

19. Gal 3:7, Children Of = To Be Like
• Gal 3:7…those who believe are children of Abraham.
• John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and
you want to carry out your father's desire…
• 1 Pet 3:6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and
called him her master. You are her daughters if you
do what is right and do not give way to fear.
• “children of Abraham” = we are like him

20. Gen 26:2-5,
• Gen 26:2-5 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, "Do
not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you
to live. 3 Stay in this land for a while, and I will be
with you and will bless you. For to you and your
descendants I will give all these lands and will
confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham. 4 I
will make your descendants as numerous as the stars
in the sky and will give them all these lands, and
through your offspring all nations on earth will be
blessed, 5 because Abraham obeyed me and kept
my requirements, my commands, my decrees and my
laws."

21. Let’s Read Rom 4:1
• Rom 4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham,
our forefather, discovered in this matter? 2 If,
in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he
had something to boast about — but not
before God. 3 What does the Scripture say?
"Abraham believed God, and it was credited to
him as righteousness."

22. Gen 12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And
in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
Gen 18:18 since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the
nations of the earth will be blessed?
Gen 22:18 "And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed…
Act 3:25 …God … to Abraham, And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
22

23. Gal 3:8, All Nations Blessed
• “And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would
justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the
gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you
shall all the nations be blessed.”” (Galatians
3:8 ESV)
• “I will bless those who bless you, and him who
dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the
families of the earth shall be blessed.””
(Genesis 12:3 ESV)

24. Galatians 3:11
The Just, The Righteous
• NAU Galatians 3:11 Now that no one is
justified by the Law before God is evident; for,
"THE RIGHTEOUS MAN SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."
24

25. Galatians 3:11
The Just Shall Live By Faith
• Hab 2:4 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not
upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
KJV
• Gal 3:11 But that no man is justified by the law
in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just
shall live by faith. KJV
• Rom 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of
God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written,
The just shall live by faith. KJV
• Heb 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if
any man draw back, my soul shall have no
pleasure in him. KJV

26. Galatians 3:13, My Rock And
Redeemer, redeemed redemption
• NAU Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the
meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my
rock and my Redeemer.
• NAU Isaiah 41:14 "Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of
Israel; I will help you," declares the LORD, "and your Redeemer
is the Holy One of Israel.
• NAU Galatians 3:13 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 “--
• NAU 1 Peter 1:18 knowing that you were not redeemed with
perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life
inherited from your forefathers, 19 but with precious blood, as
of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. 26

27. • NAU Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His
blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches
of His grace
• NAU 1 Corinthians 1:30 But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus,
who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and
sanctification, and redemption,
• NAU Romans 3:24 being justified as a gift by His grace through
the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;
• NAU Colossians 1:14 in whom we have redemption, the
forgiveness of sins.
• NAU Hebrews 9:15, 9:12 and not through the blood of goats
and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy
place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. 27
Galatians 3:13, My Rock And
Redeemer, redeemed redemption

28. Galatians 3:13
• NAU Galatians 3:13 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 “--
• Gloria Gaither, “God’s loving initiative to step
into time and space to restore us to Himself is
still a cause for wonder and praise.”

29. Let’s Read Gal 3:15-18

30. Gal 3:15, If I Buy Your Car
• And I decide to make the payment a little
smaller one month, or maybe I decide to not
make the payments, do you think that you
would have anything to say?
• Gal 3:15 Brothers, let me take an example
from everyday life. Just as no one can set
aside or add to a human covenant that has
been duly established, so it is in this case.

31. Let’s Read Gal 3:19-29

32. Gal 3:24, To Lead Us To Christ
• Gal 3:24 So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ
that we might be justified by faith.
• 3807 παιδαγωγός paidagogos {pahee-dag-o-gos'}
• Meaning: 1) a tutor i.e. a guardian and guide of boys.
Among the Greeks and the Romans the name was
applied to trustworthy slaves who were charged with
the duty of supervising the life and morals of boys
belonging to the better class. The boys were not allowed
so much as to step out of the house without them before
arriving at the age of manhood. …
• Usage: AV - schoolmaster 2, instructor 1; 3

33. 33
Andy Wood’s Slide

34. “sons of God”= Direct Creations Of God
• Gen. 6:2, 4; “The Nephilim”
• Job 1:6, 2:1; “came to present themselves before the LORD,
and Satan”
• Job 38:7; at creation “the morning stars sang together And
all the sons of God shouted for joy…”
• Luke 3:38 …Adam, the son of God.
• Matt. 5:9; During the Millennial Kingdom the “the
peacemakers… shall be called sons of God”
• Lk. 20:3-36; …"In the resurrection… that age… are sons of
God, being sons of the resurrection.”
• Rom. 8:14,19; “…all who are being led by the Spirit of God,
these are sons of God… anxious longing of the creation
waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.”
• Gal. 3:26; “sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.”

35. “sons of God”= Direct Creations Of God
• “The Nephilim”, Gen. 6:2, 4;
• Angels; Job 1:6, 2:1; 38:7;
• Adam; Luke 3:38
• Jesus; Matthew 26:63-64, under oath
• New creations of God, born again; John 3:3,7,
1 Peter 1:3,23, Rom. 8:14,19; Gal. 3:26; Matt.
5:9; Lk. 20:3-36;

36. Justify The Wicked?
• Charles H. Spurgeon said, “The greatest wonder that
I ever heard of is that God should ever justify me. I
feel myself to be a lumpy of unworthiness, a mass of
corruption, and a heap of sin apart from His
almighty love. I know and am fully assured that I am
justified by faith which is in Christ Jesus, and I am
treated as if I had been perfectly just and made an
heir of God and a joint-heir with Christ. And yet, by
nature I must take my place among the most sinful.
I, who am altogether undeserving, am treated as if I
had been deserving. I am loved with as much love as
if I had always been Godly, whereas before I was
ungodly. Who can help being astonished at this?
Gratitude for such favor stands dressed in robes of
wonder.”

37. Justify The Wicked?
• Janell Adams tells when, “Our son
Jonathan asked Jesus to come into his
heart when he was four. A few months
later as I was getting him ready for bed,
he asked in all seriousness,
• “Mom, what did I used to do when I was
wicked?”

38. Gal 3:27, Have Put On, Baptized Into
• NIV Galatians 3:27 for all of you who were
baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves
with Christ.
• NKJ Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as were
baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
• Identified With Christ!

39. Gal 3:29, Abraham's Seed, Singular
• NKJ Galatians 3:29 And if you are Christ's, then you
are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the
promise.
• Who received the promise?
• Who are the heirs to the promise?
• Galatians 3:19 Why the Law then? It was added
because of transgressions, having been ordained
through angels by the agency of a mediator, until
the seed would come to whom the promise had
been made.

40. Sanctification, progressive or finished?,
Compass.org, QUESTION FOR THE DAY
• “Dear Compass, “I am confused about "sanctification." (A well-known Bible
teacher) is teaching that we might need sanctifying again in heaven if we don’t
have enough good works here on earth and that we could be refused entrance
into the Marriage Supper of the Lamb because we were naked/didn't have
wedding clothes (gained from our good works on earth) and instead be cast into
"outer darkness" for 1000 years as sort of punishment and to sanctify us for not
having enough righteous acts on earth. What do you think?
• ANSWER: That's ridiculous. The Bible teaches unequivocally that Believers are
sanctified for eternity when they are “born again” (John 3:1-8). A “born again”
Believer is complete because of what Jesus did on the cross, not because of
anything we do while we are on this earth. We cannot add anything to what Jesus
has already done 2000 years ago.
• and in Him you have been made complete . . . —Colossians 2:10 A person has to
be perfectly and permanently cleansed before the Holy Spirit can permanently
indwell them. This happens when we are “born again” by the Spirit, made
possible because

41. • Jesus paid for our sins. That's why no one in the Old Testament could be born
again - have the Holy Spirit permanently live in them - because Jesus had yet
to die for their sins. It’s also why the Old Testament Believers couldn't go to
heaven until AFTER the cross - Jesus' shed blood on the cross paid for their
sins and therefore sanctified them and they were able to go to heaven only
after the resurrection (Luke 16:19-31; Ephesians 4:9; Matthew 27:51-53).
• All of our sins - past, present and FUTURE - were nailed to that cross.
• And when you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of
your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our
transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of
decrees against us and which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the
way, having nailed it to the cross. —Colossians 2:13-14The Bible promises
that the Holy Spirit will never leave us. His permanent indwelling is not based
on what we do or don't do, but rather what Jesus did on the cross,
confirming that sanctification is permanent/forever.

42. • I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you, —Hebrews 13:5And we, as
created beings, can never leave Him.
• For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth,
NOR ANY OTHER CREATED THING, shall be able to separate us from the love
of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 8:38-39 (CAPS added for
emphasis) Sanctification is discussed at length in the Bible. It's interesting
that a Believer can be both a full-blown sinner and totally sanctified at the
same time.
• . . . that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those
who have been sanctified by faith in Me. —Acts 26:18 (“sanctified” is past
tense.). . . that my offering of the Gentiles might become acceptable,
sanctified by the Holy Spirit.—Romans 15:16 (“sanctified” is past tense.)”
• For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. —
Hebrews 10:14 (“sanctified” is present tense.)

43. • Therefore, Believers, cleansed by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, are already
as sanctified as they’ll ever be on this earth. For God to permanently live in
us, we have to be 100% sanctified forever. Yet at the same time Believers are
dirty rotten sinners, living with the sin nature, until death or The Rapture.
• That means we also don't believe in "progressive sanctification," whereby
someone is getting more sanctified due to their "works" on the earth. We
believe we are incapable of doing anything worthwhile on our own, but can
do all things through Him (Philippians 4:13).
• Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected
by the flesh?—Galatians 3:3 Believers can mature in their knowledge of Him
and what He desires in them. And Believers can sin and grieve the Holy Spirit.
• Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of
redemption.—Ephesians 4:30 But Believers cannot do good works and have
them count for squat because it is the Holy Spirit Who does the good, not the
Believer. In summary, there is nothing you can do, or not do, to make
yourself more or less sanctified, more or less acceptable to God, or more or
less close to God - in this life or the next.”

44. Galatians 3:28, One in Christ
• This verse has been greatly misunderstood by very many
people. Because they did not check the context. It refers
to Christians. Only! To everyone whose sin debt has been
paid in full by the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
• Galatians 3:26 For you are all sons of God through faith in
Christ Jesus. 27 For all of you who were baptized into
Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is
neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man,
there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in
Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are
Abraham's descendants, heirs according to promise.
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46. THE END

47. BIBLE IN FIVE
Pastor Dave Kooyers
Valley Bible Fellowship
Box 433
Boonville CA 95415
http://www.slideshare.net/dkooyers
www.ValleyBibleFellowship.org
(707) 895-2325
God bless you as you examine His Word,
Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5
These Microsoft PowerPoint presentations are provided "for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ"
(Ephesians 4:12-15). To help Christians to "to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ." So that "we are no longer...tossed here and
there...by every wind of doctrine." They may be downloaded and modified free of charge.
Matthew 10:8 …Freely you received, freely give.