This document contains excerpts from the book of Galatians in the Bible that discuss obeying the truth and not being hindered from following Christ. It warns that if people seek justification through the law rather than through faith, they have become estranged from Christ. The document goes on to provide examples of people or things that can hinder one from obeying the truth, such as friends, family, peers, or oneself. It also lists potential hindrances to being baptized, such as fear, doubt, or slavery to sin. The document encourages readers to hear, believe, repent, confess, and be baptized in order to follow God's will.

1. Galatians 5:1-7
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by
which Christ has made us free, and do
not be entangled again with a yoke of
bondage. Indeed I, Paul, say to you
that if you become circumcised, Christ
will profit you nothing. And I testify
again to every man who becomes
circumcised that he is a debtor to keep
the whole law...”

2. Galatians 5:1-7
“...You have become estranged from
Christ, you who attempt to be justified
by law; you have fallen from grace. For
we through the Spirit eagerly wait for
the hope of righteousness by faith. For
in Christ Jesus neither circumcision
nor uncircumcision avails anything,
but faith working through love...”

3. Galatians 5:1-7
“...You ran well. Who
hindered you from obeying
the truth?”

4. “Who Hindered You From
Obeying the Truth?”
What Is “obeying the truth?”
Those who...
• Have never obeyed
(I Peter 4:17;II Thess. 1:8)
• Do not obey (as Christians)
IT IS A YIELDING,A
COMPLYING WITH
THE TRUTH.
2 Thess 2:12

5. “Who Hindered You From
Obeying the Truth?”
Sometimes the “who” is...
• Friends (I Kings 12,Young men gave
counsel to King Jeroboam)
• Family (Matthew 10:34-39)
• Peers (John 12:42-43).
• Yourself (Proverbs 16:18-19).

6. “Who Hindered You From
Obeying the Truth?”
When the hindrance is
yourself the question
becomes not “who” but
“what?”

7. Acts 8:32-36
“The place in the Scripture which he
read was this: “He was led as a sheep
to the slaughter; And as a lamb before
its shearer is silent, So He opened not
His mouth. In His humiliation His
justice was taken away, And who will
declare His generation? For His life is
taken from the earth...”

8. Acts 8:32-36
“...So the eunuch answered Philip and said,
‘I ask you, of whom does the prophet say
this, of himself or of some other man?’
Then Philip opened his mouth, and
beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus
to him. Now as they went down the road,
they came to some water...”

9. Acts 8:32-36
“...And the eunuch said, ‘See,
here is water. What hinders
me from being baptized?’”

10. “What Hinders Me From
Being Baptized?”
• Fear of failure (Matt 25:24-30).
• Thinking you have time
(Luke 12:16-21; Acts 24:24-25).
• Fear of man (Luke 12:4-5).

11. “What Hinders Me From
Being Baptized?”
• Love of the world (I John 2:15-17).
• Carelessness (Rev. 3:14-16).
• Doubt (James 1:6; Luke 24:36-40).
• Slavery to Sin (John 8:34-36;
Romans 6:16-22).

12. WHAT THEREFORE?
• Have you heard? John 6:44-45
• Have you believed what you heard?
– John 8:24;Mar 16:15-16
• Have you repented? Luke 13:3; Acts 17:30
• Have you confessed? Rom 10:9-10
• Have you been baptized? 1 Peter 3:20-21
– Acts 22:16

13. Who Hinders You From
Obeying the Truth?
What hinders you from
being baptized?”
MATHEW 7:21 “He that
doeth the will of my Father”