The document discusses Paul's letter to the Galatians about the true gospel versus a false gospel. It summarizes that the original promise God made to Abraham pointed solely to Jesus Christ. While the law of Moses was given later due to human disobedience, it did not invalidate the promise of righteousness through faith. The law's purpose was to act as a guardian until Christ, as it could not transform people or make them righteous on its own. Through faith in Christ, all people regardless of background can become children of God and heirs to his promise.

1. THE FALSE GOSPEL
Galatians 3:15-29

2. THE FAKE GOSPEL
Galatians 3:15-29

3. GALATIANS 3:15-29
15 Let me use a human metaphor to explain
what I am saying: When people enter into legal
contracts, once both parties agree and sign their
signature the contract cannot be cancelled or
added to. 16 Now when God entered into a
covenant agreement with Abraham the
‘contract’ did not use the words ‘and to your
descendants’ as if it were referring to many
people. It used the word– “descendant,”
referring to a single person. The person it
referred to was Christ.

4. GALATIANS 3:15-29
17A legally binding covenant was established by
God. When the law of Moses was given four
hundred and thirty years later, that addition
does not invalidate the original covenant and its
promises. 18 It doesn’t mean that the original
promises have been set aside and we are now to
receive what God wants to give us as a reward
for keeping religious regulations instead of the
way it worked with Abraham – by trusting what
God has promised.

5. GALATIANS 3:15-29
19What, then,was the reason for the law of
Moses? The law was added to the original
covenant with Abraham because of human
disobedience. It gave protection to people until
the coming of Christ, the promised descendant.
The law was given by means of angelic
messengers and by the hand of a mediator,
Moses. 20 Generally a mediator represents two
different parties, but in this case the mediator
only represented one party, that being God.

6. GALATIANS 3:15-29
21Isthe giving of the law opposed to the idea of
receiving from God by trusting what he has
promised? Definitely not. The fact is, if a law
could be given that could transform someone’s
heart then all we would need in order to be
righteous would be the law and nothing else. 22
But the Bible tells us that the whole world is
locked up in sin and therefore the whole world
needs the opportunity to receive righteousness
as a gift from God on the basis of their faith.

7. GALATIANS 3:15-29
23Before the coming of faith in Christ we were
shut in a prison. The law told us we were
sinners but couldn’t do anything to set us free.
It was anticipating the revelation of faith in
Christ. 24 The law was like a childminder looking
after us until Christ came. We could then be
made righteous by the gift of God given on the
basis of believing God’s promise.25Because
Christ has come we no longer need a
childminder.

8. HUMAN CONTRACTS –
an illustration of the principle
15Letme use a human
metaphor to explain what
I am saying: When people
enter into legal contracts,
once both parties agree
and sign their signature
the contract cannot be
cancelled or added to.

9. THE CONTRACT REFERS TO A SINGLE PERSON
16Now when God entered
into a covenant agreement
with Abraham the ‘contract’
did not use the words ‘and
to your descendants’ as if it
were referring to many
people. It used the word–
“descendant,” referring to a
single person. The person it
referred to was Christ.

10. GOD’S ORIGINAL PROMISE
POINTED TO JESUS

11. MOSES vs. ABRAHAM
17 A legally binding covenant was
established by God. When the
law of Moses was given four
hundred and thirty years later,
that addition does not invalidate
the original covenant and its
promises. 18 It doesn’t mean
that the original promises have
been set aside and we are now to
receive what God wants to give
us as a reward for keeping
religious regulations instead of
the way it worked with Abraham
– by trusting what God has
promised.

12. THE LAW DOESN’T SET ASIDE
EMBRACING A PROMISE BY FAITH

13. REASONS???????
19What, then,was the reason for
the law of Moses? The law was
added to the original covenant
with Abraham because of human
disobedience. It gave protection
to people until the coming of
Christ, the promised descendant.
The law was given by means of
angelic messengers and by the
hand of a mediator, Moses. 20
Generally a mediator represents
two different parties, but in this
case the mediator only
represented one party, that being
God.

14. THE LAW – THWARTING SIN

15. WHAT THE LAW CAN’T DO !!!!!!!!!
21Is the giving of the law opposed
to the idea of receiving from God
by trusting what he has
promised? Definitely not. The
fact is, if a law could be given that
could transform someone’s heart
then all we would need in order
to be righteous would be the law
and nothing else. 22 But the Bible
tells us that the whole world is
locked up in sin and therefore the
whole world needs the
opportunity to receive
righteousness as a gift from God
on the basis of their faith.

16. THE LAW
CAN’T MAKE
ANYONE
RIGHTEOUS
Trying to become ‘gooder’ is just a recipe for frustration –
you will either become disenchanted or self righteous –
either way its bad for business.

17. THE LAW WAS THE SCHOOLTEACHER
23Before the coming of faith in
Christ we were shut in a
prison. The law told us we
were sinners but couldn’t do
anything to set us free. It was
anticipating the revelation of
faith in Christ. 24 The law was
like a childminder looking after
us until Christ came. We could
then be made righteous by the
gift of God given on the basis
of believing God’s
promise.25Because Christ has
come we no longer need a
childminder.

18. THE SCHOOL TEACHER
GETS YOU FROM NOTHING
TO HAVING TRUTH INSIDE YOU.

19. • 26All of us have become children of God by
believing what God has promised through Jesus
Christ.
• 27Now that faith in Christ has come, everyone
who is baptized has become clothed with Christ.
28 There is no distinction in all of this.

20. • 26All of us have become children of God by
believing what God has promised through Jesus
Christ.
• 27Now that faith in Christ has come, everyone
who is baptized has become clothed with Christ.
28There is no distinction in all of this.

21. • 26All of us have become children of God by
believing what God has promised through Jesus
Christ.
• 27Now that faith in Christ has come, everyone
who is baptized has become clothed with
Christ. 28 There is no distinction in all of this.

22. GALATIANS 3:15-29
26Allof us have become children of God by
believing what God has promised through Jesus
Christ. 27 Now that faith in Christ has come,
everyone who is baptized has become clothed
with Christ. 28 There is no distinction in all of
this. Everyone receives on the same basis –
Jews and Greeks, slaves and free citizens, men
and women. We all receive the same thing and
are unified in Christ Jesus.

23. GALATIANS 3:15-29
29Ifyou belong to Christ in this way, then, no
matter what your ethnic or social background,
you are all descendants of Abraham. Like him
you have become heirs because of the promise
of God.

24. KNOW THE REAL GOSPEL BY WHAT IT DOES
1. It fulfills the promise made from the beginning.
2. It only works when you trust what God to do what he
promised.
3. It does by supernatural power what the best laws can
never do.
4. It transforms a person from the inside out (heart first-
actions second)
5. It produces righteousness within someone.
6. It points us to Jesus Christ.
7. It treats all of us the same.
8. It is accessible to everyone.