Daily Readings (Page 298)

How would you explain the promised “righteousness” (3:6), “blessing” (3:8-9, 14), “curse” (3:10) and “Spirit” (v14) to an enquirer?

How does Paul’s appeal to the Galatians’ suffering (v4), their experience (vv2-5) and Christ’s death (2:21) expose the foolishness and futility of human effort?

How does Jesus solve this problem for us in Gal 3:13-14?           

How does Paul’s appeal here validate what he argued for in 2:15-16?

How does each Old Testament quote in Gal 3:10-13 expose the problem of trying to be right with God by trusting in one’s ability to keep the law?

Comparing Galatians 2:15-16 with Paul’s preaching in Acts 13:38-39, how would you sum up what the Gospel is all about?

How does the example of Abraham in Gal 3:6-9 support Paul’s argument?  How is our faith in Christ a fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham? 

How is the term justified commonly used today?  In Galatians 2:14-21, how does Paul use it as compared with his opponents? 

How does Paul’s appeal to the Galatians’ suffering (v4), their experience (vv2-5) and Christ’s death (2:21) expose the foolishness and futility of human effort?

In the light of this experience, how do you account for Peter’s action here in Galatians 2:11-13?