Galatians

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Galatians

• The Gospel came from Christ

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Style

• A letter of rebuke
• Sub-style Deliberative rhetoric
• Argumentation to persuade people to change their
  behavior
• Each point is made in an affirmation which is
  followed by as many proofs as necessary
• An affirmation is a positive statement of fact

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Galatians

• Theme There is only one gospel
• A gospel of salvation through Christ alone
• A gospel that does not include the Mosaic law
• Three affirmations
• Personal
• Doctrinal
• Practical

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Affirmation 1

• Gal. 111-12
• The gospel Paul taught came not from man, but
  from Christ
• Proofs
• Paul now has to offer proof
• The proofs will aim mainly at the not from man
  part of the affirmation
• But he will also have to prove the from Christ

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Proof from Pauls background

• Gal. 113-14
• Paul was a Jew
• Paul persecuted the church
• Paul was a rising star among the Pharisees
• All of these things would have made Paul more
  likely to include the Mosaic law in the gospel if
  he made it up himself

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Proof from Chronology

• DATE EVENT REFERENCE
• 34 AD Conversion Acts 91-22
• 34-36 In Arabia Gal 117
• 36 In Damascus again Acts 923-25
• 36 First Jerusalem visit Acts 926-29
• 15 days only Gal 118-20
• 36-44 In Syria Cilicia Gal 121-24
• 44-46 In Antioch of Syria Acts 1125-26
• 47 2nd Jerusalem visit Acts 1127-30
• Incident with Titus Gal 21-10
• Return to Antioch Acts 1225

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Proof from Chronology

• DATE EVENT REFERENCE
• 47-48 1st Missionary Journey Acts 131-1427
• 48-49 In Antioch of Syria Acts 1428
• Peters visit Gal 211-21
• 49 Galatian letter written
• 50 3rd Jerusalem visit Acts 151-35

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Proof from Chronology

• The proof is that
• Paul received the gospel from Christ
• Paul had no opportunity to be taught by apostles
• In the Titus affair,
• The apostles were told by Paul about the gospel
  he was teaching
• The apostles accepted Pauls teaching as from
  Christ

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Proof by Rebuke

• Gal 211-14
• Paul did not copy the apostles
• Paul had to rebuke Peter for error
• Peter apparently accepted the rebuke
• Shortly after, in Jerusalem, Peter stands in
  favor of Gentiles having been saved without
  circumcision and keeping the Mosaic law (Acts 15)
• Paul uses this 3rd proof to introduce his 2nd
  affirmation
• But that is for next week

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Summary

• The gospel Paul taught was not from man, but from
  Christ
• Pauls background would have led to a different
  gospel
• Paul only had opportunity to learn the gospel
  from Christ
• Even the apostles had to accept the divine origin
  of that gospel, even when one of them was rebuked
  by Paul

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