SERIES SUMMARY
As strange as it is, from the earliest days, the church struggled with understanding the Gospel—what the gospel is and how the gospel is lived out in daily life. In Paul’s day, there was a group called the Judaizers who taught that for Gentiles to become Christians, they first had to become Jews. It wasn’t enough to simply put your faith in Jesus; it was faith plus adherence to the Mosaic Law. However, the Good News of the gospel is that we are made right with God by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Anytime you add “plus anything,” you destroy the gospel. Galatians, “the letter that saved the church,” is all about clarifying the gospel and calling us to abandon any form of rule-based Christianity. It’s about how to live in and live out grace by the power of the Spirit. It’s about bearing the fruit of relating well to people so that we reflect the character of God in any circumstance.
SERMON SUMMARY
Rule-based Christian living cannot and will not make us right or keep us right with God. Only the Gospel of grace “justifies” us before God. When we lose our grip on the Gospel, it’s because we’ve taken our eyes of Jesus and what He’s done for us, and put our focus onto ourselves and what we think we need to do to be in right standing with God.
SERMON SCREENSHOTS & KEY POINTS
Jesus + nothing = salvation vs Jesus + obeying the Law = salvation
Three observations from this passage.
- The Gospel of grace is slippery. (2:11-14).
- The Gospel of grace alone is what makes me right and keeps me right with God (2:15-21).
- The Gospel of grace alone keeps my eyes on Jesus and off myself.
*We are a church located in Greenville, South Carolina. Our vision is to see God transform us into a community of grace passionately pursuing life and mission with Jesus.