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Practical Exhortations to the Galatians

1. READ

   Galatians 5–6; Romans 2–3

2. CONNECT

   10min
   In the last session, we considered Paul’s carefully crafted argument that justification before God is by faith alone. In this session, we transition to the practical outworking of that theological truth, specifically the believer’s freedom in Christ, our relationship with the Old Testament law, and the Holy Spirit. Pause and pray as a group. Invite the Holy Spirit to be present among you, bringing unity to your group and helping you not just to know these truths, but actually to live them out.

3. Reflection

   What is something you loved as a child that you don’t like now? Or, what is something you didn’t like when you were younger that you really enjoy now?

4. WATCH

   20min

5. DISCUSS

   10min
   • What is something that stood out to you from the video?
   • What person have you known that lived with “responsible freedom in Christ”? What did that look like?
   • What does it look like to apply the moral teachings of the Old Testament in light of New Testament priorities for living in the last days in Christ?
   • Describe in your own words what it means to “walk by the Spirit.”

6. Straight from the Heart

   15min
   Life in the New Age In Thirdmill’s video, Paul and the Galatians, we read this:

   Nearly everything Paul wrote in Galatians was based on his belief that the false teachers in Galatia had failed to acknowledge a core dimension of the Christian faith – the fact that Jesus had inaugurated the last or latter days, the age of eternal judgment and salvation.

   We are all tempted to underestimate how much Christ has brought the age to come into our lives. Our relationship to the Old Testament law and our relationship with the Holy Spirit are two areas where life should be dramatically different after the coming of the Messiah than it was beforehand. The Law: Before and After

   • According to Galatians 3:19, 24, what purposes did the law serve before Christ?
   • Read Romans 2:17-24. In what ways do these verses show how believers in the new age can have a proper relationship to the law? What potential errors in our relationship to the law does Paul warn of?
   • What errors do Christians need to stay away from according to Galatians 5:1, 13?

   The Holy Spirit

   • Galatians 5:16, 17 and Romans 7:19-23 point to the ongoing struggle between the flesh and the Spirit. Galatians 5:19-23 lists some acts of the flesh and fruits of the Spirit.
     • What practices have you found that help to foster the work of the Holy Spirit in your life?
     • How does the Holy Spirit help you see, repent of, and hate the acts of the flesh?

7. APPLY

   Take some time to consider the following questions:

   • Prayerfully read through the acts of the flesh listed in Galatians 5:19-21. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how you participate in these with what you do and with what you fail to do. Repent. Ask God to help you hate sin so much that you turn from it.
   • Prayerfully read through the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23. Which of these gifts has the Spirit given you in abundance so you can share them with others and follow Paul’s advice in Galatians 6:9, 10: “Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.”
   • How has this study encouraged you in your faith?
   • How has it challenged you? What do you want to do as a result?

   Session 6 Handout

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