1. What is the overriding theme of the Book of Galatians?
2. When Paul wrote in Galatians 5:6 that Jesus had come to “deliver” us, what was his point? Deliver us from what?
3. Paul said that some of the Christians in
4. In Galatians 1:10, Paul spoke about the futility of trying to “please men.” Yet, in Galatians 2, we find Peter and Barnabas trying to do exactly that. Explain what happened, and why Peter and Barnabas were wrong in their conduct.
5. According 2 Timothy 3:12, what will very likely happen to us if we “live righteously in Christ Jesus”?
6. Explain what Peter meant when he said, “If any one speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God” (1 Pet. 4:11).
7. What is the message being taught in 2 Peter 1:20-21 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17? Is that message still applicable today?
8. According to Galatians 1:12, what was the ultimate source of Paul’s teachings?
9. What did Paul mean when he said, “Let God be
found true, but every man a liar” (
10. Paul acknowledged the he was “a Hebrew of Hebrews.” When it came to Christianity, how did that help him?
11. Some Christians were trying to impose the Old Testament practice of circumcision on Gentiles who wanted to become Christians. What did Paul have to say about that?
12. When, in torment, the rich man was told that his brother should hear “Moses and the prophets,” and that if they would not hear them, “neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead,” what was the point being made?
13. On one occasion, Paul had to rebuke Peter publicly (Gal. 2). What had Peter done that elicited such an action?
14. What was one of the ill effects of Peter’s sin?
15. In Acts 10:34-35, Peter remarked that God “shows no partiality,
but in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by
Him.” What is the meaning of this passage?
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