1. What passage in the Book of Galatians might be referred to as “the heart of the book”?
2. What is the relationship between Jeremiah 31:32-32 and Colossians 2:14
3. What did Jesus mean when He said in Matthew 5:17-18 that He had not come to “destroy” the Law, but rather to “fulfill” the Law?
4. List two undesirable effects that result when a person suggests that the Old Law still remains in effect today.
5. In Galatians 3:1, Paul wrote, “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?” What point was the apostle trying to get across?
6. What does the phrase “hearing of faith” mean in Galatians 3:2? Incorporate into your response Romans 10:17.
7. Explain the importance of Hebrews 8:6-8 in regard to the Old Law not still being in effect.
8. Why was Abraham called the “friend of God” (Jas. 2:23)?
9. What is the importance of James’ statement (Jas. 1:22) that we must be “doers of the word, not hearers only”?
10. According to Galatians 3:13, what did Christ do for us through His death on the cross?
11. What was the promise God made to Abraham in Genesis 12:2-3?
12 Explain the point Paul was trying to get the Jewish Christians in Galatia to understand in his comments in Galatians 3:16-17.
13. When the Scriptures say, “Now to Abraham and his Seed were the promises made,” does the word “seed” indicate the Jews? If not, to whom does it refer?
14. What was one of the purposes of the Old Law, according to Galatians 3:19-21?
15. Paul said that if righteousness did, in fact, come through the Old Law, then that would have an ill effect on Christ’s death. What was that effect?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,