STUDY QUESTIONS FOR GALATians lesson 4 (Chapters 5-6)

  1. When certain of the Christians in Galatia suggested that it was essential to obey portions of the Old Law, what did Paul say had happened to them (Gal. 5:4)?

  2. Jesus said in Revelation 3:5 that He would not blot out certain names from the Book of Life. What is the implication of that statement?

  3. In Acts 8, the story is told of a Christian whom Peter said “would perish” if he did not re­pent. Who was that person? What prompted Peter’s statement to him?

  4. In 2 Peter 1:10 Peter wrote, “Be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble.” What is the implication of this passage?

  5. What was Paul’s point in writing in 1 Corinthians 10:12, “Let him who thinks he stands take heed, lest he fall”?

  6. In Revelation 2:5, Christ said that He was prepared to “remove the candlestick” of certain Christians. Why did He say that? What does it mean to have your candlestick removed?

  7. According to John 10:28, no one can take us from the grasp of God. How, then, is it possible for us to be lost (Gal. 5:4)?

  8. The story of the prodigal son in Luke 15 tells us at least two things. What are those two important points?

  9. Galatians 5 explains that some Jewish Christians wanted some Gentile Christians to obey a certain portion of the Old Law. What portion was that?

10. In Hebrews 6:6 we read, “If they fall away, to renew them again to repentance, since they crucify again for themselves the Son of God, and put Him to an open shame.” What is the message of this verse?

11. In Hebrew 3:12-13, the writer warns against “an evil heart of unbelief” that results “in departing from the living God.” Explain how this correlates with Galatians 5:4.

12. List the works of the flesh as found in Galatians 5:19-21.

13. List the fruits of the Spirit as found in Galatians 5:22-23.

14. Galatians 6:1-2 teaches us to do something for other Christians. What is that “something”?

15. According to Galatians 6:10, can Christians help non-Christians? If not, why not? If so, how?

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