A NEW CREATION

Galatians 6:1-18

Key Verse 6:15

“Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation.”

Look at vs. 1-5. These verses teach us Jesus’ practical example of shepherding.  How should we restore a brother who sins? (1) And in doing so, what should we watch out for? What is the Law of Christ? (3; Rom. 13:8; Gal. 5:13-14) Why should we test our own actions? (4) What should we carry? (2,5) The word ‘should’ is repeated 3 times in verses 1-5. Webster’s dictionary defines ‘should’ to express an obligation. What does this reveal about our freedom in Christ?

Look at vs. 6-10. What must the person receiving instruction do for the person who taught them? (6) In verses 7-9 Paul shares the principles of ‘sowing’ and ‘reaping’. What will a man reap if he sows to please his sinful nature? To please the Spirit? (8) Why should we not grow weary in doing good? (9) What is our responsibility toward all people? (10)

Look at vs. 12-13. What is the motivation of those who want the Galatians to observe circumcision? What was the inconsistency of those compelling circumcision? (13)

Look at vs. 14-16. What was Paul’s confidence based on? (14) What does Paul mean when he writes, ‘[T]he cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world’? Paul states that circumcision or non-circumcision means nothing.  So what then does matter? (15) Why?  What belongs to those who ‘follow this rule’? (16)

Look at vs. 17-18. Why did Paul ask that no one trouble him? (17) What were Paul’s final words to the Galatians? (18)

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