BASIC CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
SALVATION BY FAITH
Galatians 3:26-4:7
SALVATION BY FAITH
V:26. " For you
are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. "
A. Salvation begins with faith in the death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ.
1. God so loved
the world that He sent His Son that whosoever believes in
Him shall not
perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16
2. This letter was
written to the church in Galatia .
a. They had accepted Christ but were weighed
down by their environment
and false
Christian doctrine.
b. Some Jewish
converts were trying impose the Law as a condition for their
salvation.
B. Salvation is by
faith in Jesus alone.
1. Salvation is
not obtained by good works.
2. We can never be
good enough to deserve salvation.
C. Through our faith
in Jesus, we become sons of the Holy Father.
SPIRITUAL BAPTISM
V:27. " For all of you who were baptized into Christ
have clothed yourselves with Christ."
A. The moment we believe, we are spiritually baptized into
the death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ.
1. Any man in
Christ is a new creation. 2 Cor 5:17
2. God clothes us
with the righteousness of Jesus Christ.
Rom 9:30
3. All our sins are
atoned for by the blood of Jesus Christ.
B. The Holy Spirit take up dwelling in us the moment we
believe.
1. We are equipped
with the power to understand the Word of God.
2. The Holy Spirit
becomes our teacher of the Word.
C. At first belief, Jesus becomes our role model for Christian
growth.
1. With our new
nature in Christ, we are no longer sin bound.
2. With our new nature,
the regeneration process began in us to be more like Christ.
EQUALITY IN CHRIST
V:28. " There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is
neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all
one in Christ Jesus."
A. In Christ Jesus, there is equality.
1. There are no
race differences. We are all the same race, Christian.
2. In Jesus, there
are no class differences. Our human state does not affect our
spiritual
state.
3. There are no sex
inequalities.
B. We are all one with Christ.
1. One body: the
body of Christ Rom 12:5, 1 Cor 12:13
2. One mind: the
mind of Christ 2 Cor 13:11
3. The essence of
us is our spirit, that God gave us at
conception. Ecc 12:7
4. Our spirit's final
destination is heaven.
PROMISED FULFILLED
V:29. " And if you belong to Christ, then you are
Abraham's descendants, heirs according
to the promise."
A. God made a
covenant with Abraham that he would be the father of many nations
Genesis 17:5.
1. Abraham was
counted righteous because he believed the Word of God.
Gen 22:15-17,
Romans 4:3
2. Abraham is
the father of faith.
3. The descendents
of Abraham became the Nation of Israel.
4. What makes us
Abrahams descendents is our faith in the Word.
B. All Israel
consider Abraham their father.
1. When the
nation Israel was freed from slavery in Egypt ,
God gave them
His commands (the Law).
2. As a free
nation, Israel
was under the guardianship of the law
3. Israel
as a nation was not obedient to God's commands, therefore lack faith.
4. Their Father
Abraham was faithful to the Word of God.
5. Their
unfaithfulness made them bastards rather than sons.
SONSHIP IN CHRIST
V:4:1-2. " Now I say, as long as the heir is a child,
he does not differ at all from a slave
although he is
owner of everything,
2 but he is
under guardians and managers until the date set by the father. "
A. Under Jewish tradition, a child was under the
guardianship of the father.
1. The child was
treated no different than a slave until the age of fourteen.
2. At the age of
fourteen the child became a man and treated as the legal heir to the
father.
B. Although the son
was a heir from birth he was tutored until the age of fourteen.
BLIND BEFORE CHRIST
V:3. "So also
we, while we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental
things of the world. "
A. The state of
being a child, refers to state of blindness before our relationship
with
Christ.
1. Sin is a
state in which we were born.
2. Spiritual
blindness is a state in which we were born
2. But we
were predestined to be in the body of Christ before the foundation
of the
world. Ephesians 1:5
3. God gave
us His commands to be our tutor until He called us out of the world.
4. Once God
called us out of the world, He placed His sight in us and
atoned
for our sins.
B. While we were in the world we were held in bondage by sin.
1. We were
born with a sin nature and unable to follow God's commands.
2. Our flesh controlled our actions.
3. We are now new
creations in Christ Jesus and not of this world. John 8:23
JESUS CAME AT THE APPOINTED TIME
V:4-5. " But when the fullness of the time came, God
sent forth His Son, born of a
woman, born
under the Law, 5 so that He might redeem
those who were under the
Law, that we
might receive the adoption as sons."
A. The Spirit of Jesus was planted in the body of Mary where
He took on human flesh.
1. He was man and
God.
2. He had a human
nature and a spiritual nature.
B. Jesus was born
under the Law.
1. He was born in
the flesh, but was sinless .
2. He died under
the Law to fulfill all the requirement of the Law. Matt 5:17
3. His last words
on the cross was It is finished.
C. Having died on the cross under the Law, He was raised on
the third day and
given the all
power to redeem those predestined by the Father.
1. With our faith
in Jesus, we were adopted as sons of God.
2. We were held
bondage by Satan, but set free by our confession of faith.
THE INDWELLING OF THE SPIRIT
V:6. " Because you are sons, God has sent forth the
Spirit of His Son into our hearts,
crying,
"Abba! Father!"
A. Upon confession of
faith in Jesus, we were sealed by the Holy Spirit until the day of
of redemption. Eph 4:30
1. It is the power
of the Holy Spirit the gives us the ability to overcome our
sin habits.
2. We have a
relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ.
3. Our
relationship with the Father is permanent. Eph 4:30
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GOD
V:7 "Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son;
and if a son, then an heir through
God. "
A. By our
confession of faith we became adopted sons of God.
1. We are no
longer slave to sin, but free in Jesus.
2. Faith in
Jesus guarantees our place in heaven.
B. Believers in
Christ Jesus are legal heirs to the throne of God.
1. Jesus claims
us as His own. John 6:39
2. Whatever we
need, we can ask Jesus and He will give it to us. John 14:14
3. Jesus said
that all power over heaven and earth has been given to Him,
4. Because of
our relationship with Jesus, We have access to His power.
THANK GOD FOR THE DEATH AND
RESURRECTION OF HIS SON
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst. Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
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