The Vine Podcasts

Galatians 4:21-5:1
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The Galatians were mostly Gentiles.  After Paul had left their region, some Jewish religious leader called Judaizers had gained power in the Church and they were now teaching that these Gentiles Christians needed to adopt Jewish customs and even keep the Jewish holidays.  In Galatians 4:8-20, Paul has some really hard things to say to [...]

The gospel teaches us to “cheer up you’re a lot more loved than you dreamed possible.”  Here in the  Gal. 4:6-7 especially, Paul teaches about the doctrine of adoption.   The Son sends His Spirit into our hearts and makes our faith experiential/white-hot.  We increasingly sense and know that the Father is more than just an [...]

From the time Moses came down from Mt Sinai to Jesus’ day, Israel went from having 10 laws to 610 laws to follow.  Every day.  Without fail and to the letter.  In Churches today the Law and man-made rules can be so overwhelming that it’s easy to rely on legalism and exhaust oneself trying to [...]

The meaning of the word cursed, in Galatians 3:10-14, means to be subjected to public disgrace, to be shamed, exposed.  If you are relying on your own goodness, then you are under a curse and will be exposed sooner or later because there is no way any of us can live up to the Law [...]