Jean's Bible Study Topics of the New Testament

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Gal 1-1

· (39a) Judgment Ø Jesus defeated death Ø Resurrection of Jesus Christ

· (68f) Authority Ø We have been given authority to be the children of God

· (71k) Authority Ø We have His seal -- This verse goes with verses 11&12

· (72h) Hierarchy of authority Ø More Authority The More Responsibility Ø Closer we get to Jesus the more authority we have -- This verse goes with verses 11&12

· (106h) Thy kingdom come Ø Hearing from God Ø Means of hearing from God Ø Through His Son -- This verse goes with verses 11&12

· (219b) Sovereignty Ø God overrides the will of man Ø The elect Ø Man is a spectator of his own salvation Ø Man is not in control of God’s calling – In the book of Galatians Paul emphasizes the manner in which he was called, recalling the inception of his ministry through his salvation experience on the road to Damascus, where Christ delivered him from the person who once persecuted the church and set him on a new road of genuine faith toward God and gave him a ministry of evangelism. Paul wanted us to understand that he was not sent from men nor through the agency of man but through Jesus Christ as a divine act of God. This was extremely important to him that we know he was not preaching a mere religion, but a message that God Himself confirmed in his spirit, the gospel in its purity. It was highly important to him that the gospel he preached be without flaw or false doctrine in its conception, knowing that the gospel will succumb to these things after he is gone. For this reason it needed a clean start, and what better way to describe the purity of the gospel than to show the divinity of Paul’s calling. To a degree we can relate to Paul’s experiences, maybe not his experience on the road to Damascus, but that we who are born of God have the same divine entity dwelling in us, which was essentially what Paul was saying about himself here.

· (227i) Kingdom of God Ø God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø God working in you Ø Dependence on Jesus Ø Depending on Jesus to impart His gifts into us Ø To give us what we give to the world -- This verse goes with verses 11&12

Gal 1-2,3 -- No Entries

Gal 1-4

· (28c) Gift of God Ø God is our advocate Ø God protects the church from the world

· (37j) Judgment Ø Jesus emptied Himself of all His blood

· (165c) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø The world is at enmity with God Ø The world is wicked – Paul testifies against the world, speaking of it as the reason for his ministry, that people need rescuing from this present evil age, and for this reason God called Paul to preach the gospel to save as many as are willing to come to Him. There is much said about the world, and the differences in opinion invariably revolve around the level of evil people attribute to the world. So, when Paul addressed it as the present evil age, after taking into account its history, the amount of blood that has been spilled throughout the ages in war and in the name of religion, so much that there is a direct correlation between religion and war in that most wars are fought because of religion, making the level of evil in the world incalculable. Even Paul played his small role in shedding the blood of the innocent in the name of religion before Christ appeared to him and asked why he was murdering His saints. The paradox is that not a single war has ever been waged based on true faith in Jesus Christ, but only on man’s multi-variational religious imagination, where he contrives his religions that poorly symbolize the true faith. The truth has descended throughout the generations from the word of God that Paul has written in the epistles, including his letter to the Galatians. These things man can read and understand for himself, the plan and purpose of God for mankind, but people are not interested in the truth, only in thoughts of personal gain. ‘So be it,’ says God, ‘then face the consequences of your own actions,’ which will fall upon a single generation, the last generation at the end of days, when God will judge the world for its unbelief and for the blood shed since Christ shed His own blood in attempt to prevent these things. Man is unwilling to listen to God or work with Him, except a few, His elect, whom He loves with all His heart.

· (209k) Salvation Ø The salvation of God Ø Jesus is our sacrifice Ø Jesus paid the price for us Ø Father sent His son to the cross

· (233b) Kingdom of God Ø Pursuing the kingdom Ø Seeking the kingdom Ø Seeking the goals of the kingdom Ø Seek the goal of freedom

· (248b) Priorities Ø God’s priorities Ø The will of God Ø God exercises His will

Gal 1-5

· (244c) Kingdom of God Ø The eternal kingdom Ø There shall be no end to his increase Ø Jesus shall be glorified forever

· (252i) Trinity Ø You shall put no other gods before Me Ø Worship God Ø Worship God for who He is Ø Glorifying God -- This verse goes with verses 23&24

Gal 1,6-10

· (76g) Thy kingdom come Ø Wicked motives Ø Satan’s motives are inherent within him

· (107k) Thy kingdom come Ø Truth Ø The Bible will lead you to truth Ø The Scriptures are factual

· (158g) Works of the devil Ø Essential characteristics Ø Divide and conquer Ø Division (Cliques) Ø Special interest groups

· (159m) Works of the devil Ø Essential characteristics Ø Counterfeit God Ø Counterfeit truth

· (169k) Works of the devil Ø Manifestations of the devil Ø Seeking the glory of man Ø Stepping on people to get to the bottom Ø Ignoring Jesus to satisfy your flesh

· (177b) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø False doctrine Ø Distorting Scripture to avoid the truth – Paul criticized the Galatian Church, complaining how quickly they were deserting the grace of God for a different gospel. There is only one gospel; there is only one grace and there is only one truth. God’s sanctioned manner of relating to Him is through the Holy Spirit, who validates our faith and establishes us in the truth. Consequently, all the other religions of the world have one thing in common; none of them have any association with the Holy Spirit. Some of them claim the Holy Spirit on a theological and doctrinal level, but none of them personally know Him, otherwise the Spirit of truth would establish them in the truth. For this reason we who are of the truth can discriminate between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. Satan’s very purpose of various religions is to replace the Holy Spirit and to create confusion. Abandoning the Holy Spirit along with grace and truth is Satan’s first step in putting people under bondage. 

· (180b) Works of the devil Ø Practicing witchcraft Ø Wolves lead people into a cult Ø Wolves bypass the cross – Paul was very angry with the Galatians and said that anyone who would attempt to introduce false doctrine into the church and replace the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ for a different gospel, let him be accused, saying this twice for added emphasis. A curse automatically comes upon a person who would do this, and that curse is from God. There is only one curse that leads to damnation; that is the curse of the reprobate mind, the curse of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The person who has a reprobate mind cannot be saved. Therefore, if a person seeks to replace the grace of God with a different gospel, this person has forfeited his salvation. We are talking about spiritual knowledge here, which is different from all other forms of knowledge. This is why it is important to know the truth and to be careful about what you believe, because once you have committed yourself to a certain faith, it is very difficult to recant your old beliefs and take on new ones. Believing in false doctrine is truly a curse; how much more of a curse is it to those who bring false doctrine?

· (182g) Works of the devil Ø The origin of lawlessness Ø Deception Ø Three causes of interpreting Scripture falsely Ø Because they want to be approved by men – Paul asked a rhetorical question, ‘If we usurp the gospel, are we serving God or man?’ Obviously we would not be serving God, because we serve Him according to the grace that has delivered to us according to His gospel, and we access that grace through the Holy Spirit, and if anyone tampers with these doctrines, they are no longer serving God but man. Invariably, the motive for people bringing false doctrine is to attract attention to themselves that they may be glorify by men.

· (240j) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Hindering the kingdom Ø Taking away the key of knowledge Ø Suppressing the truth -- These verses go with verses 22-24

Gal 1-6

· (32b) Gift of God Ø God is our Father Ø Word of His grace

· (91f) Thy kingdom come Ø The called Ø Walking along the narrow way Ø Walking in God’s calling is to fulfill His purpose

· (116k) Thy kingdom come Ø Working the grace of God Ø His Grace in us is in vain without Him

· (203i) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Back-slider Ø Withdraw from obeying God Ø Withdrawing from the truth

Gal 1-8,9

· (15f) Servant Ø Angels are messengers from God sent to change our perspective

· (26m) Consequences of sin Ø Curse Ø Deeds that return to the doer Ø False doctrine

· (44a) Judgment Ø Satan destroyed Ø Complete Ø It is finished Ø Fulfill of God’s will

· (51e) Judging the Church with the world Ø Warning against hypocrisy

· (106f) Thy kingdom come Ø Hearing from God Ø Attaining the hearing ear Ø When He speaks and what He says

· (122a) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Confidence Ø Confidence in God Ø Confidence in the word of God

· (238j) Kingdom of God Ø Pursuing the kingdom Ø Pursuing the knowledge of the kingdom Ø Teachers Ø Teachers "remind" their students Ø Teaching by rote

Gal 1-8

· (63e) Paradox Ø Anomalies Ø Sarcasm Ø Exaggerate the truth to make a point

Gal 1-10

· (12h) Servant Ø Bond servant Ø Their indifference to the world

· (195b) Denying Christ Ø Man exercises his will against God Ø Idolatry Ø Serving two masters Ø You can only serve one at a time

Gal 1-11,12

· (68f) Authority Ø Jesus Delegates the Holy Spirit to us Ø He guides you into all truth

· (71k) Authority Ø We have His seal -- These verses go with verse 1

· (72h) Hierarchy of authority Ø More Authority the More Responsibility Ø Closer we get to Jesus the more authority we have – These verses go with verses 15&16

· (106h) Thy kingdom come Ø Hearing from God Ø Means of hearing from God Ø Through His Son -- These verses go with verse 1

· (108h) Thy kingdom come Ø Revelations of God Ø Revelation of Jesus Christ Ø Spiritual revelation -- These verses go with verses 15&16

· (109h) Thy kingdom come Ø Spirit and the word Ø Spirit the teacher Ø Spirit teaches us about the word of God – Paul increases our confidence in the gospel, saying that he did not receive it through the agency of man. He did not sit at the feet of another human being and learn it from him, but he received it from a revelation of Jesus Christ. Anyone else who would make this claim would be automatically considered a nutcase and a whack-job, ostracized and condemned by the people of God. The church claims that such things do not happen anymore, but the fact is, though we are taught by men and read the Scriptures for ourselves, we still need to receive the word of God as a revelation of Jesus Christ, otherwise we don’t know what it means. We can accumulate all the facts of the Bible and recite it verbatim and still not know the truth. Only the Holy Spirit can reveal the truth to us. When God reveals the facts of Scripture to us it becomes truth. As we read Paul’s revelatory writings and ask God to reveal them to us, when he does, we become children of Paul’s revelation. This is the only way we can truly understand what God is saying to us through Paul. God must reveal His word to us by the Holy Spirit or it remains incomprehensible.

· (110j) Thy kingdom come Ø Spirit and the word Ø Spirit of revelation Ø Revelation of the true doctrines

· (227i) Kingdom of God Ø God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø God working in you Ø Dependence on Jesus Ø Depending on Jesus to impart His gifts into us Ø To give us what we give to the world -- These verses go with verses 15&16

· (229g) Kingdom of God Ø God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø Kingdom grows by itself Ø Kingdom assumes the mind of Christ Ø Kingdom grows through knowledge -- These verses go with verses 15&16

· (247h) Priorities Ø God’s priorities Ø God’s interests Ø God is interested in the gospel -- These verses go with verses 15&16

· (108g) Revelations Of God (Key verse)

Gal 1,13-24

· (193e) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø Turn from sin to God Ø Repent Ø Bring forth fruit in keeping with repentance Ø Testimony of Paul’s life

· (200l) Denying Christ Ø Whoever is not with Jesus is against him Ø He is against Christ who does not receive Him Ø Whoever does not receive the church is against Christ

· (238e) Kingdom of God Ø Pursuing the kingdom Ø Transferring the kingdom Ø The kingdom is transferred to the church Ø New creation Ø The new creation is our spiritual identity

Gal 1,13-16

· (120f) Thy kingdom come Ø Manifestations of faith Ø Forgiveness Ø Forgiveness is an act of mercy Ø God passes over our sins

Gal 1-13,14

· (173i) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø Catholicism Ø Unholy sacrifice Ø Penance of following the law

· (176a) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø Ignorance Ø Misguided

· (176e) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø Zeal without knowledge (Spirit w/o the word) Ø Devotion without direction – Paul begins talking about his former manner of life in Judaism, how he used to persecute the church beyond measure and tried to destroy it. He was far more zealous about his ancestral traditions than his fellow countrymen. This denotes the character of Paul, being one reason God chose Paul in the first place; he had an obsessive personality and channeled his zeal toward the things of God; he completely immersed himself in them. He persecuted the church with a clear conscience, believing he was doing the right thing in contrast to some of the other Pharisees who had ulterior motives for protecting their religion from other belief systems in that their position of authority in the synagogue was making them wealthy. He may have had good motives for persecuting the church, but he was still wrong. He was misdirected through centuries of deception resulting from Israel not serving the Lord. We should take Israel's example to heart and know for certain that if we are not in the process of serving the Lord in our hearts, that our hearts are in the process of being deceived. 

· (176l) Works of the devil Ø The religion of witchcraft Ø False doctrine Ø Extremes Ø Exception to the rule; going to extremes to love God

· (179k) Works of the devil Ø Practicing witchcraft Ø Wolves Ø Wolves lead people into a cult Ø Leading people through ignorance

· (202f) Denying Christ Ø Man chooses his own destiny apart from God Ø Running from God Ø Running from the word of God Ø Running from the truth

· (243f) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Persecuting the kingdom Ø Persecuting the church of God

Gal 1,15-24

· (88d) Thy kingdom come Ø Faith produces works Ø The function of works in faith Ø Faith doesn’t move God until it is manifested in the natural realm

· (137j) Temple Ø Building the temple (with hands) Ø Maturity Ø Stages of maturity are levels of accountability Ø Maturity is working with God – Paul did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, nor did he go to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before him, but went away to Arabia and returned once more to Damascus. Three years later he journeyed to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas (Peter) and stayed with him 15 days. He hung out with Peter for two weeks, who was an extremely zealous and dogmatic person, who was ready to reject anyone who did not agree with him or conform to the major doctrines of the church that were already permanently cementing into position, and yet he received Paul because of the words he spoke and the spirit who spoke through him. Paul did not consult with flesh and blood right away to give God first dibs on his mind and allowed the Holy Spirit to be his teacher for many years prior to conferring with the apostles. Paul wanted to be free from man’s rendition of truth, which cannot rise above his religion. Once we instill these preconceived ideas in our minds, it is very difficult to weed them out, and they invariably get in the way of understanding the truth. So, God had first dibs on Paul’s mind when he first got saved. This was a tremendous advantage to be literally taught by God.

· (148k) Witness Ø Validity of Jesus Christ Ø Works of the church bear witness to Jesus Ø Evangelism Ø Obligation to preach the gospel Ø Consumed by the desire to do it

· (210k) Salvation Ø Jews and gentiles are being saved Ø Gentiles included Ø Fellow heirs with Israel Ø Ministry to the Gentiles – Paul understood one thing more than the other apostles because of the ministry that he was to receive, that the gentiles were also welcome to the grace of God that was in Jesus Christ. This was Paul’s great revelation; it became the focus and drive of his ministry. When you think of the level of open-mindedness the other apostles needed in order to receive Paul and accept his revelation of the gentiles, it is virtually non-existent in the church today. The Jews had been taught for centuries that the gentiles were dogs and not to associate with them, and especially not to marry into them. For the gentiles to now be accepted by God into this grace that their Jewish messiah paid for them, and to be called by God to accept and receive the gentiles with open arms and invite them into the grace of Christ went against everything they had known all their lives. What’s more, it debilitated any plans to use the grace of God to feel superior to the rest of the world. This was a big thing to surrender; it required a total rewiring of the mind to grasp and receive it. It would have been a lot of work on the part of the believing Jews to accept this fact, but they did, and both believing Jews and believing gentiles benefited from it. I can’t see people of this generation accepting this much change to their preconceived belief system, especially not by a person who once persecuted the church, and now wants to call all the shots just because he had a change of heart and claimed he had some revelations. This is just the sort of thing today’s church completely loathes, yet the early church gave Paul the right hand of fellowship and received his message and his ministry and eventually gave him a seat as chief apostle, simply because the leaders of the church at that time were intimately acquainted with the Holy Spirit and had a very deep knowledge and understanding of God and his truth. There was one advantage of walking with Christ in the flesh – they saw how open minded Jesus was, and they were forced many times to correct their worldview and their understanding of God and His will for them and others. I don’t think the church today is open-minded enough to accept a man like Paul or could even discern whether someone was operating by the Holy Spirit, they are so out of tune and out of touch with the Holy Spirit and His truth.

· (214b) Sovereignty Ø God controls time Ø God’s timing Ø God’s timing transcends our comprehension Ø God’s time does not make sense to the natural mind

Gal 1,15-18

· (103k) Thy kingdom come Ø Purifying process Ø God purifies His church Ø Jesus purifies His people

Gal 1-15,16

· (30i) Gift of God Ø Favor by His grace Ø He does not take your sins into account

· (32a) Gift of God Ø God is our Father Ø Grace Ø God’s grace seeks man

· (72h) Hierarchy of authority Ø More Authority The More Responsibility Ø Closer we get to Jesus the more authority we have -- These verses go with verse 1

· (91k) Thy kingdom come Ø The called Ø Titles of His calling Ø His calling makes you a distinct member of the body

· (108h) Thy kingdom come Ø Revelations of God Ø Revelation of Jesus Christ Ø Spiritual revelation -- These verses go with verses 11&12. Paul was utterly deceived along with the rest of Israel and the Jews, but when he came to his senses after God had revealed Himself to Paul, his world turned upside-down, and he viewed Christianity in a whole new light. This is not something Paul could have possibly done on his own, by sitting at someone’s feet and listening to a validation of Christianity. He needed a revelation of Jesus Christ, and so do we, otherwise we are no better off than Paul prior to his conversion. Christianity has very little to do with believing a set of facts about the Bible, but has everything to do with receiving a revelation of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit that parallel those facts.

· (111b) Thy kingdom come Ø Spirit and the word Ø Spirit sets you apart by the word – Paul had to assure his audience that he was not lying because it seemed so unbelievable that he was under the tutelage of the Holy Spirit for many years before he began relating to other people the things he learned from the Holy Spirit and only then started listening to what other people were saying about the grace of God. Paul contrasted the other apostles who walked with Jesus in the flesh, whereas Paul never had that advantage, yet his account of the gospel testified that walking with Jesus in the flesh was not necessary, that God in the Spirit is just as effective if not more so than Christ in the flesh. Paul was still an unknown to the church in Judea even years after his conversion. He stayed aloof, and when he finally got together with the leaders of the church, they compared notes and discovered that much of what God had taught Paul dovetailed with the teachings of the apostles.

· (115d) Thy kingdom come Ø Working the grace of God Ø Through your ministry Ø Through your calling Ø In preaching the gospel

· (132c) Temple Ø Your body is the temple of God Ø Holy Spirit is in God’s people Ø Spirit of God in the spirit of man Ø Spirit gives access to the Father through Christ

· (135j) Temple Ø Your body is the temple of God Ø Sins of the body Ø Abortion Ø God loves the fetus Ø The fetus is a living person

· (191h) Die to self (Process of substitution) Ø Result of putting off the old man Ø Set apart Ø God sanctifies us through His calling

· (218k) Sovereignty Ø God overrides the will of man Ø The elect Ø Man is a spectator of his own salvation Ø We are chosen before the foundation of the world

· (219j) Sovereignty Ø God overrides the will of man Ø Predestination Ø God’s calling is our destiny

· (227i) Kingdom of God Ø God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø God working in you Ø Dependence on Jesus Ø Depending on Jesus to impart His gifts into us Ø To give us what we give to the world -- These verses go with verse 1

· (229g) Kingdom of God Ø God’s kingdom is a living organism Ø Kingdom grows by itself Ø Kingdom assumes the mind of Christ Ø Kingdom grows through knowledge -- These verses go with verses 11&12

· (247h) Priorities Ø God’s priorities Ø God’s interests Ø God is interested in the gospel -- These verses go with verses 11&12

· (254j) Trinity Ø Holy Spirit’s relationship between Father and Son Ø Jesus is equal with the Holy Spirit Ø Salvation of Jesus’ Spirit

Gal 1-20

· (78b) Thy kingdom come Ø Sincerity of heart Ø Being honest Ø Telling the truth

Gal 1,22-24

· (240j) Kingdom of God Ø Opposition toward the kingdom of God Ø Hindering the kingdom Ø Taking away the key of knowledge Ø Suppressing the truth -- These verses go with verses 6-10

Gal 1-23,24

· (252i) Trinity Ø You shall put no other gods before Me Ø Worship God Ø Worship God for who He is Ø Glorifying God -- These verses go with verse 5

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