The Promise of the Spirit February 12, 2012 Lesson: Galatians 3:1–14 Key Verse: Galatians 3:14  aaa Introduction Paul speaks of “the blessing of Abraham,” that it “might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith” (Gal. 3:14). We have the promise of the Spirit ...

February 5, 2012 Lesson: Galatians 2:15–21 Key Verse: Galatians 2:20 aaa Introduction Paul asks, “O wretched man that I am! Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?” (Rom. 7:24). The answer is one of faith and grace, for there is “no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who ...

The Fruit of the Spirit February 26, 2012 Lesson: Galatians 5:22–6:10 Key Verse: Galatians 5:22  aa Introduction What does it mean to “live by the Spirit”? it means to be alive. In its context, it means to be spiritually alive. We are to reckon ourselves “to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto ...

The Child of God February 19, 2012 Lesson: Galatians 3:19–29, 4:1–7 Key Verse: Galatians 4:7 aa Introduction Our prayers need to rise to the throne of grace, that the Child of God who has heard the gospel may not be led to a numbness of mind by those who, within the church, preach a ...

. by John A. Battle* . (Note: This article originally appeared in the Western Reformed Seminary Journal in ...