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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b>WEEK 35 - AUG
26-SEP 1 - GALATIANS - DEFENSE OF JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>AUG
26</b></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><b>. 1:8 (1:1-9,
NNT-IP) LIBERTY: THREATENED BY FALSE GOSPELS.</b></font><font size="3"><b>
“But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a
gospel other than what we preached to you, let him be anathema.”</b></font><b>
</b><font size="3"> </font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">We
are saved by grace through faith alone apart from works. Yet true
grace always produces the true fruit of works! Yet whoever perverts
this Gospel of the Kingdom, let him be accursed. </span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Hallowed
be your :name.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">AUG
27</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">. 1:10 (1:10-2:21)
PAUL'S GOSPEL.</font> “For am I now seeking men's favor, or
:God's? or am I seeking to please men? if I were still pleasing men,
I should not be Christ's bondman.” </b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">Paul
was a living epistle for Your glory, Father. Like Jesus, he spoke the
word of the Gospel as it is in truth without fear of man, nor with
respect of persons, but in the fear of God! </span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>Your
:kingdom come.</i></font></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">AUG
28</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">. 3:1 (3:1-6) THE
HOLY SPIRIT AND FAITH. </font> “O foolish Galatians, who bewitched
you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified?”
</b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">Seduction,
deception and delusion lead us to listen to another spirit apart from
the Holy Spirit. The witch of Endor did this for King Saul. Satan
does it today through the spirit of cults. But we, O Lord, cleave to
You and Your Word. </span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</i></font></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">AUG
29</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">. 3:13-14 (3:7-4:7)
TWO CONTRASTS. </font> “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the
law, having become a curse for us; because it is written, Accursed
every one hanging on a tree: <font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">24
</font>that unto the nations might come the blessing of Abraham in
Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through
:faith.” </b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">Law
bondage, Judaizing and legalism according to man's traditions - we
resist and put from us, O Lord. Jesus died to deliver us from such
bondage. </span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"> </font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>Our
:daily :bread Give us this day.</i></font></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">AUG
30</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">. 5:1 (4:8-5:12)
LOVE-SERVICE ENDS LAW-BONDAGE.</font> “For freedom did Christ set
us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke
of bondage.” </b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-weight:normal">The
words and commandments of Jesus and His apostles are not legalism and
law-bondage. They are an expression of the outworking of God's grace!
Judaizing and man's traditions and such-like are bondage - a Galatian
heresy! </span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors. </i></font></b></font></font>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">AUG
31</font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">. 5:13 (5:13-6:10) A
SPIRIT-WALK TRIUMPHS OVER A FLESH-WALK. </font> “For you, brethren,
were called for freedom; only <i>use</i><span style="font-style:normal">
not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be
bondmen one to another.” </span></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Does
your free grace lead you into licentiousness? God forbid! Else we
claim a false grace and pervert the gospel of the grace of God
through seduction! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>And
bring us not into temptation.</i></font></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">SEP
1</span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">.
6:14 (6:11-18) FINAL DOCTRINAL APPEAL.</span></font><span style="font-style:normal">
“But </span><i>far</i><span style="font-style:normal"> be it from
me to glory, save in the cross of our :Lord Jesus Christ, through
which </span><i>the</i><span style="font-style:normal"> world has
been crucified to me, and I to </span><i>the</i><span style="font-style:normal">
world.” </span></b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">O
Father, in the cross of Jesus we glory. Here all spiritual blessings
in heavenly place</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">s</span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">
in Christ find their basis! </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><i>But
deliver us from the evil </i></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">one.</span></font></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><u><b><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal">NOTE</span></font></b></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>:
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Liberty
is only through the gospel! This is the recurring them of Galatians.
We need to know the Word of God thoroughly! We need to trust the Holy
Spirit to supply it and lead us in guidance. In the law of the Spirit
of life in Christ Jesus, we shall be kept free from legalistic
bondage!</span></span></span></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Lying
signs and wonders are predicted by Jesus for the last days. An
angelic revelation does </span></span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">not</span></span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
prove that God has spoken. </span></span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">Only</span></span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
revelation that lines up with the Word of God, whether give</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">n</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
by angel or prophet, will pass God’s test!</span></span></span></font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">Five
times in the New Testament the apostle Paul gives his testimony, and
this is the fourth time. Notice how carefully he documents it, so
that others may verify it. Though Paul had love, yet he balanced it
with truth in word and deed!</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">The
Galatian churches started by faith, and the miracles came by the Holy
Spirit through faith, not works of law. The Holy Spirit Himself comes
by faith, not by merit. Abraham initiated the faith</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">-</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">walk.</span></span></span></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Paul
here carefully shows that the walk of faith was instituted </span></span></span></font><u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">prior</span></span></font></u><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
to the giving of the law. He used the analogy of a schoolmaster to
illustrate the function of law. The walk of the Spirit frees one from
law-walk, placing us into faith-walk.</span></span></span></font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">As
Ishmael is to Hagar, so Isaac is to Sarah. Sarah is a picture of the
New Jerusalem, our mother. We are born of this free mother, not of
Hagar, of the law of bondage of Jerusalem below. Travail in prayer by
others frees us from law-bondage. We must maintain this freedom!</font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">We
are walking in the flesh if we are striving to be justified by works
of the law alone. Put the carriage before the horse? By no means!
Faith in Christ’s death and resurrection is the horse. The carriage
is good works of thanksgiving that follow. </font></font>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Persecution
arises for those who put their complete trust in Christ’s finished
atoning work. Circumcision adds not</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">h</span></span></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">ing
to Christ: rather, if our trust is here, it detracts from the true
gospel.</span></span></span></font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2">The
Holy Spirit is the key to liberty. We should let Jesus be Lord
through the Spirit and the Word of God. We should let the faith that
brought us the gift of the Holy Spirit - be the faith that maintains
our Christian walk. Such is the challenge of Paul to the Galatians.</font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font size="3"><font style="font-size:11pt" size="2"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Memory
Verse: 3:2 - </span></span></span></font><b><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">“</span></span><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">This
only would I learn from you. Did you receive the Spirit from works of
law, or from hearing of faith?”</span></span></b></font></font></p>
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