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Galatians 2:11-14 // Paul gave Peter an open rebuke, but it wasn't because he disagreed with him on how to observe a commandment, it was because Peter was deviating from the truth of the gospel to the Gentiles.

Within a natural body, there are many different parts, yet diversity does not mean harmony. It should be the same within the spiritual body of Messiah. Yeshua is our common bond. He is our peace.

Galatians 2:6-10 // Paul respected the Jerusalem leadership, and that leadership gave Paul and Barnabus the right hand of fellowship. They agree with Paul's gospel; an uncircumcised heathen could be saved from his sins and be in a right relationship with Yahweh, simply by placing trust in Yeshua, the One Yahweh sent.

Galatians 2:3-5 // Titus the Greek wasn't forced to be circumcised. Why? Would Titus have done wrong by getting circumcised? Listen to learn the important first century context of what was taking place in and around Jerusalem, Israel when people received the message of the good news about Yeshua.

Galatians 2:1-2 // The second time Paul went to Jerusalem (as a believer in Messiah) he presented his Gospel to the established elders there. Why did he do this? How did he do this?

How do we view people, Christian people, who are not entirely as we are? Listen to this lesson to learn how that in the Messiah, we are one with those who are in the Messiah, even when they aren't as we are, or as we think they need to be.

1:16b-24 // Paul finishes out the intro to his letter by further demonstrating that his gospel did not originate by his going to those who were apostles before him. This man had a mighty encounter with the risen Master. (At the end, I speak about how our identity is found in the gospel.)

Galatians 1:15-16 // What was the major shift in Saul's life after his encounter on the road to Damascus? And what was the purpose of this encounter? Saul (Paul) tells us in this text.

The only thing we contribute to our salvation is the sin that makes is necessary for us to be saved. If we are dead in trespasses and sins, and we do not desire Yahweh (or seek Yahweh), how are we then saved? This lesson explains that grace and faith are gifts given to us by our Creator.

Galatians 1:14b-15 // What are the ancestral traditions Paul was zealous for, and how does this effect our reading the word "law" in the epistle to the Galatians? I also look at how we never know who Yahweh has called to be his child, so we should always approach people with love and care, in hopes that one day they will receive the gospel about Yeshua of Nazareth.

Galatians 1:14 // Before Saul encountered Yeshua in a saving way, he was involved in the religion of Judaism. What does this mean? Is this a false religion? Did Saul give up everything he believed to go follow Yeshua?

Galatians 1:11-13 // Saul uses, as proof that he was not taught the gospel by man, his former manner of life inside of Judaism. Paul hated and hunted the ministers of the gospel prior to his Damascus road experience.

Galatians 1:6-10 // Paul warns the Gentiles that they are leaving the message he taught them during his stay there. He pronounces a curse on those who distort the gospel, and speaks to his now servitude to the Messiah rather than being a man-pleaser.

Galatians 1:1-5 // Paul greets the congregations in Galatia, but within this greeting he emphasizes that his apostleship is not based on human authority. Why does he do this?

More on the background and historical context of Paul's epistle to the Galatians. I finish going through Acts 13, which if understood will do wonders in helping one understand Paul's later epistle.

In order to understand Paul's letter to the Galatians, we need to know to whom he was specifically writing. The answer lies not on the surface, but underneath an experience he had while on a missionary journey to the area known as Galatia.

When we approach a book of the Bible, especially a single letter, we must pay close attention to the author and recipients. Historical context is a must if we are serious about arriving at the proper interpretation. Not taking into account the when and why will lead us to erroneous conclusions.

A dead person can't make decisions. We were all once (or still are) dead in trespasses and sins. Something had to take place. His name is Yahweh.

Adults often think that the children just aren't old enough to understand the things of the Spirit, yet Yeshua says that the kingdom of heaven belongs to the children.

If we profess to believe Scripture is our standard and sole authority, how much do we read it?

Our fleshly nature wants to keep everything we earn, but Yahweh has commanded us to give of our wealth, to Him, in certain ways. This sermon examines one of these ways that is tied to the three major feasts in the scriptural year.

If you are in Messiah, you are already as justified as you will ever be. But, you are not already as sanctified as you can ever be. Listen to learn about properly purifying and sanctifying yourself for the special times our Father has given us to meet with Him.

Over the last 20 years I've been asked why I keep the Passover. In this lesson, I give my personal background, and answer that question.

Some people believe that Paul taught that it was bondage to observe days like the Sabbath or Passover. Other people believe that Paul condemned the Galatians for going back to days of pagan worship. Listen to learn - in context - what Paul was concerned with the Galatians about, in this text.

We need to understand that Yahweh's power, the power that raised Yeshua from the dead, actually works inside the believer.