Galatians: Controversy & Conviction

The Controversy: (v 3&4)

• Over cirucmcision
• Raised by false brethren, pseudo-Christians
• They said you needed to be a Jew first before you could become a Christian.
• Titus was not a Jew, which Paul used as an emphatic example of salvation by faith.
  The Conviction of Paul (v 5&6)
• Strong!
• No Compromise
• Paul's convictions were based on the Authority of the Word of God.
• Paul did not compromise because he wanted the truth of the Gospel to continue.
  The Call (v 7 & 8)
• The apostles recognized Paul's call to the Gentiles. (v 8)
• Peter and Paul were both empowered by the Holy Spirit.
  The Cooperation (verse 9)
• The right hand of fellowship to Paul and Barnabus as their mutual recognition of their common enterprise.
  The Challenge (verse 10)