False Teachers and their False Teachings

Galatians 5:6-12

I. The Wonder of Grace 5:6

A. What doesn't Matter -- 6a
   Gal. 5:6, 6:15; 1 Cor. 7:19

B. What really Matters -- 6b
   Faith working through love.
   See also Gal. 5:14; Rom. 13:10; John 15:4,5

II. The Horror of Legalism 5:7-9

A. Who Hindered You? 5:7-8; 3:1; 1:6-9
    1. You ran well - Hebrews 11:1; 12:1-2
    2. Have you forgotten who you are? 4:1-7

B. The two-fold test regarding preaching
    1. Does their teaching make Christ central               and glorify Him?
    2. Does their teaching exalt the grace of                God over against the activity of man?

C. A Little Leaven 5:9

III. Confidence and Condemnation 5:10-12

A. Confidence - 5:10
B. Condemnation - 5:11-12
C. Let not many of you become Teachers
   - James 3:1
D. The Stricter Judgment - James 3:1