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Text: Galatians 3: 2-4

MSITN VITAL DOCTRINES – SALVATION

“This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? Have you suffered so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?”

Galatians 3:2-4

REASONING WITH THE GALATIANS

1. Paul sought to reason with the Galatian believers.

2. The focus of this reasoning is still on Salvation.

3. When a person receives salvation, he actually also receives the Spirit of God.

a. The Holy Spirit is the seal of salvation.

b. He is also the guarantee of salvation (Ephesians 1:13-14).

4. Paul urged the Galatians to recall their salvation.

a. Was the Spirit of God received by the works of the law?

b. Was He not received by the hearing of faith?

c. The answer was clear and obvious.

i. Salvation was by grace through faith.

ii. The Spirit of God was received by salvation that was given through faith in God and His matchless grace.

5. An appeal to wisdom.

a. Foolish thinking must be set aside.

b. Wisdom must be found and applied.

c. The whole salvation experience began with faith.

i. Faith in God.

ii. Faith in the Lord Jesus as Saviour.

iii. Faith that results in justification.

iv. Faith in the Lord was confirmed by the in-dwelling of the Spirit of God.

d. Why would the Galatians now depend on the flesh to perfect or complete the work of faith that had begun?

i. The works of the flesh cannot gain salvation.

ii. They cannot cause the Spirit of God to dwell in our hearts.

iii. No amount of keeping the Law would result in the Spirit of God being given.

6. Suffering for the faith:

a. Many Christians suffered for their faith in the Lord Jesus.

b. There were wicked people who resorted to evil to persecute believers.

c. The Galatian believers also suffered for their faith in the Lord Jesus.

d. By giving up their faith in the Lord, would that not obviate the suffering they had undergone?

The Galatians must use their reasoning and then hold fast to their faith and salvation the Lord had graciously granted them!

我夜间的歌曲：重要教义-救恩
经文：加拉太书 3: 2-4

“我只要问你们这一件：你们受了圣灵，是因行律法呢，是因听信福音呢？ 3 你们既靠圣灵入门，如今还靠肉身成全吗？你们是这样的无知吗？ 4 你们受苦如此之多，都是徒然的吗？难道果真是徒然的吗？”

《加拉太书 3：2-4》

与加拉太人理论

1. 保罗试图与加拉太信徒辩论

2. 辩论的焦点是救恩

3. 当一个人接受救恩时，他实际上也接受了上帝的灵

a. 圣灵是救恩的印记

b. 也是救恩的凭据《以弗所书 1:13-14》

4. 保罗敦促加拉太人回想他们的救恩

a. 所受的圣灵，是因行律法吗？

b. 不是因听信而受吗？

c. 答案很清楚与明显

i. 救恩是因听信而得

ii. 救恩是借着上帝的灵，通过在上帝里的信心和祂无比的恩典而得着的

5. 智慧的呼吁

a. 要搁置无知的想法

b. 要寻求和应用智慧

c. 救恩的经历始于信心

i. 在上帝里的信心

ii. 在主耶稣为救主的信心

iii. 导致称义的信心

iv. 上帝之灵的内住证实了对主的信心

d. 为什么加拉太人现在要依靠肉身来完善或完成刚开始的信心工作？

i. 肉身的行为无法得救恩

ii. 它们无法使上帝的灵入门

iii. 再多的遵守律法都不会导致上帝给予祂的灵

6. 因信仰受苦:

a. 许多基督徒因信主耶稣而受苦

b. 有些恶人以罪恶来迫害信徒

c. 加拉太的信徒也因信主耶稣受苦

d. 若放弃对主的信心，就会免除他们所经历的苦难吗?

加拉太人必须运用他们的推理，然后坚持握住在主里的信心和主所恩赐的救恩!