Galatians
INTRODUCTION (1:1-5)
I. HIS BIOGRAPHICAL ARGUMENT
(1:6-2:21)
A. His warning was against
perverting the gospel (1:6-10)
B. His apostleship was
from God (1: 11-17)
C. His apostleship was not
from man (1:18-24)
D. His apostleship was
recognized by other apostles (2: 1-10)
E. His message was
maintained before Peter (2: 11-14)
F. His message was
according to God's plan (2:15-21)
II. HIS THEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
(3:1-4:31)
A. The Holy Spirit was
received by faith (3:1-5)
B. Abraham was justified
by faith (3:6-9)
C. The law curses
(3:10-14)
D. The law cannot annul
the promise (3:15-18)
E. The purpose of the law
is given (3:19-22)
F. The condition under
faith is superior (3:23-4:7)
G. Legalism is no better
than paganism (4:8-10)
H. His original contact
with the Galatians is described (4:11-18)
I. The two covenants are
contrasted (4:19-31)
III. HIS PRACTICAL ARGUMENT
(5:1-6:16)
A. The danger of falling
from grace (5:1-12)
B. The law of love
(5:13-15)
C. The conflict between
the Spirit and the flesh (5:16-26)
D. The marks of
spirituality (6: 1-10)
E. The warning against the
Judaizers (6:11-16)
CONCLUSION (6:17-18)
Taken
from: Robert G. Gromacki,
New Testament Survey, (Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House,
1974) |