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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction page 4
How to Use This Workbook page 5
Book Background page 7
Why Do We Need to Study

the Book of Galatians? page 8
Session 1 page 12
Session 2 page 22
Session 3 page 31
Session 4 page 44
Session 5 page 57
Session 6 page 67
What’s Next page 77
Appendix A:
Answer Key to Session 2, “EXPLORE” page 78
Suggested Answers page 79
Personal Highlights page 85
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Introduction
How much would you be willing to pay for a fake branded item? What
would you feel if you discover that the feelings of someone who claimed
to love you are not real?
When given a choice, nobody would choose an inauthentic item over a

genuine one. No one wants to be in a relationship with an insincere person
either. Yet, too often, we fall for a counterfeit kind of faith. Just because we
sincerely believe that something is true doesn’t mean it actually is. When
it comes to our eternal destiny, believing in something untrue will lead
to devastating consequences. Today, we are confronted by many belief
systems that offer different versions of what truth is with regards to God,
life’s meaning, salvation, and the afterlife. So how can we be sure that
what we believe in is the real thing?
This is why we came up with this easy-to-use small group discussion

guide for the book of Galatians. No matter where you are in your spiritual
journey, you will benefit from the lessons you’ll learn from and with one
another as you travel the road to discover what the authentic gospel of
Jesus Christ is. What you do with the truth you discover will be up to you.
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How to Use This Workbook
This workbook is the Elevate Edition of the GLC Essentials Book 3:
Galatians study. It can be used as a stand-alone Bible study guide for
one-on-one settings or for small groups—whether with students in your
campus or friends outside the university.
If you are a small group servant/facilitator, all you have to do is make sure
that you do a personal Bible study using this workbook ahead of your small
group meeting for preparation. Encourage your group members to have
their own workbooks. Do not divert from the teaching topic—stick to what
is in the workbook.
The workbook includes the Bible lesson, and learning activities to help
you get the most out of each session. There are four parts in every session:
Explore, Examine, Express, and Experience.
Explore
This contains individual and small group activities that will help
prepare you for the Bible study.
Examine
This is where you go through the Bible lesson.
Express
This is where the members of the group get a chance to express more
of their insights, questions, and thoughts about the Bible lesson.
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Experience
This section is accomplished outside the group meeting time. There
are suggested individual or group activities (called “Life Apps”) that
will hopefully help you experience life transformation as you apply
God’s truth in practical ways.
To maximize group learning, encourage your members to read and

write down their insights on the assigned chapter before your meeting
at the JOURNAL page. Also, it would be helpful if you will ask them to
write down a 1-2 sentence summary of their personal learnings on the
HIGHLIGHTS page found at the end of the book.
Do not forget to read through the SUGGESTED ANSWERS portion to get

a comprehensive explanation of answers to each session’s questions.
Remember that this workbook is just a tool. You need to depend on the
Holy Spirit to teach you God’s truth and transform your heart as you go
through the Bible studies.
So, come and discover the One who will change your life!
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Book Background1
Author:
Paul, a former devout Pharisee (religious leader of that time) and persecutor
of Christians who encountered God on his way to Damascus (see Acts 9:1-
31 and Acts 22:6-21)
Recipients of the letter:

possibly a group of believers or local churches that were established
during Paul’s missionary journey in Asia Minor (Pisidian Antioch, Iconium,
Lystra and Derbe; present-day Turkey)
Date and place of authorship:

approximately written from Syrian Antioch in A.D. 48-49
Background:
Paul, together with Barnabas, had just completed their first missionary
journey. Upon arriving to Antioch, they were accused by Judaizers of
softening the message of the Gospel due to their emphasis on salvation
by grace through faith. Some of these accusers had even travelled to the
cities in Galatia to counter Paul’s message, impose circumcision and force
Gentile (non-Jew) converts to obey the Law of Moses.
Purpose of writing:
Paul wrote a letter to the Galatian believers in response to the legalistic
message of the Judaizers who were teaching salvation by obedience to
Jewish law, and to call Christians to live in faith and freedom in Christ Jesus.
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Life Application Study Bible, New American Standard Bible – Updated Edition, Tydale
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Why Do We Need to Study
the Book of Galatians?
Today, there are so many groups and personalities who are professing and
proclaiming the so-called “gospel”. Many claim that what they are teaching
is the true gospel. As a result, many are led astray and deceived by these
people. Our desire is to present to you what the true “Gospel” is based on
what the Bible teaches us.
This book is as important before as it is today for every individual. The

Book of Galatians provides us with very important biblical truths about the
Gospel. It is a concise, yet a very powerful defense of the true Gospel. It
is a book which gives us a biblical understanding of our faith, our freedom
in Christ, and our source of power to live a Christ-centered and God-
glorifying lives. Aside from that, we will discover during our study of this
book the futility of struggling in our own strength to do what is right. We
will learn that we are transformed from within and empowered by the Holy
Spirit to become persons who are right with God and with one another.
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“What is
truth?”
Pontius Pilate
Jerusalem, 33 AD
John 18:38a
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The theme of Galatians is the
True Gospel
Chapters 1-4 centers around the
DEFENSE OF THE GOSPEL.

Chapters 5-6 centers around the
DEMONSTRATION
OF THE GOSPEL.
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Session 1
The first chapter of Galatians will discuss how false teachers distorted the
Gospel and how the believers were deceived to follow a different gospel.
In order to fix this situation, Paul defended the Gospel and his authority as
an apostle (messenger) of the true Gospel. He also proclaimed that no one
can and should change the Gospel without being accursed. This session
can be summarized in this way:
SESSION OUTLINE
Verses 1-5 Paul’s Greetings
Verses 11-15 Distortion of the Gospel
Verses 16-21 Defense of the Gospel
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Galatians 1 Journal
Accomplish this before your meeting.
Read through the first chapter of the Book of Galatians before your
meeting. Write down your notes on this blank page.
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Explore
1. How would you answer the following questions?
A. 2 + 3 = ______
B. The colors found in a rainbow are...
C. Draw a circle, a triangle, and an octagon inside the boxes below:
Circle Triangle Octagon

Compare your answers with one another.
2. Where did you base your answers on? Is there a difference between
your answers and your dgroupmates’ answers?
3. Based on this activity, do you agree with the statement below? State
your reason?
“It does not matter what you believe as long as

you are sincere in what you believe?”
LEARNING NUGGET
A person can be sincere and yet be sincerely wrong. If someone says,
2+2=5 and he sincerely believes it, his sincere belief would not make the
answer right.
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Examine
I. Distortion of the Gospel
We start the study of the Book of Galatians by looking into the reason
that prompted Paul to write a letter to the believers in that region.
What was it that caught his attention and how come this issue was
so important for him to address?
Read Galatians 1:6–9

1. What was the problem that Paul wanted to address among the
believers in Galatia?
These false teachers that Paul was referring to were called

Judaizers. They were a group of Jews who insisted that having
faith in Jesus was not enough. They were teaching that for one to
be truly saved, he must also keep the laws and be circumcised.
2. How did Paul describe the kind of gospel that the Galatian
believers were following?
A Different Gospel is a Distorted Gospel

Paul was saying…
“I cannot change the gospel. The apostle Peter cannot change
the gospel. The apostle John cannot change the gospel. For that
matter, no religious leader can change the gospel.” (v.8)
Who can change the gospel and add anything to it?
No one. Not even the apostles. Not even the angels.
3. What was his warning against those who were to preach a
different version of the gospel?
In Greek, the word “ACCURSED” literally meant “condemned to

hell” (anathema).
Paul is saying…
“You cannot change or add anything to the gospel; doing so is a
serious act that will lead to death.”
II. Defense of the Gospel

In this section, we will see how Paul defended the Gospel since
its purity was under attack. Furthermore, we will know what the
message of the true Gospel does to those who believe in it.
A. Paul as a first-hand recipient of the Gospel

Read Galatians 1:11-12, 16b-20
4. From whom did Paul receive the Gospel that he preached?
Why was it important for him to state its source?
B. Paul as a changed man because of the Gospel

Read Galatians 1:13-14
5. Rearrange the letters of the words below. These are some
of the descriptions that Paul used about himself before
encountering Christ:
IRELIGOSU OERNPS
SEALZOU ALEERD
LOFLOWER OF ITTIODRNA
CUTEORPERS OF AHNICISRST
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There is nothing wrong with being a religious person, but Jesus
did not come to establish a religion.
Christianity is not a religion, but a relationship with God
through Jesus Christ.
Following traditions is okay UNLESS they go against what’s written
in the Bible. If there is a conflict between the Bible and tradition,
God’s Word is the authority to follow, not tradition (Mark 7:9).
Read Galatians 1:15-16a, 22-24

6. Rearrange the letters of the words below. These are some
of the descriptions that Paul used about himself after
encountering Christ (see Acts 9:1-9):
EST RTAPA
ALCLDE BY AERCG
REARCHPE OF THE EOPGSL
7. What was the people’s response to the changes in Paul’s

life?
The best evidence to the authenticity of the true gospel is the

changed life of the person proclaiming it.
No one can change the true Gospel, but the true Gospel will change us.
From being a PERSECUTOR of Christians, the apostle Paul
became a PREACHER of the Gospel.
Though he killed Christians, God saved him.
It does not matter what your past is, God’s grace can forgive and
save you when you believe in Christ.
What God did to Paul, He desires to do to you too!
II. What is the True Gospel?
So what’s the TRUE gospel that Paul was preaching? Let’s look at
the following verses to have a clearer understanding of it.
Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

8. What is the TRUE GOSPEL through which you are saved if you
believe and hold on to it?
Read Ephesians 2:8-9

9. According to these verses, how are we saved? What is the role
of good works in salvation?
Grace is an undeserved favor.

We don’t deserve salvation and we can never earn it.
It is a GIFT from God that can be received by FAITH.
We are not saved BY doing good works. We are saved TO DO
good works.
Good works is the FRUIT, not the ROOT of our salvation.
IN SUMMARY...
✓✓ The believers in Galatia were entertaining the false teachers’
distortion of the Gospel.
✓✓ Paul defended the Gospel by defending his apostleship.
✓✓ No one can change the Gospel, but the true Gospel can change
lives.
✓✓ The true Gospel is about Christ’s death and resurrection.
✓✓ We are saved by grace through faith.
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“I AM the
TRUTH...”
Jesus Christ
John 14:6
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Express
1. What sets Christianity apart from the 9,000 (or more) religions in the
world? Why do you think many people have a wrong understanding
of the Gospel?
2. Share the true Gospel in your own words. Why is it important to know
the truth of the Gospel?
3. People praised God when they heard of God’s work in Paul’s life. What
was your life like before you understood the truth of the Gospel? What
were the changes that happen to your life? How did other people
respond to the changes that happened to you?
Experience
1. Memorize 1 Corinthians 15:3-4.
2. Choose one of the “tear-out” sections of the workbook. You may:

»» Post its contents on Facebook, Twitter or text it to a group
of your friends.
»» Display it in a highly-visible place at home or on your school stuff
(notebook, file case, etc).
2. »» Whenever someone asks you about it, share what you learned
from this study about the true gospel of Jesus Christ.
3. Don’t forget to read Galatians 2 and write down your thoughts on the
JOURNAL section of the next session.
Session 2
In the previous session, we discussed the background of the Book of

Galatians and how the recipients of Paul’s letter were being deceived by
false teachers (called Judaizers). To address this situation, Paul defended
the Gospel and his authority as an apostle (messenger) of the true gospel.
Paul strongly stated that no one can change the Gospel without being
accursed.
In this session, Paul continues to defend the Gospel by mentioning his

experiences with the pillars of the Church and teaching how we can truly
be reconciled with God. This session can be summarized in this way:
SESSION OUTLINE
Verses 1-10 Paul’s Experience with the Leaders
Verses 11-15 Paul’s Encounter with Peter
Verses 16-21 Paul’s Explanation of the Gospel
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Galatians 2 Journal
Read through the second chapter of the Book of Galatians before your
meeting. Create a mind map of this chapter to help you organize your thoughts.
Explore
Spot the Difference
Draw a mark on the second drawing to indicate where the differences are
from the first drawing. Give yourselves 5 minutes to complete this activity.
(Turn to Appendix A to check for the correct answers.)

LEARNING NUGGET
A person can be sincere and yet be sincerely wrong. If someone says,
2+2=5 and he sincerely believes it, his sincere belief would not make the
answer right.
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Examine
I. Paul’s Experience with the Leaders
As Paul continued his defense, he recalled the meeting that he had
with the apostles in Jerusalem. In this section, we will see how he
and his proclamation were received by the early church leaders.
Read Galatians 2:2

1. What did Paul need to discuss with the leaders in Jerusalem
fourteen years after he gave his life to Christ? Why was dealing
with this matter so important to him?

2. Why wouldn’t Paul give in to the teachings of the Judaizers?
In Jerusalem, Paul sought confirmation from the church leaders

that what he was preaching was indeed the gospel.
During Paul’s time, people were saying, “It’s not enough to put
your faith in Jesus – that’s too simple, it’s not enough!”
The Great Debate:
NOTHING Salvation resulting in

good works
Salvation
ex. GOOD WORKS (rituals, tradition, obeying the law)
Which side of the debate are you on?

Write down your reasons for picking your side:
3. What was the verdict of the apostles concerning Paul’s ministry
and the message that he taught?
Notice that the church leaders only asked Paul to remember the
poor, to which he says was the very thing he was eager to do. The
gospel of grace does not neglect good works! Instead, the Bible is
saying “You are saved by faith in Christ, not by any other additional
effort or activity on your part. But now that you are saved, you are
to do good works to give glory to our Heavenly Father”.
II. Paul’s Encounter with Peter

4. In what way had Peter jeopardized (put in danger) the purity of
the true Gospel? How did Paul address this concern?
Paul’s confrontation with the Judaizers reached its highpoint when

they, together with Peter, met in Antioch. However, Peter distanced
himself from the Gentile (people who do not have Jewish ethnicity)
believers and Paul considered this act as hypocrisy. Even if Peter
was a prominent church leader at that time, Paul took it upon
himself to correct Peter because he had caused others to not follow
the truth of the Gospel.
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Principle:
Peter as a leader of the church set a bad example (hypocrisy) to
others when he compromised the truth of the Gospel.
When a sin is…
Public
the offender has to be corrected publicly.
Private
then the correction has to be done privately.
No leader is infallible (incapable of making mistakes).
They ALL need to be accountable to others.
5. What was Peter’s response to Paul’s correction? (Hint: Look

at 2 Peter 3:15 to see how Peter regarded Paul). If Peter had
responded differently, what do you think would have happened
to the early Church?
III. Paul’s Explanation of the Gospel

After defending the Gospel using his encounter with the early church
leaders, Paul again moved to teaching what the true Gospel was all
about and how we should live our lives in light of it.
Read Galatians 2:15-16,21

6. How is a man justified (or made right with God)? Why is human
effort not enough?
The word “justified” comes from the Greek word “dikaios” which
is the word for “righteousness”. When we put our faith in Jesus
Christ as our Lord and Savior, God declares us “not guilty”.

7. In light of how we can be justified, how did Paul decide to live
his life as a follower of Christ?
IN SUMMARY...
✓✓ The early church leaders affirmed the doctrine of salvation by
faith that was taught by Paul.
✓✓ Compromise is never acceptable at the expense of truth. Paul had
to rebuke Peter’s hypocrisy because it compromised the Gospel.
✓✓ We are justified by faith in Christ.
✓✓ We ought to live by faith in Christ.
✓✓ Christ died for nothing if we can be justified by the Law.
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Express
1. During Paul’s confrontation with Peter, Paul regarded God’s truth as
more important and as the standard for right attitude and action over
Peter’s position as a church leader. In your case, whose authority and
whose standard do you uphold above all with regards to what you
believe and how you live your life? Is there anything that you need to
stop/start/continue doing in light of what you have just learned about
this matter?
2. What do you think did Paul mean when he said, “I have been crucified
with Christ and I no longer live”?
3. How will your life look like when you are living your life by faith for Him
who died and gave His life for you?
Experience
1. Memorize Galatians 2:20.
2. Pray - Care - Share

Time Frame: 3 weeks
In the same way that Paul wanted to make sure that Christians not
neglect the practical needs of others as they spread the true gospel,
we also ought to show kindness to others as we share our faith in Christ
to them. Think of three (or more) people whom God is impressing you
to do Pray-Care-Share with.
What act of When will

How will you
Name of the kindness will you share the
pray for this
Person you show to Gospel to this
person?
this person? person?
1.
2.
3.
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Session 3
In the previous session, Paul defended his authority by mentioning his

experiences with the pillars of the church. He also reminded them that Christ
died for nothing if salvation can be attained by fulfilling the Law.
Here in Galatians 3, Paul continues to defend the Gospel by pointing to the

experience of the Galatian believers, the experience of Abraham (by citing
the purpose and doctrine of Law), and the effect of faith in the life of the
believer.
SESSION OUTLINE
Verse 1 - 9 Sufficiency of Faith
Verses 10-29 Difference of Law and Faith
Galatians 3 Journal
Read through the third chapter of the Book of Galatians before your meeting.
Create your own outline to help you process the content of this chapter.
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Explore
Materials needed: pencil/pen, round coin
A. Draw a circle in the space below.
If you were to evaluate the circle you made according to the pattern
given, how would you rate your work?
1 - Way below the standard based on the pattern

2- Below the standard based on the pattern
3- Perfectly according to the pattern
My rating: ________________
B. Draw a perfect circle in the space below by tracing the coin.
How did you do this time? Use the same scale given above to rate
what you just drew.
My rating: ________________
What difference (if any) did tracing the round-bottomed object make
in your ability to draw a circle?
LEARNING NUGGET
Doing something becomes easier when we have a model or pattern of
what we want to accomplish.
In this 3rd session of our Galatians book study, we will look at several
things including the life of Abraham, who is a model to us of what it means
to live by faith.
Examine
I. Sufficiency of Faith
Paul defended the purity of the Gospel from the attacks of the false
teachers by directing the attention of the Galatians to their own
experience of the gospel.

1. Paul called the Galatians foolish because they abandoned
their earlier belief in the true Gospel. He then asked a set of
rhetorical questions. What do you think was point that Paul
wanted to emphasize in these verses?
Legalism is depending on our good works and religious efforts

(obeying the commandments, observing certain practices, etc.)
to earn God’s favor so that He will grant us salvation.
The Galatians believers received the Holy Spirit by faith,
experienced miracles by faith, lived the Christian life by faith but
then returned to trying to be righteous by their good works.
An example of attaining righteousness by faith

Read Galatians 3:6
2. Paul used Abraham as an example of someone who was
declared righteous through faith in God. How did Abraham
show his faith in God? Write your answer in the blank space of
the statement below.
“Abraham _________ God and, because of this, God declared

him RIGHTEOUS.”
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3. How did Abraham become a blessing to all the nations?
(see Matthew 1:1-17 to see how the Messiah is connected to Abraham)
Character Study: Abraham

Genesis 12:1-4; 15:1-6, 17:5-7, 15-16; 18:11-14
Abraham and Sarah had no children because Sarah was unable
to have children. When Abraham was 75 years old, God told him,
“I will make you a great nation and in you all of the families of
the earth will be blessed.”
Abraham believed God and God considered him as righteous.
Abraham’s faith in God’s ability to perform what He promised
was accepted by God as righteousness and so Abraham was
justified—before he was circumcised.
The faith of Abraham was not based on FEELINGS or EXPERIENCE;
it was based solely on the PROMISE of God.
God’s promise that in Abraham all the nations will be blessed, found
its fulfillment in Jesus Christ who came from the line of Abraham. If
you BELIEVE in JESUS as your Lord and Savior, you will be blessed
with eternal life (1 John 5:11-13). That is what the Bible means when it
says that, in Abraham, all the nations will be blessed.
This is one of the clearest passages in the Old Testament that
shows that salvation is by FAITH and not by any good thing we do!
II. Difference of Law and Faith
In this section, Paul explained the significance and role of the Law in
the life of the believer. Paul also tackled how God’s commands and
faith relate with each other.

4. Why would a man be accursed if he relies only on the observance
of the Law to be made right with God?
see Exodus 20:1-7 for the list of the Ten Commandments and James
2:10 for the consequence of breaking just one of them.
If you break one of the Ten Commandments (the Law), you are
considered guilty of breaking all of the Laws.
To pass God’s standard you must fulfill it 100%.
This is also true of the Philippine Penal Code. If a person commits
just one crime, he or she is called a “criminal”. It’s the same with
breaking any of the Ten Commandments. If you break just one
commandment of the loving and holy God, the King of kings and
the Lord of lords, you become an offender of God.
For sure, you have broken at least one of the Ten Commandments.
So, if you want to go to heaven through your own efforts by
obeying the Law, sadly, you won’t make it.
The Law brings a curse because we cannot obey it. No one will
be JUSTIFIED by the Law.

5. How did Jesus redeem us from the punishment of not being
able to fulfil the Law?
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“REDEEM”
ἐξαγοράζω
Greek word (ex-ag-or-ad’-zo)
DEFINITION:
“To redeem by payment of a price to recover from the power of
another, to ransom, buy off.”
“To buy up, to buy up for one’s self, for one’s use to make wise
and sacred use of every opportunity for doing good, so that zeal
and well doing are as it were the purchase money by which we
make the time our own.”
The word redeem was commonly used when buying a slave’s freedom.
Christ justifies those who believe in Him by buying them back
from their slavery to sin.
SOURCE:
http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/greek/kjv/exagorazo.html

6. If obeying the Law cannot save us, what then was the purpose
of the Law?
Verse Purpose of the Law

v. 19a
vv. 19b-22
vv. 23-25
God has shown us that He is HOLY through His perfect standard
as spelled out in the Ten Commandments.
Now take a look at your own life on the basis of God’s Law. How do
you measure up? Have you fulfilled all of them perfectly?
When you evaluate yourself according to God’s perfect standard,
you will begin to realize that you have a BIG, BIG problem — you
cannot fulfill God’s standard of holiness on your own effort!
Since each command always involves another person, including
God himself, when we violate the Law, we violate others, and
ultimately, we violate the holy Law Giver.
Death is the punishment for this violation called sin.
WE ALL NEED A SAVIOR. JESUS IS OUR ONLY SAVIOR.
When a person realizes that he is a sinner and that he cannot save
himself, he will realize his need of a Savior.
Result of our faith in Christ

7. What happens when we put our faith in Christ as the Savior of
our lives?
We become __________ of God. (v. 26)

Those who are truly God’s children have been justified by faith
in Christ and have received a new relationship with God.
We become _________ into Christ. (v. 27)

Baptism is a picture or a symbol of what happened to us when
we trusted in Jesus as our Savior. It shows that we have died
with Christ in our sinful life and just as Jesus was raised from the
dead, we are raised to a new life with Christ.
We become _________ in Christ. (v.27)

Being clothed with Christ is a graphic way to describe how
Christ’s life, presence, and righteous nature envelop the believer.
All of us become ___________ in Christ (v. 28)

There is no more racial, social, gender discrimination in Christ. We
have become equally important regardless of our background.
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We become __________ to the promise. (v.29)
Abraham’s descendants are those who receive Christ by faith. In
doing so, we inherit the promise of being made right with God.
What the Law Cannot Do, The Gospel Can Do.

Salvation is by faith alone. The purpose of the Law is not to save
us, but to bring us to Christ who can save us.
Never think that coming to Jesus gives you a license to sin all
you want. On the contrary, if you come to Christ, your life will be
transformed.
Believe in God’s promise that He has great blessings for you in Christ!
IN SUMMARY...
✓✓ The Galatians were called foolish by Paul because they returned
to trying to earn their salvation even though they had already
been taught that it is by grace through faith alone.
✓✓ Abraham was declared righteous by God through faith. Therefore,
the Galatians shouldn’t try to justify themselves by the Law.
✓✓ The purposes of the Law are to reveal that we are sinners who
have transgressed against a holy God, make us look forward to
the promise of salvation because we can’t save ourselves, and
tutor us in being led to Christ.
✓✓ Because of our faith in Christ, we become children of God,
baptized into Him, clothed in Him, equal among all the believers,
and heir to the promise of being right with God.
Express
1. What truth from this session made the most impact on you?
2. E
valuate the life that you have been living. Cite specific instances
wherein your faith in Christ was clearly manifested?
3. I n your own words, how would you explain the purpose of the Law to
someone who does not know Jesus yet as Lord and Savior?
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Experience
“10 for 10”
One of the purposes of the Law is to reveal to us that we have

transgressed our holy God. Reflect on the implication of each of
the Ten Commandments as to how the Law reveals God’s holiness.
Express your love and gratitude to Him through a simple prayer that
comes from your heart. Examples are given for your guidance:
Command Implication Prayer

1st Commandment This reveals that our “Heavenly Father, I
Exodus 20:3 holy God wants an all- praise You for You are
“You shall have no exclusive relationship the only true God and
other gods before with us. God is set apart the only One worthy
from any other “gods”. of our worship. I am so
Me.”
grateful that although
You are God, and I am
an imperfect human
being, You love me as
shown by your desire for
a personal relationship
with me.”
2nd Commandment
Exodus 20:4-6
“You shall not
make for yourself
an idol, or any
likeness of what
is in heaven
above or on earth
beneath or in the
water under the
earth…”
3rd Commandment
Exodus 20:7
“You shall not take
the name of the
LORD your God in
vain, for the LORD
will not leave him
unpunished who
takes His name in
vain.”
4th Commandment
Exodus 20:8-11
“Remember the
Sabbath day, to
keep it holy.”
5th Commandment
Exodus 20:12
“Honor your father
and your mother,
that your days may
be prolonged in
the land which the
LORD your God
gives you.”
6th Commandment
Exodus 20:13
“You shall not
murder.”
7th Commandment
Exodus 20:14
“You shall not
commit adultery.”
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8th Commandment
Exodus 20:15
“You shall not
steal.”
9th Commandment
Exodus 20:16
“You shall not
bear false witness
against your
neighbor.”
10th Commandment
Exodus 20:17
“You shall not
covet your
neighbor’s house;
you shall not covet
your
neighbor’s wife or
his male servant
or his female
servant or his
ox or his donkey
or anything that
belongs to your
neighbor.”
Session 4
In the last session, Paul continued to defend the Gospel by pointing out
the difference between those who live by faith as opposed to those who
live by the Law.
To close his doctrinal teachings, Paul continues his appeal to the Galatians
to play by God’s rule for salvation by not relying on legalism. Have you been
living the Christian life to the fullest by completely trusting the finished work
of Christ on the cross? Let’s dig deeper into this chapter to see how legalism
burdens us and how faith in Christ frees us.
SESSION OUTLINE
Verses 1-3 Understanding the Culture
Verses 4-5 The Importance of Christ’s Death
Verses 6-7 The New Life as Sons of God by Faith
Verses 8-31 Paul’s Appeal to the Galatians
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“The law repels,
the gospel attracts.
The law shows the
distance which
there is between
God and man;
the gospel bridges
that awful chasm,
and brings the
sinner across it.”
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
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Galatians 4 Journal
Read through the fourth chapter of the Book of Galatians before your meeting.
Write down the questions that pop in your head as you read this chapter.
Explore
Rules for the Game
Think of a Filipino game that you like to play when you were young (e.g.
piko, tsato, tumbang preso, agawan base, etc). Once you have thought
of something, share what you can recall as the rules for playing and
requirements for winning that particular game.
LEARNING NUGGET
Did everyone agree about what the rules of the games were? We follow
unwritten rules as we go about our day-to-day living. What do you think
will be the consequence if we practice religious practices that are actually
inconsistent with God’s law?
Our lesson today in Galatians chapter 4 will help us know what God’s
true requirement for our salvation is. Our hope is that you will be guided
accordingly as you progress in your spiritual journey.
Examine
I. Understanding the Culture
Paul was encouraging the Galatians that they should live like grown-up
heirs, instead of children who are still under the guardianship of the
Law, for Christ has already set them free. Paul was not saying that the
Law should be despised, but he still felt strongly about the Galatian
believers wanting to be enslaved by the “elemental principles of the
world” (the Law and various ceremonial traditions like feasts, cleansings,
and sacrifices).
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1. What was so bad about the Galatian believers still wanting to be
ruled by the Law and traditions?
The problem of the Jews in Paul’s time was that they observed the
rituals without knowing what they meant. They were enslaved by the
“elemental things of the world” which were only meant to point to the
coming of Christ (Colossians 2:17). They had a tendency to be legalistic,
] like many of us today! Many people are sincere in their religious
just
practices. They think that if they do that, they will earn points with God.
That is legalism — when you do certain things in order to earn merits
with God so you can go to heaven.
II. Importance of Christ’s Sacrifice

The Galatian believed the lies that Jesus is not sufficient for their
salvation. They observed rituals and practices without knowing what
they meant. As a consequence, these have become a bondage to them.
To address the Galatians’ bondage to cultural and religious legalism,

Paul emphasized the significance of Christ’s coming and death for man.
2.
1. What was the purpose of sending Jesus to the world (v. 5)?
When was He sent (v. 4)?
1.
3. What were the two descriptions given to Jesus that qualified
Him to be our redeemer (v.4)?
Jesus demonstrated His unique eligibility to be our Redeemer

because He is both fully human and fully divine. His humanity
enabled Him to represent mankind and take their penalty upon
Himself. Meanwhile, His divinity enabled His sacrifice to satisfy our
great transgression against God.
God sent His Son
to redeem us!
God sent Jesus not earlier, not later,
but at the RIGHT TIME.
When Jesus was born, there were certain

characteristics of that period which made it conducive
to spread the Gospel:
• For the first time in western civilization, there
was a common language among the Roman
conquered territories;
• There was a common culture.
• There was a road system which made travel
faster and easier;
• It was the time of “Pax Romana”- the peace
that Rome maintained in order to rule its
large empire and;
• The Jews had just given up idolatry.
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II. The New Life as Sons of God by Faith
III.
In these next verses, Paul then reminds the Galatians of their amazing
new relationship with God as adopted members of His family
Read Galatians 4: 5-7
3. Based on these verses, contrast the relationship that we have
4.
with God before and after receiving Jesus by faith. Aside from
having a new relationship, what else have we received that
enables us to develop intimacy with Him?
For further study, read Romans 8:15-17.
IV. Paul’s Appeal to the Galatians

Paul was concerned about the Galatian believers’ legalistic lifestyle
for this sets aside the grace extended by God. Below were the ways
through which Paul gave his appeal:
A. Paul told them not to put back their chains of bondage based
on legalism and rituals.
4.
5. According to Paul, what would happen if the Galatians
believers go back to their old practices?
Being born again in God’s family is God’s work, through God’s power,
by God’s intervention.
The way of legalism is man’s work, man’s efforts, for man’s glory.
Becoming a child of God is the work of God’s grace!
B. Paul used his relationship with the Galatian believers to win
them back to the Gospel.
5. How would you describe the relationship between the
6.
Galatian believers and Paul when he shared the Gospel to
them? How did leveraging this relationship help his appeal?
C. Paul used the example of Abraham’s two sons to contrast

legalism (man’s work) and faith (in God’s promise).
7.
6. What do Hagar, Ishmael, and Mount Sinai represent?
__ L __ __ E__ __
What do Sarah, Isaac, and Jerusalem represent?

__ R __ __ D __ __
Whose children were the Galatian believers?
8. How do we become part of God’s family, adopted as His

7.
sons and daughters? Indicate your answer with a check
mark.
___ “We become children of God through our efforts.”
___ “We become children of God by His grace through

faith in what Christ has done for us on the cross.”
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IN SUMMARY...
Express
✓✓ Going back to legalism placed the Galatian church under
1. Whatbondage
truth impacted
again. you the most from our study?
✓✓ Paul appealed to the Galatians to turn from the blind legalism
that enslaved them.
✓✓ Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross satisfied God’s requirement for our
redemption.
✓✓ In Christ, we are no longer slaves of the law, but children of God
by faith.
2. Read Galatians 4:8. In these modern times, what do you think are some
practices or beliefs that people rely on to “earn merits” with God?
3. I n Galatians 4:6, we have been taught that the Holy Spirit enables us
to have an intimate relationship with God. Take turns in sharing how
you have personally experienced God as your heavenly Father.
Experience
1. Identify one sin that have been enslaving you for so long. If you are
a child of God through faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26), then you
have been freed from the power of sin. Deal with this particular sin by
applying the following:
2.
A. Confess
Admit to God that you are still holding on to this sin even
if you are already freed from its power.
B. Change
Stop engaging in this sin. Replace wrong thinking,
attitude or actions with what pleases God. What
specific change will you make in your life to get rid of
this particular sin?
C. Confide
Find an accountability partner who will pray for you,
check on your progress and like the apostle Paul to
the Galatian Christians, remind you of God’s grace that
saved you from the slavery of sin.
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“To be redeemed
from the curse
of sin means to be
saved from the
penalty, power,
presence, and most
importantly, the
pleasure of sin.”
A. W. Tozer
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Session 5
In the previous session, we find Paul continuing his appeal to the Galatians
believers to leave their wrong view of salvation by reminding them of the
finished work of Christ.
To start Paul’s discussion about the demonstration of the Gospel, we will

see what it is like to walk in its freedom. Christ’s sacrifice gave us more
than salvation; it enabled us to experience freedom and victory. Journey
with us as we discover the incomparable blessing of being in Christ.
SESSION OUTLINE
Verse 1 Freedom in Christ
Verses 2-4, 7 Consequences of Legalism
Verses 5-6, 13-25 Walking by the Spirit
Galatians 5 Journal
Read through the fifth chapter of the Book of Galatians before your
meeting. Write down key verses which you think are important in this
passage.
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Explore
“For Free”
What are the things that you have received or experienced for free (e.g.
free lunch, free school tuition, etc)? List down as many as possible.
Do this for 3 minutes and at the end of it, compare your list with the others.
The person who has the most number of items listed down is the winner.
Just for fun, you can reward the winning person with a free gift!
LEARNING NUGGET
Was it easy for you to come up with a list of the free things? Sometimes,
we take for granted the grace that has been given to us. We often forget
to think about the importance and the cost of the things that someone has
paid for in our behalf. God has given us freedom but it cost the life of His
Son. In this session, we will see what true freedom is and why we should
not take it lightly. progress in your spiritual journey.
Examine
I. Freedom in Christ
Freedom in Christ is probably one of the most important truth that
we need to live by in our Christian life. Let’s look at the following
verse to see the things that Christ has set us free from.
1. According to Galatians 5:1, Christ has set us free. What forms of

slavery was he referring to?
Verses Freedom found in Christ

Romans 6:23
Romans 6:14
TRUE FREEDOM is the ability to say “no” to sin and “yes” to do
what pleases God.
II. Consequences of Legalism

Because Christ has set us free, Paul continues to warn the Galatian
believers of the spiritual danger of legalism. Paul, in this case,
discusses about circumcision (as a form of religious legalism) and its
implication in their Christian lives.
Read Galatians 5:2-4,7

2. Paul emphasizes the need to stand firm and not return to
being enslaved to legalism. If you insist on trying to earn your
salvation, what would be its consequences to you?
Verses Consequences
v.2
v.3
v.4
v.7
III. Walking by the Spirit

We have discussed that continuing in legalism results to grave
consequences while living in accordance to God’s design gives
us freedom. Victorious Christian living does not come from our
performance for God but from His performance through us by His
own Spirit. We need to live by the Spirit moment-by-moment for
power and guidance in daily decisions and activities. In these next
verses, Paul gives us four indications that will tell us if we are walking
by Spirit:
A. We are walking by the Spirit when, by faith, we are waiting for

the hope of righteousness promised to us.
Read Galatians 5:5
3. Why did Paul use the picture of waiting to illustrate how we
can attain righteousness? What is the role of the Holy Spirit
in this “hope of righteousness” that Paul spoke of?
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The truth
REDEEMS.
The truth
PRESERVES.
The truth
makes us FREE.
The truth
makes us HOLY.
R. C. Sproul
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Righteousness is the LOVE of GOD in and at work through us.
Two kinds of righteousness are described in the Bible. One is
known as POSITIONAL RIGHTEOUSNESS and the other one is
known as PRACTICAL RIGHTEOUSNESS.
You have positional righteousness through Jesus Christ and
what He has done for you on the cross. As a believer in Jesus, all
your sins have been washed away by His blood. Positionally, you
have been made righteous in the eyes of God.
After you have been declared righteous by God through Christ
(positional righteousness), the Bible says you now learn to live
in righteousness. Practical righteousness is living out Christ’s
righteousness in you. It calls you “walk in a manner worthy of
your calling” (Ephesians 4:1) so you can please God and be a
blessing to others.
B. We are walking by the Spirit when, by faith, we are waiting for

the hope of righteousness promised to us.
Read Galatians 5:6, 13-15, 26
4. Why is love a manifestation of the Holy Spirit? How would
your relationship with others look like if you are loving them
through the power of the Holy Spirit?
C. We are walking by the Spirit when we are winning over the

continuous conflict against our sinful nature.
Read Galatians 5:6, 16-18, 24
5. Why is there a constant struggle between the Holy Spirit
and our flesh? Why should we always let the Holy Spirit
take control of our lives?
D. We are walking by the Spirit when we are bearing the fruit of
C.
the Spirit.
6. Compare the fruit of the Spirit with the acts of the sinful nature:
Fruit of the Spirit Acts of the sinful nature
7. Why do you think Paul used the singular term “fruit” instead of
calling the listed qualities as “fruits” of the Holy Spirit?
8. If your life shows the fruit of the Holy Spirit, how do you think
will your relationship with others be like?
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IN SUMMARY...
✓✓ The Gospel of Grace grants us TRUE FREEDOM — freedom to
do what is RIGHT and freedom to LOVE OTHERS.
✓✓ Legalism does not and cannot redeem a person.
✓✓ Walking by the Spirit is the manifestation of Christ’s redemptive
work in us.
Express
1. Discuss what you have discovered from Galatians 5 about TRUE
FREEDOM in Christ.
2. How will you know if you are being led by the Spirit? Share examples
of your Spirit-led experiences.
Experience
1. Memorize Galatians 5:22-25.
2. B
ased on the summary of all the Laws in Galatians: 5:14, which is to
love your neighbor as yourself, and based on the fruit of the Spirit
given in Galatians 5:22-23, do one loving thing each day for 7 days for
someone in your family, club, campus, neighborhood, etc. Write down
what you plan to do and to whom will you direct it to.
For example:
Day 1: Love - “I will show my parents that I love them by cooking

a nice meal for them.
Day 2: Joy - “I will choose to have a joyful attitude even in

discouraging circumstances today and not be discourteous
towards others involved in these situations.
By God’s grace through Jesus,I will walk in the Spirit daily by:
Day 1: ________________________________
Day 2: ________________________________
Day 3: ________________________________
Day 4: ________________________________
Day 5: ________________________________
Day 6: ________________________________
Day 7: ________________________________
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Session 6
In the last chapter, we looked into the general indications of a freed life
that is lived in the power of the Holy Spirit.
For the last session of our series in Galatians, we will be more specific in
looking into the practical outworkings of our new life in the Spirit as we live
by faith in Christ. Let’s journey together in knowing more about this Person
who empowers us and how we can glorify God by allowing Him to work in
and through us.
SESSION OUTLINE
Chapter 5 verses 16-23 Holy Spirit in the Life of a Believer
Chapter 6 verses 1-10, 14 Practical Evidences of Our New Life in the Spirit
Galatians 6 Journal
Read through the sixth chapter of the Book of Galatians before your
meeting. Write down what God is impressing in your heart to immediately
act on as you are reading this chapter.
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Explore
Sharing Time
Take turns sharing about your “EXPERIENCE” action points last week.
Recall that your life application for session 5 was to show the fruit of the
Spirit through loving acts. Choose one of the following discussion guide
questions to help you get started.
1. What was the most meaningful experience you had in the process of
showing love to others? What made it especially meaningful for you?
2.
3. How did the people whom you demonstrated love to respond to your
2.
initiative?
4.
LEARNING NUGGET
It is not about how much Holy Spirit you have, but how much the Holy Spirit
has of you. As you consistently walk in His ways, you get to experience
more of Him, His character, and His goodness in your life. Ultimately, God
is glorified when you allow Him to use you to be a blessing to others.
Examine
I. Holy Spirit in the Life of a Believer
At times, those who claim to be followers of Jesus can be clueless
as to what it means to live the Christian life. Here in this section, we
are given the “secret” to living the Christian life. Let’s recall the role
of the Holy Spirit in our lives and what should manifest in our lives
as we live in the Spirit.
Read John 16:7-13

1. What role does the Holy Spirit play in our life?
Book 3: GALATIANS
Book 3: GALATIANS
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The flesh, or our old sinful nature, opposes the work of the Spirit
in us.
The Bible does not teach that once we come to Jesus as Savior
and Lord, our old sinful nature is gone. There will always be a
constant internal struggle to either live our lives according to
fleshly desires, or to live by the Spirit of God and do what pleases
the Lord.
This is why, in order to live victoriously in our Christian life, we
need to be filled by the Holy Spirit at all times.
Read John 16:7-13

2. What does being filled with the Spirit mean? How does being
filled with the Holy Spirit help us walk in His ways and live out our
newness in Christ?
Recall Galatians 5:22-23

3. List down the fruit of the Holy Spirit. If your life shows the fruit of
the Holy Spirit, how should you relate with challenging individuals
that you come across with in your walk with the Lord?
Recall Galatians 5:16-18

4. What are the two things that we are freed from when we walk by
the Spirit?
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II. Practical Evidences of Our New Life in the Spirit
As believers of the Lord Jesus, we have been freed from the bondage
of legalism and now enjoy freedom in Christ. In this last section, Paul
reminded the believers in Galatia to manifest Christ-likeness through
the power of the Holy Spirit. Let’s look at the following verses to see
some practical evidences in our new life in Christ.
Read Galatians 6:1-10, 14

5. In Galatians 6, Paul instructed the Galatians church on what
should be the conduct and character of a person who is living by
the Spirit. For each of these instructions, evaluate also how you
are in terms of living out these conduct and character.
Picture how the relationships in your small group would look

like if all of you are cultivating these manifestations, then create
action steps on how you can help one another grow in these
aspects. Make your action steps S.M.A.R.T. (specfic, measurable,
achievable, relevant, time-bound)
Create action
How are you
Manifestations steps on how
in terms of
of a person living you can help one
living out these
by the Spirit another grow in
instructions?
these aspects?
Able to restore others
__________
(v. 1)
Carries each others’

__________ (v.2)
Not __________
but glorifies God in
his life (vv.3-4)
__________ for
one’s own spiritual
life (v.5)
Create action
How are you
Manifestations steps on how
in terms of
of a person living you can help one
living out these
by the Spirit another grow in
instructions?
these aspects?
__________ God’s
workers (v.6)
Able to __________
what pleases the
Spirit rather than the
sinful nature (vv. 7-8)
Perseveres in
__________ to all
men, especially to the
believers (vv.9-10)
__________
recognition that
Christ’s cross has set
us free (v. 14)
IN SUMMARY...
✓✓ Being filled by the Spirit enables us to be victorious against the
burden of the law and our sinful nature.
✓✓ We have been called to manifest the fruit of the Spirit in our
relationship with others.
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✓✓
Express
1. In summary, what is the true Gospel? What are some marks of a
true Christian?
2. How would your life look if you are living by the Spirit?
3. End this study on Galatians with a time of prayer and commitment

to grow in Christ-likeness and walk by the Spirit as a response to
the Gospel of truth you have received from God.
Experience
PRACTICE SPIRITUAL BREATHING*
*(Adapted from Campus Crusade for Christ)
As we walk in the Spirit moment by moment, we experience God’s guidance

and power at work in and through us. We enjoy a loving and warm fellowship
with our Heavenly Father as we pursue His purposes for us.
However, there may be times that we sin by actively rebelling against God’s
will and/or passively resisting the conviction of the Holy Spirit to repent or
surrender a certain areas of our lives. When that happens, we are taking back
the control of our lives as carnal Christians.
When we become aware of this and desire to repent and be restored to our
fellowship with the Lord, we need to breathe spiritually.
Exhale – Confess your specific sin to God, claiming His promise in 1 John 1:9.
Inhale – Humbly ask God to fill you once again with the Holy Spirit.
By faith, apply His command in Galatians 5:18 and His promise in 1 John 5:14-15.
Remember that as a child of God, the Spirit never leaves you even if you sin,
He still lives (dwells) in you. However, your sin prevents you from experiencing
closeness with your Heavenly Father, you are no longer filled with the Spirit
and do not experience His power working in and through you.
If in the process of walking in the Spirit you become aware of an area of your
life that is displeasing to God and you repent of it right away, you have not
rebelled against the Lord. You have not taken over the control of your life
because you have responded in repentance in obedience to His will. In this
case, you can be assured that you are still filled with the Spirit and you simply
need to keep on walking by faith in the Holy Spirit.
They key to walking in the Spirit moment by moment is OBEDIENCE to God’s

will. This includes quick repentance of any sin that the Spirit may convict us of.
1. Take some time now to examine your life. Ask God to reveal anything
that might be displeasing to Him and not consistent with the gospel of
truth in you. Confess to Him any wrongdoing that He might reveal to you.
2. Share the truth about the Spirit-filled life including spiritual breathing to
other believers this week.
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“You are
saved—
seek to be
like your
Savior.”
Charles Spurgeon
What’s Next?
You’re on to your next set of Bible-based lessons! Book 4: CCF DNA
will give you the big picture of what CCF is “made up of”.
Through this book discover our God-given mission, vision and core
values. You will also learn about what it means to be meaningfully
involved in ELEVATE (the youth ministry of CCF) as a Christ-
committed follower! We pray that you will have an exciting time of
getting to know your spiritual family in ELEVATE better through Book
A PPE N D I X A
Answer Key to
Session 2 “EXPLORE”
Spot the Difference, p. 27
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SUGGESTED ANSWERS
SESSION 1
1. The problem that arose in the church in Galatia was that a group
of false teachers was teaching a way to salvation that nullifies the
grace of God.
2. It is no Gospel at all.
3. Regardless of who they are, those who will preach a different
Gospel are to be condemned to hell.
4. The Gospel that Paul preached did not come from mere men, but
by the revelation of Jesus Christ Himself. The significance of the
message depends entirely on its source. Paul’s preaching was to
be regarded as a credible source of truth because it came directly
from Christ.
5. Paul was a RELIGIOUS PERSON, a ZEALOUS LEADER, a
FOLLOWER OF TRADITION, and a PERSECUTOR OF CHRISTIANS.
6. Some of the descriptions that Paul used about himself were: SET
APART, CALLED BY GRACE, and PREACHER OF THE GOSPEL.
7. People glorified God because of how Paul changed from being a
persecutor of Christian to a preacher of the Gospel.
8. The true Gospel message simply states that Christ died for our
sins, was buried, and was raised from the dead.
9. Salvation is by grace through faith. Doing good works is a result of
being saved.
SESSION 2
1. Paul went to the leadership of the Jerusalem church (the apostles)

to confirm that he was preaching the true Gospel and to make them
understand why he was preaching it to the Gentiles (see Acts 15).
Paul wanted to be sure of what he knew because some individuals
were saying that putting one’s faith to Christ is not enough.
2. If Paul would give in to their demands on circumcision then it would
distort the true Gospel and put the believers to bondage again.
3. After a thorough deliberation, the Jerusalem leaders affirmed the
gospel that Paul taught. They upheld that salvation is indeed by
grace through faith. They also recognized Paul’s authority and he
was given their approval (“right hand of fellowship”).
4. Peter used to eat with the Gentiles but he withdrew from them. He
was accused of making the Gentile believers do Jewish traditions,
when even he himself had discarded those regulations. This was an
act of hypocrisy on Peter’s part and those people who followed his
behavior. Peter compromised the gospel because of fear of men.
Paul corrected Peter for the sake of the gospel and the believers.
5. Peter accepted Paul’s correction. Because Peter knew he was
wrong, he kept quiet. By his response, he upheld only one Gospel;
no church division occurred. In fact, at the end of Peter’s life, he
referred to Paul as “our beloved brother Paul”.
6. The Bible says we are justified through faith in Jesus Christ. If
there’s another way to heaven — by means of good works, by
means of rituals, by means of obeying the Ten Commandments
— then Jesus Christ died needlessly, offering the most useless
sacrifice in the whole world. However, the fact of the matter is
that we can only be saved because of Jesus’ death for us and His
resurrection from the dead. He gave Himself for us so that our sins
will be forgiven and we can have eternal life.
7. According to Paul, the old him no longer lives. It is now Christ who
is living in him so that he can live for God. Paul taught us three
truths about our new life in Christ: 1) identification with Him (“I have
been crucified with Christ”); 2) intimacy with Him (“with Christ”),
and; 3) indwelling of Christ (“Christ lives in me”).
SESSION 3
1. Paul wanted the Galatian believers to not rely in legalism but to

live by the power of the Holy Spirit. We receive the Holy Spirit
when we put our faith in Christ. A Christian grows towards maturity
through the work of the Holy Spirit, and not by human effort or
observance of the Law. If we say we live our Christian life by works
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(human efforts), it means we DEPEND on our own MERIT. On the
other hand, if we say we live our Christian life by faith, it means we
DEPEND on what CHRIST has done for us and what he continues
to do for us and in us.
2. Abraham BELIEVED God and God counted his faith him as
righteousness (Genesis 15:1-6).
3. The promised Messiah came from the line of Abraham. Jesus was
the great, great, great, great, great grandson of Abraham.
4. God’s justice has to be satisfied. You will either have to obey all of
the Law or put your faith in Jesus Christ. The former is impossible; if
you insist on this choice, you are doomed to be accursed because
whatever you do will not be enough to pay for all your sins.
5. Paul reminded the believers in Galatia that Christ took the curse
of the Law upon Himself as a substitute for sinners, and became a
curse for us when He was crucified.
6.
Verse Purpose of the Law

v. 19 The Law of God reveals we are sinners.
The Law was added to show the holiness of God and
the depth of man’s transgressions against Him. This
recognition should drive us to repentance and awareness
of our need for a Deliverer.
vv. 19b-22 The Law makes us look forward to the promise of God.
The Law was inferior because it could not save and it was
not able to impart life. By showing us our hopelessness
brought about by our imprisonment to sin, the Law should
cause us to look elsewhere for hope.
v. 23-24 The Law is our “tutor” to lead us to Christ.
Paul uses the Greek word “pedagog”. This is like a caretaker
– someone who will bring the child to the teacher, watch
over the child, and then, when the child is finished learning,
brings the child back to his parents. The Law is a caretaker
to bring you back to Christ. When Christ arrived, we no
longer needed the supervision of the Law anymore.
7. We become CHILDREN of God.
We become BAPTIZED into Christ. (v. 27)
We become CLOTHED in Christ. (v.27)
All of us become EQUAL in Christ (v. 28)
We become HEIR to the promise of justification by faith. (v.29)
SESSION 4
1. No matter how faithful the Galatians follow the Law, it can never
save them. Christ’s coming ended their guardianship to the Law
making them children and heirs by faith.
2. God sent forth His Son to free people from the law. Jesus was sent
not earlier, not later, but at the right time.
3. Jesus was both human and divine. The line “God sent forth His
Son” meant that Jesus was divine. Jesus was “born of a woman”
which meant that Jesus became human.
4. Through Christ, we were no longer under the law, but adopted
as children of God (v.6). We are also no longer slaves, but heirs
through God (v.7). We have been enabled to intimately call God as
“Abba” (“daddy” or “papa” in modern day language) through the
Holy Spirit who indwelt in us.
5. The Galatians were going to be enslaved again to their sin and
legalistic attempt to salvation.
6. Paul had experience great care from the Galatians and his
message was received with joy. He reminded them of their
pleasant relationship together to let them know that he had the
best intention in heart.
7. Hagar, Ishmael, and Mount Sinai represent SLAVERY while Sarah,
Isaac and Jerusalem represent FREEDOM. The Galatians believers
were children of the promise and should, therefore, live in freedom
from the slavery of the Law.
8. We become children of God by His grace through faith in what
Christ has done for us on the cross.
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SESSION 5
1.
Verses Freedom Found in Christ

Romans 6:23 Freedom from the penalty of sin
Romans 6:14 Freedom from the power of sin
2.
Verses Consequences
v.2 Christ will be of no value to you.
v.3 You will be obligated to obey the whole law.
v.4 You have fallen from grace.
v.7 You have been hindered from running the race well.
3. This hope of righteousness that Paul spoke of cannot be attained

by working for it; it is to be waited upon and attained by faith. It is
the Holy Spirit’s role to create righteousness in us and enable us to
wait for it.
4. Loving for others is a manifestation of the Holy Spirit in us because the
fruit of the Spirit is love (Galatians. 5:22). It is a manifestation of God’s
work in us in response to the forgiveness that we have experienced
(Luke 7:47). When we start loving others through the power of the
Holy Spirit, we stop focusing on ourselves, and start looking for
opportunities on how we can demonstrate Christ’s love for us.
5. The Holy Spirit keeps us from doing the ungodly actions and
desires that our flesh wants us to do. We are not under the penalty
of the Law if we are being led by the Spirit. We also bear the fruit of
the Spirit when we allow Him to take control of our lives (v.24).
6.
Fruit of the Spirit Acts of the sinful nature
love, joy, peace, patience, immorality, impurity, sensuality,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife,
gentleness, and self-control jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes,
dissentions, factions, envying,
drunkenness, carousing, etc.
7. All of the listed qualities in verses 22-23 constitute a unity. One
cannot be loving, yet lack patience at the same time. They are
all manifestations of Christ’s characters in a believer through the
power of the Holy Spirit.
8. Personal answer
SESSION 6
1. The Holy Spirit convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness,

and judgment. He is our Helper.
2. Being filled with the Holy Spirit simply means that you are
controlled and empowered by the Spirit. When we are filled with
the Holy Spirit, we get to know how to walk in His way.
3. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. You should respond to
the person as Christ would have treated him or her. Bursts of anger,
impatience, irritation, discontentment, etc. wouldn’t be demonstrated
in your response if the Holy Spirit has a hold of you.
4. When we walk by the Spirit, we are freed from being controlled by
the desires of the flesh and the burden of legalism.
5. Manifestations of a person living by the Spirit
Able to restore others gently (v.1)
Carries each other’s burden (v.2)
Not proud but glorifies God in his life (vv.3-4)
Responsible for one’s own spiritual life (v.5)
Supports God’s workers (v.6)
Able to sow what pleases the Spirit rather than the sinful nature (vv.7-8)
Perseveres in doing good to all men, especially to the believers (vv.9-10)
Humble recognition that Christ’s cross has set us free (v.14)
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