Galatians

1. Comparison between the two sons of Abraham Ishmael Isaac (a) Ishmael (a1) Born of a slave woman (a2) Born of normal relationship (a3) Nothing special about the birth (a4) Social status: slave by birth (b) Isaac (b1) Born of a free woman (b2) Born of promise (b3) Special birth (b4) Social status: free by…

Verse: Χριστῷ (dative of association) συνεσταύρωμαι· (perfect tense which emphasizes the completed action of a past action or proces which which a present state emerges) 20 ζῶ δὲ οὐκέτι ἐγώ, ζῇ δὲ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός· ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκί, ἐν πίστει ζῶ τῇ τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντός με καὶ παραδόντος ἑαυτὸν…

1. From where were the Galatians freed? (a) Present Evil Age—ἐξαιρέω: to deliver someone from peril or confining circumstance (1:4 who [Jesus] gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age) (b) Curse of Legalism & Self-Effort Religion—ἐξαγοράζω: liberate or buy back (3:13 Christ bought us back from the curse of…