AUFred's (Potential) Lesson

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AUFred has the chance to teach Sunday School this week, so maybe we can incite some questions to gain some more insight to help him, as well as asking some of our own questions.

Please keep this cool, calm, and collected. Thanks.

if I am teaching Sunday School this week. I have already started studying the lesson just in case. Galatians 5:1-15.

BibleGateway.com - Passage*Lookup: Galatians 5:1-15;

Quite interesting; Two things though:

- The age group for this lesson should be appropriate. Probably do not want the young ones learning about the details about circumcision, lol.

- More importantly, however...

Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

Does this mean that you had a choice, or you had to let them, because you had no ability to counter?

Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

Does this mean that any man who does not let himself be circumcised is not obligated to obey the whole law? Does said man get to choose which laws he decides he wants to obey and those he does not wish to follow?

You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.

Sounds like we were meant to be free, but we cannot exist freely, as our sinful nature (or flesh) would dominate and control our actions and decisions.

But if we do not live freely, we live under some set of rules/laws. If that is the case, then whose laws does Paul request we follow?

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@AUFred: might want to answer these and other question proposed here, ahead of time, Justin Case someone asks something similar, and you may not have prepared for such questions. Good luck, and look forward to the (hopefully) ensuing discussion.

 

[AUFred]

I am teaching adults between the ages of 45 and 65. The potential is there for me to learn more than I teach so I am more of a facilitator than a teacher. Paul wrote to the Galatians concerning what Christ was really all about. Christ is the ultimate sacrifice for all sin and we are saved by grace not by works. The people of those days felt you earned your way into heaven by your works. All fall short of the standard so there is no way to earn your way to heaven. Paul is saying if you think you can earn your way into heaven then you are turning your back on Jesus and will ultimately fail.

 

[Lord Stanley]

I am teaching adults between the ages of 45 and 65. The potential is there for me to learn more than I teach so I am more of a facilitator than a teacher. Paul wrote to the Galatians concerning what Christ was really all about. Christ is the ultimate sacrifice for all sin and we are saved by grace not by works. The people of those days felt you earned your way into heaven by your works. All fall short of the standard so there is no way to earn your way to heaven. Paul is saying if you think you can earn your way into heaven then you are turning your back on Jesus and will ultimately fail.

well I will say that I have never studied the Bible, yet that was clearly explained to me - so I reckon you teach well my friend - good luck to you

 

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I am teaching adults between the ages of 45 and 65. The potential is there for me to learn more than I teach so I am more of a facilitator than a teacher. Paul wrote to the Galatians concerning what Christ was really all about. Christ is the ultimate sacrifice for all sin and we are saved by grace not by works. The people of those days felt you earned your way into heaven by your works. All fall short of the standard so there is no way to earn your way to heaven. Paul is saying if you think you can earn your way into heaven then you are turning your back on Jesus and will ultimately fail.

Ive read portions of the Bible as a youngster, but like Lord Stanley, I could understand your point.

Now, if Paul could have just said that, we would not have so many problems trying to interpret the Bible. :surrender