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Section I
GREETING
Galatians 1:1-9
Study 2: GOD’S ONLY MESSAGE—THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST
Text: Galatians 1:6-9
Aim:
To jealously protect the Gospel of Christ from any falsehood.
Memory Verse: “As we said before, so say I now again, If any man
preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let
him be accursed” (Ga.1:9).
INTRODUCTION:
How would your church respond if your young people were ap-
proached by an organized cult? One night at a church skating party, a
group of teenagers were “befriended” by several men who asked about
their spiritual lives. The teenagers were given an invitation to join
them for a series of special studies. These strangers also invited them-
selves to the church of these teens. Like a sinister snake, this cult was
moving in for the kill.
Fortunately, the parents of these teenagers knew enough of God’s
Word to make them cautious and wise. After the next church service,
the leaders of this cult were spoken to and in blunt terms told to leave
their kids alone and to never return to their church again.
Were these adults being ugly and unloving? No. On the contrary,
they were carrying out the Biblical charge: to protect the innocent
sheep from the advances of wolves. Paul had the same circumstances
to deal with in his time.
The churches of Galatia were being led astray by false teachers, and
the very souls of the believers were at stake. Paul had no choice; he
had to be strong in what he wrote, for Christ had taught that the value
of a single soul was worth more than all the wealth of the world.
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul? (Mk.8:36-37).
Again, the souls of the Galatians were at stake. Forcefully and pow-
erfully, Paul warned both the false teachers and the believers: God has
only one message—the gospel of Christ. It is God’s gospel and God’s
gospel alone that must be obeyed, preached, taught, and heeded.
OUTLINE:
1. God’s gospel (v.6).
2. Some individuals turned to false gospels (vv.6-7).
3. Preachers of false gospels are cursed (vv. 8-9).
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God’s Only Message—The Gospel of Christ
Study 2: Galatians 1:6-9 —Teacher’s Outline and Study Bible
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1. God's gospel (vv.3
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2. Some individuals turned to
false gospels
a. They deserted God
b. They turned to a different
gospel, a false gospel
c. They followed those who
twisted the gospel
B. God's Only Message—
the Gospel of Christ, 1:6
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6 I marvel that ye are so soon
removed from him that called
you into the grace of Christ unto
another gospel:
7 Which is not another; but there
be some that trouble you, and
would pervert the
gospel of Christ.
8 But though we, or an angel
from heaven, preach any other
gospel unto you than that which
we have preached unto you, let
him be accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now
again, If any man preach any
other gospel unto you than that
ye have received, let him be
accursed.
3. Preachers of false gospels
are cursed
a. The gospel is greater than
the apostle
b. The gospel is greater than
the angels
c. The gospel is greater than
any man
d. The judgment: A double
curse of eternal condemna-
tion vv.8
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