Escorted to Christ

I. Escorted to Christ by the Law
A. Understanding how man is related to God
1. God's dealing with man in eternity past - 2 Tim. 1:9-10; Eph. 1:3-6
2. God's dealing with Abraham based upon promise - Gal. 3:6-9, 15-18
3. God's dealing with Moses based upon the law - Gal. 3:17-21
4. Why did God give the law?
a) Added because of the transgressions - Gal. 3:19; Rom. 4:15
b) To give the knowledge of sin - Rom. 3:20; 7:7
c) That the offense might abound - Rom. 5:20
d) That sin would become exceedingly sinful - Rom. 7:13
e) To bring us to the end of ourselves and self-confidence - Rom. 7:14, 24 (cf. Phil. 3:3-9)
f) To lead us to Another Life - Gal. 3:22-25; Rom. 7:25a
5. The nature of the law itself
a) Holy, just, good, spiritual - Rom. 7:12, 14
b) The law being an indirect relationship with God - Gal. 3:19-20
(1) The law needs a mediator and doesn't give life - Gal. 3:19-21
(2) God is one and gives life directly - Gal. 3:20-21(cf. Gal. 2:19-20)
c) What the law speaks to (the flesh) - Gal. 3:3
(1) What the gospel speaks to (the Spirit) - Gal. 3:3
d) Guarded by the law - Gal. 3:23
e) The law as an escort to Christ - Gal. 3:24-25
B. Discovering the weakness of our flesh by living under the law
1. By being alive in "ourselves" - Rom. 7:1
a) Being controlled by sin and the law - Rom. 6:14; Rom. 7:1
b) Experiencing prolonged bondage - Rom. 7:2-3; 8:15
2. By coping with things that don't change in our lives
a) The persistence of our lusts - Rom. 7:5; Gal. 5:17, 24
b) The weakness of our will - Rom. 7:15-23
c) The addictive nature of our conduct - Rom. 7:15-25
3. By being overwhelmingly depressed and condemned because of an increase of sinful feelings and failures - Rom. 7:7-13
4. By facing the reality of our rebellious self - Rom. 7:14; 8:7-8
II. Escorted to Christ by Faith
A. The principle of faith - Gal. 3:1-5
B. The example of faith - Gal. 3:6-9
C. The hearing of faith - Gal. 3:2, 5; Rom. 10:17
D. Receiving by faith - Gal. 3:2
E. Being supplied by faith - Gal. 3:5
F. They who are of faith - Gal. 3:7, 9
G. Justified by faith - Gal. 3:8
H. Living by faith - Gal. 3:11
I. The object of faith - Gal. 3:1, 22
J. The coming of faith - Gal. 3:23, 25
K. Being perfected by faith - Gal. 3:2-3
III. Escorted to Christ with God's Provisions
A. The establishing of the "organic I" - Gal. 2:19-21; 2 Cor. 5:21
B. God's gospel preaching - Gal. 3:8
C. The redemption of Christ - Gal. 3:13
1. Crucifixion - Gal. 3:1, 13
D. The promise and the covenant - Gal. 3:15-22
1. The recipient of the promise - Christ, the Seed - Gal. 3:16, 19
E. The inheritance of the heir - Gal. 3:18, 29
1. Sons of God - Gal. 3:26
F. Solidarity with Christ as one corporate person
1. The "Seed" and the "Man" - Gal. 3:16, 28-29; 1 Cor. 12:12
2. Putting on Christ - Gal. 3:27; Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10-11
G. Solidarity through baptism - Gal. 3:27-28; 1 Cor. 12:12-13
H. The promise of the Spirit - Gal. 3:14
1. The initial receiving of the Spirit - Gal. 3:2
2. Beginning by the Spirit and continuing by the Spirit - Gal. 3:3
3. Being supplied with the Spirit - Gal. 3:5