Jensens survey of the old testament adam 486
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support his proof that he was not preaching
the gospel under the rule of anyone,
including the apostles from Jerusalem. One
can appreciate why Paul was so deeply
disturbed over the problem about Jewish
laws for Christians, when even a pillar of the
church, like Peter, would compromise on
the issue.
Paul’s confrontation with Peter probably
took place soon after Paul had returned to
Antioch from Jerusalem. It was the third
meeting of Paul and Peter, and not a
pleasant one.
a. First meeting (at Jerusalem, A.D. 36).
Paul became acquainted with Peter, and
visited with him for fifteen days (Gal. 1:18).
b. Second meeting (at Jerusalem, A.D. 46).
Paul and Peter joined “right hands of
fellowship” in the ministry of the gospel,
Paul as apostle to the Gentiles, and Peter as
apostle to the Jews (Gal. 2:1-10).
c. Third meeting (at Antioch, A.D. 46-47).
Paul publicly rebuked Peter for being twofaced in his relations with Jewish and
Gentile Christians.
Read Galatians 2:11-21. According to
2:14a, what was Paul’s sharp indictment of
Peter? How does Paul identify what should
be the true interpretation of the gospel by a
Jewish Christian, like himself (2:15-16)?
How do verses 17-21 teach that salvation is
by Christ, but not by Christ and the law?
B. FAITH AND LAW COMPARED (3:1—
5:1)
The middle section of Galatians is its
doctrinal core, where Paul shines as a
theologian instructed by God. In 3:1-24 he
compares faith and law as they relate to
justi cation, and in 3:25—5:1 he writes
about the believer’s freedom from law, in
Christ. Chart 79 shows an outline of this
section.
The word law appears fourteen times in
3:1-24. Read 3:10-24, which is a classic New
Testament passage on the purposes of the
law. What are the law’s ministries? What
does the law not do? How is the law
compared to faith in 3:23 and 3:25? See the
accompanying diagram.
LAW, BEFORE AND AFTER THE CROSS
CHART 79: GALATIANS 3:1–5:1
The apostle never suggests in any of his
writings that God’s law and Christian
freedom are contradictory or unmixable. In
3:24 and 5:1 he shows that they are
intimately related. The accompanying
diagram illustrates this.
LAW AND LIBERTY
The Jewish agitators in the Galatian
churches were luring the new Gentile
converts back to the yoke of legalistic
