Brand New

The Temple Model_________________________________________________________________________________

The Temple Model_________________________________________________________________________________

Sacred places Sacred text Sacred men Sincere followers

Brand New_________________________________________________________________________________

Brand New_________________________________________________________________________________

New Covenant New Command New Ethic New Movement

The Temple Model__________________________________________________________________________________________

Was built around a standard only the elite could meet.

The Temple Model__________________________________________________________________________________________

Was built around a standard only the elite could meet.

Required followers to come to a place to make peace with God.

The Temple Model__________________________________________________________________________________________

Was built around a standard only the elite could meet.

Required followers to come to a place to make peace with God.

Put religious service above serving people

The Temple Model__________________________________________________________________________________________

Structured

The Temple Model__________________________________________________________________________________________

Structured

The Jewish Christians felt very sacrilegious to abandon

the old testament law and practices

Our consciences determine religious realities whether they

reflect reality or not.

Our consciences determine religious realities whether they

reflect reality or not.

Example – You shouldn’t feel that way.

Our consciences determine religious realities whether they

reflect reality or not.

Example – You shouldn’t feel guilty about that.

Our consciences determine religious realities whether they

reflect reality or not.

Example – Christian friends do things that bother you, but it doesn’t seem to bother them.

Because our conscious determines our religious reality some of you are going to have

a difficult time with this teaching

They attempted to assimilate Jesus into the temple model

Galatians 5

Judaizers-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jewish Christians who believedGentiles must convert to Judaism to be a Follower

of Jesus

Angry!!!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It diluted, and polluted the message of Jesus

It is for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not subject yourselves again to a yoke of slavery.

Galatians 5:1

Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

Galatians 5:2

And I testify again to everyman who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole law.

Galatians 5:3

You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

Galatians 5:4

Example of the gift card…

Example of the gift card…

Becoming a discount card

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor un-circumcision means anything,

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor un-circumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

Galatians 5:6

NIV - translation

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself Through love.

Galatians 5:6b

You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?

Galatians 5:7

This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.

Galatians 5:8,9

It only takes a small doseof the wrong thing

to corrupt the whole thing.

I wish that those who are troubling you would even…

Galatians 5:12

I wish that those who are troubling you would even mutilate themselves.

Galatians 5:12

Paul Knew….__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Leaders would become self-righteous

Paul Knew….__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Leaders would become self-righteous

Followers would become hypocrites

Paul Knew….__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Leaders would become self-righteous

Followers would become hypocrites

Text would be manipulated

Paul Knew….__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Leaders would become self-righteous

Followers would become hypocrites

Text would be manipulated People would be mistreated

For you were called to freedom brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through loveserve one another.

Galatians 5:13

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement,

Galatians 5:14

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Galatians 5:14

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself Through love.

Galatians 5:6b

What does love require of me?

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself Through love.

Galatians 5:6b