Galatians 4: Purpose of the Law
How does childhood differ from adulthood?
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What impact does our culture typically have upon children?
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Prior to Jesus’ birth, what expectations did people have for the promised Messiah?
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How could being a part of God’s family bring us out from under the Law?
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How does our relationship with God affect our communication with him?
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What is the difference between claiming to be a child of God and actually being his child?
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How does the behavior of a servant compare with what a family member would do in a household?
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If we don’t know God, who or what do we serve?
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In what way might following religious practices be regarded as “bondage”?
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What value should we place on holidays and religious festivals?
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Why made Paul wonder if his effort in Galatia had been wasted?
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What do you think happened to move Galatians away from the experience they had with the Lord while Paul was with them?
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What might Paul’s affliction have been when he was with the Galatians?
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Why do you think Paul’s affliction did not have a negative effect on his ministry?
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What made Paul think his writing the truth could make him the enemy of the Galatians?
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People who appear eager to help can be either servants or seducers. How does one tell which one they are?
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It is sometimes said, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” When is that not the case?
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Why might Paul’s childbirth analogy be an understandable likeness to his care for the Galatians?
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Why do you think Paul thought his attitude toward the Galatians might change if he were with them?
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If non-Jews became followers of Jesus and were told they needed to follow the Law given by Moses, how extensive would their knowledge of its requirements have been?
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Why might Paul have used the story of Abraham’s two sons instead of a non-Jewish analogy?
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In what ways can our human effort work against God’s plan?
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How much appreciation would non-Jewish believers have had for Isaiah’s words?
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What does it mean to be a “child of promise”?
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Why do you think Christians are persecuted?
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What does freedom from the Law give us freedom to do?