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neither undergoing a ritual (circumcision) nor being without a
ritual brings hope.
neither having and keeping the law nor being without law
brings hope.
neither working for righteousness nor not working for
righteousness brings hope.
Nothing, absolutely nothing, can provide the sure hope of
righteousness within a person except Jesus Christ: His righteousness
and His death alone can offer hope to man.
3. The hope for righteousness comes by faith wrought by love. It
was God’s love that sent His Son to secure our righteousness to die
for us. When a person really sees this, it breaks him; and he bows and
surrenders his own love, faith, life, and loyalty to Christ. The love of
God stirs us to love Him and to believe Him. We love Him because
He has loved us.
“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope:
for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?” (Ro. 8:24).
PERSONAL JOURNAL NOTES
(Reflection & Response)
1. The most important thing that I learned from this lesson was:
2. The area that I need to work on the most is:
3. I can apply this lesson to my life by:
4. Closing Statement of Commitment:
3. What difference does hope make in your Christian journey?
4. What did Paul mean when he said “faith . . .worketh by love”?
Does your faith work like this? What adjustments do you need
to make?
This article was taken from the Teacher’s Outline and Study Bible (TOSB) Commentary, Galatians?
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QUESTIONS:
1. What is the difference between faith and hope?
2. Upon what is your hope to be focused?
SUMMARY:
“Give me liberty or give me death.” These were the words of a great
patriot. They are to be the words of a Christian believer also. We
have been challenged to . . .
1. Stand firm because Christ has freed the believer.
2. Stand firm because the law is not God’s way for man to be
justified.
3. Stand firm because the hope of righteousness is by faith.