John Piper's Exposition on Galatians
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Book Introduction
The success or failure of a Christian's life depends on this.
“Having begun in the Spirit, are you going to be perfected by the flesh?”
There is no other gospel
There is only one gospel!
After reading Galatians, we cannot simply respond with a half-hearted, “Well, this is an interesting book of religious reflection.”
It's like not being able to examine a burning coal with your bare hands.
Galatians is a powerful message containing the most essential truths of Christianity.
If we can make the power of this truth a part of our thinking and will, the framework of our faith will become clearer, and the passion for living in Christ will never grow lukewarm or waver.
Are you standing firm in the truth of the gospel? This book is based on John Piper's sermons on Galatians given at Bethlehem Baptist Church, and is divided into 23 chapters.
Beginning in the Spirit and ending in the flesh? If you desire to await the hope of righteousness through the Spirit, not the flesh, and through hearing and faith, not through works, then listen to the core truths contained in this book.
“Having begun in the Spirit, are you going to be perfected by the flesh?”
There is no other gospel
There is only one gospel!
After reading Galatians, we cannot simply respond with a half-hearted, “Well, this is an interesting book of religious reflection.”
It's like not being able to examine a burning coal with your bare hands.
Galatians is a powerful message containing the most essential truths of Christianity.
If we can make the power of this truth a part of our thinking and will, the framework of our faith will become clearer, and the passion for living in Christ will never grow lukewarm or waver.
Are you standing firm in the truth of the gospel? This book is based on John Piper's sermons on Galatians given at Bethlehem Baptist Church, and is divided into 23 chapters.
Beginning in the Spirit and ending in the flesh? If you desire to await the hope of righteousness through the Spirit, not the flesh, and through hearing and faith, not through works, then listen to the core truths contained in this book.
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Chapter 1: To rescue us from this present evil age (Galatians 1:1-5)
What it means to be an apostle / The authority of Christ in Paul's words / Grace to you, glory to God
Chapter 2: When You Don't Believe in Angels (Galatians 1:6-10)
There is only one gospel / It is strange to abandon the gospel / If you abandon the gospel, you will be cursed by God / Please God, not people
Chapter 3: This is not a gospel of man (Galatians 1:11-24)
Paul's Defense of the Apostolate and the Gospel / The Truth Matters / Paul's Former Way of Life / Paul Did Not Consult with Flesh and Blood
Chapter 4: So that the truth of the gospel may remain with you (Galatians 2:1-10)
Are there contradictions in the Apostles' testimony? / The journey to Jerusalem / The false brothers / Meeting the Apostles
Chapter 5: Following the Truth of the Gospel (Galatians 2:11-14)
The Truth of the Gospel and Paul's Apostolate / The Conflict Between Paul and Peter / Peter's Fellowship with Gentile Believers / Peter's Departure from the Gospel / Fear of Man Is Inconsistent with the Gospel / Hypocrisy Is Inconsistent with the Gospel / Legalism Is Inconsistent with the Gospel
Chapter 6 I Do Not Frustrate the Grace of God (Galatians 2:15-21)
Common Theology and Beliefs / Is Christ the Causer of Sin / What Paul Tear Down / Life After Death to the Law
Chapter 7: Can You Begin in the Spirit and End in the Flesh? (Galatians 3:1-5)
It's not how you hit the driver that counts, it's how you get to the hole / The foolish Galatians / Denying the ministry of Christ / Denying the ministry of the Holy Spirit / Spirit or flesh / Practical advice
Chapter 8: Those who have faith are descendants of Abraham (Galatians 3:6-9)
Can You Become a Child of Abraham? / Not Dependent on Physical Descent / Was Paul's View Biblical? / Must Be Like Abraham / Heirs to Abraham's Blessings / Promised Justification / Promised the Holy Spirit / Faith and Descendants
Chapter 9 Christ Redeemed Us from the Curse of the Law (Galatians 3:10-14)
The Dangers of False Assurance of Salvation / Works of the Law / Faith vs. “Works of the Law” / “Works of the Law” and the Curse of the Law / Christ Bearing the Curse / The Promise of the Holy Spirit through Christ’s Atonement / The Path of Blessing or the Path of Curse
Chapter 10: The Law Does Not Cancel the Promise (Galatians 3:15-18)
Theology and Practice / Do not live by the works of the law, but by faith in Christ / The Judaizers' objections and Paul's quotations / The example of man / The relationship between the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants / Christ, the one offspring / The inheritance and the promise of Christ
Chapter 11: Why the Law? (Galatians 3:19-22)
The Importance of “Who” and “Why” / Why the Law Was Given / The Powerlessness of the Law and Our State of Being Under Sin / Israel, the Law, and God’s Glorious Promises / Three Lessons
Chapter 12: If You Belong to Christ, You Are an Heir According to the Promise (Galatians 3:23-29)
Bound under the law / Faith has come / Union with Christ / No longer under a schoolmaster
Chapter 13: Do Not Turn from Son to Slave (Galatians 4:1-11)
The work of demons / Returning to slavery / Being bound by demons or the law / Disguising oneself as a worker of righteousness
Chapter 14 Until Christ is Formed in You (Galatians 4:12-20)
Catering to Pride / Not Us, but Christ / How Christ Is Formed in Us / The Gospel We First Received
Chapter 15: "Hagar and the Slave" vs. "Sarah and the Free" (Galatians 4:21-31)
Complete Freedom / What the Law Teaches About Freedom / The Parable of Hagar and Sarah / The Freedom of the Children of Promise
Chapter 16: The Freedom Christ Gave Us (Galatians 5:1-5)
Piper Family Playtime / Don't Try to Bribe God for Blessings / The Errors of Gratitude Ethics / Healing Depends on Grace / How Free People Wait for the Last Days
Chapter 17: Saving Faith Produces Love (Galatians 5:6-12)
Heed these warnings / The cross, not circumcision / Faith vs. works / The heart of works vs. the heart of faith / What faith removes from the heart / What faith gives to the heart
Chapter 18: Freed to Love (Galatians 5:13-15)
The Biblical Secret to All Our Activism / Love as the Commandment and the Essence of Faith / Love's Service and True Freedom / Love Your Neighbor as Yourself / The Tragic Consequences of Not Testing
Chapter 19: The War Between the Flesh and the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-18)
What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? / Why is it important to walk in the Spirit? / The Spirit conquers the flesh. / The Spirit produces fruit that fulfills the law. / How to walk in the Spirit. / The secret to walking in the Spirit.
Chapter 20: Walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:19-26)
The Dangers of Abusing Moral Teachings / Thinking Biblically About Virtue / The Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit / Killing the Dragon of the Flesh
Chapter 21: Bear one another's burdens and thus fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:1-5)
The Virus of Self-Reliance / Burden-Bearing and the Law of Christ / The Burden of Sin / The Dangers of Pride / Assertive Pride and Timid Pride / Examine Your Own Work
Chapter 22: Do Not Be Weary in Doing Good (Galatians 6:6-10)
A Balanced Understanding of Eternal Life and Death / Carrying the Financial Burden of Those Who Teach the Word / Ministry and Offerings / God Is Not Mocked / Sowing to the Flesh and Sowing to the Spirit
Chapter 23: Only the new creation matters (Galatians 6:11-18)
Foolishness and Deception or Mercy and Peace / The Attitude of Legalists / The Attitude of the New Creation / Boast in the Cross / Those Who Exalt Themselves and Those Who Exalt Christ
What it means to be an apostle / The authority of Christ in Paul's words / Grace to you, glory to God
Chapter 2: When You Don't Believe in Angels (Galatians 1:6-10)
There is only one gospel / It is strange to abandon the gospel / If you abandon the gospel, you will be cursed by God / Please God, not people
Chapter 3: This is not a gospel of man (Galatians 1:11-24)
Paul's Defense of the Apostolate and the Gospel / The Truth Matters / Paul's Former Way of Life / Paul Did Not Consult with Flesh and Blood
Chapter 4: So that the truth of the gospel may remain with you (Galatians 2:1-10)
Are there contradictions in the Apostles' testimony? / The journey to Jerusalem / The false brothers / Meeting the Apostles
Chapter 5: Following the Truth of the Gospel (Galatians 2:11-14)
The Truth of the Gospel and Paul's Apostolate / The Conflict Between Paul and Peter / Peter's Fellowship with Gentile Believers / Peter's Departure from the Gospel / Fear of Man Is Inconsistent with the Gospel / Hypocrisy Is Inconsistent with the Gospel / Legalism Is Inconsistent with the Gospel
Chapter 6 I Do Not Frustrate the Grace of God (Galatians 2:15-21)
Common Theology and Beliefs / Is Christ the Causer of Sin / What Paul Tear Down / Life After Death to the Law
Chapter 7: Can You Begin in the Spirit and End in the Flesh? (Galatians 3:1-5)
It's not how you hit the driver that counts, it's how you get to the hole / The foolish Galatians / Denying the ministry of Christ / Denying the ministry of the Holy Spirit / Spirit or flesh / Practical advice
Chapter 8: Those who have faith are descendants of Abraham (Galatians 3:6-9)
Can You Become a Child of Abraham? / Not Dependent on Physical Descent / Was Paul's View Biblical? / Must Be Like Abraham / Heirs to Abraham's Blessings / Promised Justification / Promised the Holy Spirit / Faith and Descendants
Chapter 9 Christ Redeemed Us from the Curse of the Law (Galatians 3:10-14)
The Dangers of False Assurance of Salvation / Works of the Law / Faith vs. “Works of the Law” / “Works of the Law” and the Curse of the Law / Christ Bearing the Curse / The Promise of the Holy Spirit through Christ’s Atonement / The Path of Blessing or the Path of Curse
Chapter 10: The Law Does Not Cancel the Promise (Galatians 3:15-18)
Theology and Practice / Do not live by the works of the law, but by faith in Christ / The Judaizers' objections and Paul's quotations / The example of man / The relationship between the Abrahamic and Mosaic covenants / Christ, the one offspring / The inheritance and the promise of Christ
Chapter 11: Why the Law? (Galatians 3:19-22)
The Importance of “Who” and “Why” / Why the Law Was Given / The Powerlessness of the Law and Our State of Being Under Sin / Israel, the Law, and God’s Glorious Promises / Three Lessons
Chapter 12: If You Belong to Christ, You Are an Heir According to the Promise (Galatians 3:23-29)
Bound under the law / Faith has come / Union with Christ / No longer under a schoolmaster
Chapter 13: Do Not Turn from Son to Slave (Galatians 4:1-11)
The work of demons / Returning to slavery / Being bound by demons or the law / Disguising oneself as a worker of righteousness
Chapter 14 Until Christ is Formed in You (Galatians 4:12-20)
Catering to Pride / Not Us, but Christ / How Christ Is Formed in Us / The Gospel We First Received
Chapter 15: "Hagar and the Slave" vs. "Sarah and the Free" (Galatians 4:21-31)
Complete Freedom / What the Law Teaches About Freedom / The Parable of Hagar and Sarah / The Freedom of the Children of Promise
Chapter 16: The Freedom Christ Gave Us (Galatians 5:1-5)
Piper Family Playtime / Don't Try to Bribe God for Blessings / The Errors of Gratitude Ethics / Healing Depends on Grace / How Free People Wait for the Last Days
Chapter 17: Saving Faith Produces Love (Galatians 5:6-12)
Heed these warnings / The cross, not circumcision / Faith vs. works / The heart of works vs. the heart of faith / What faith removes from the heart / What faith gives to the heart
Chapter 18: Freed to Love (Galatians 5:13-15)
The Biblical Secret to All Our Activism / Love as the Commandment and the Essence of Faith / Love's Service and True Freedom / Love Your Neighbor as Yourself / The Tragic Consequences of Not Testing
Chapter 19: The War Between the Flesh and the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-18)
What does it mean to walk in the Spirit? / Why is it important to walk in the Spirit? / The Spirit conquers the flesh. / The Spirit produces fruit that fulfills the law. / How to walk in the Spirit. / The secret to walking in the Spirit.
Chapter 20: Walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:19-26)
The Dangers of Abusing Moral Teachings / Thinking Biblically About Virtue / The Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit / Killing the Dragon of the Flesh
Chapter 21: Bear one another's burdens and thus fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:1-5)
The Virus of Self-Reliance / Burden-Bearing and the Law of Christ / The Burden of Sin / The Dangers of Pride / Assertive Pride and Timid Pride / Examine Your Own Work
Chapter 22: Do Not Be Weary in Doing Good (Galatians 6:6-10)
A Balanced Understanding of Eternal Life and Death / Carrying the Financial Burden of Those Who Teach the Word / Ministry and Offerings / God Is Not Mocked / Sowing to the Flesh and Sowing to the Spirit
Chapter 23: Only the new creation matters (Galatians 6:11-18)
Foolishness and Deception or Mercy and Peace / The Attitude of Legalists / The Attitude of the New Creation / Boast in the Cross / Those Who Exalt Themselves and Those Who Exalt Christ
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“I know I still have a long way to go before I can become the preacher I want to be.
But I have a goal.
Our Bethlehem Church preachers not only claim to believe in the authority of Scripture, but also submit our hearts and minds to its Word by reading it accurately and carefully, paying attention to the meaning of words in context, the intended relationships between successive sentences, and the coherent flow of thought throughout the entire passage.
This is not optional.
It's not just a game for a select few scholars.
This is a matter of submission and humility to God's Word.
This is the only way to fully understand and apply the confession that “Paul, an apostle—not of men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ” (Gal. 1:1).
This letter is the living word of Christ, written through an authorized representative of Christ.
If we believe it and acknowledge Jesus as Lord, we will not be satisfied with vague and hazy notions about the meaning of the text.
We will study, analyze, define, outline, write, research, ponder, meditate, contemplate, connect, and synthesize the Word until the Apostle's will comes to us clearly, sharply, distinctly, and inevitably.
Then, when we surrender and change our thinking to the apostle's, we will know the mind of Christ.”
---From Chapter 1
“Paul’s concern for the gospel is not as light as cotton candy.
He doesn't smile sweetly in the midst of controversy and say, "Do what you want."
For Paul, the gospel of Christ is the point of contact between God's wonderful life and this sinful and dirty world.
And when we reject or distort the eternal grace given to utterly worthless creatures like ourselves, someone, somewhere, deserves to be outraged at that heinous sin.
We must consider how terrible it is to reject the gospel.
Satan does his best to instill in us a worldly spirit of pettiness, triviality, and insignificance through television and radio.
We must guard ourselves from the flood of pleasures that deny eternal life.
We must cultivate a pure spiritual sensitivity and imagination, and be shocked like a child hearing thunder for the first time, feeling an earthquake for the first time, or encountering a storm on a ship for the first time.
When the Bible shows us God's eternal damnation, we can't just yawn and turn the page.
The revelation of God's wrath is intended to shake unbelievers out of their stupor and to prevent Christians from walking arrogantly and speaking with a voice full of pride.
Don't skim through the Bible.
There is much in this passage that humbles us, enlightens us, and sanctifies us.
“Please think about these words quietly and deeply.”
But I have a goal.
Our Bethlehem Church preachers not only claim to believe in the authority of Scripture, but also submit our hearts and minds to its Word by reading it accurately and carefully, paying attention to the meaning of words in context, the intended relationships between successive sentences, and the coherent flow of thought throughout the entire passage.
This is not optional.
It's not just a game for a select few scholars.
This is a matter of submission and humility to God's Word.
This is the only way to fully understand and apply the confession that “Paul, an apostle—not of men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ” (Gal. 1:1).
This letter is the living word of Christ, written through an authorized representative of Christ.
If we believe it and acknowledge Jesus as Lord, we will not be satisfied with vague and hazy notions about the meaning of the text.
We will study, analyze, define, outline, write, research, ponder, meditate, contemplate, connect, and synthesize the Word until the Apostle's will comes to us clearly, sharply, distinctly, and inevitably.
Then, when we surrender and change our thinking to the apostle's, we will know the mind of Christ.”
---From Chapter 1
“Paul’s concern for the gospel is not as light as cotton candy.
He doesn't smile sweetly in the midst of controversy and say, "Do what you want."
For Paul, the gospel of Christ is the point of contact between God's wonderful life and this sinful and dirty world.
And when we reject or distort the eternal grace given to utterly worthless creatures like ourselves, someone, somewhere, deserves to be outraged at that heinous sin.
We must consider how terrible it is to reject the gospel.
Satan does his best to instill in us a worldly spirit of pettiness, triviality, and insignificance through television and radio.
We must guard ourselves from the flood of pleasures that deny eternal life.
We must cultivate a pure spiritual sensitivity and imagination, and be shocked like a child hearing thunder for the first time, feeling an earthquake for the first time, or encountering a storm on a ship for the first time.
When the Bible shows us God's eternal damnation, we can't just yawn and turn the page.
The revelation of God's wrath is intended to shake unbelievers out of their stupor and to prevent Christians from walking arrogantly and speaking with a voice full of pride.
Don't skim through the Bible.
There is much in this passage that humbles us, enlightens us, and sanctifies us.
“Please think about these words quietly and deeply.”
---From Chapter 2
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: August 22, 2022
- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide
- Page count, weight, size: 320 pages | 642g | 152*224*28mm
- ISBN13: 9791189697280
- ISBN10: 1189697289
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