Ikon Community http://ikoncommunity.com A new Christ community in San Diego Wed, 19 May 2010 13:35:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 ikoncommunityhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation Galatians, Day 31 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ikoncommunity/~3/U48HotfVIuI/galatians-day-31 http://ikoncommunity.com/exercises/galatians-day-31#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 13:35:02 +0000 Jason Coker http://ikoncommunity.com/?p=832 Today read Galatians 4:8-11 and compare to Romans 6:15-23. In both passages Paul uses the illustration of slavery in order to emphasize the freedom of those who are in Christ – but he is addressing two different problems in these passages.

Questions for reflection:

  1. What are the different problems being addressed in Galatians 4 and Romans 6?
  2. How is Paul’s argument similar in both? How is the outcome of his argument similar on both even though he’s addressing different problems?
  3. Given these passages, what do you think Paul might mean by Christians having “freedom?” Freedom from what? Freedom for what?
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Questions for reflection:

  1. Connect Paul’s illustration of growing up and becoming a full heir. How does this relate to Paul’s arguments in Chapter 3?
  2. How is religious legalism akin to childhood? How is living in Christ by faith akin to growing up and receiving an inheritance?
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Questions for reflection:

1. What seems to be the overall point Paul is making in this chapter as he follows up his theological arguments in Chapter 3?

2. Which illustrations resonate with you most from this chapter?

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Questions for reflection:

  1. How are these two passages related?
  2. What does Paul seem to mean by the terms “promise” and “life” and “righteousness” “your goal” in these passages? How are they similar?
  3. Why do you think Paul might have started with this question about how they “received the spirit” (v2-4) and then circled back to that argument again (21-23)? What makes this argument so effective?
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