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Let’s consider a fundamental question today: If we are saved by the grace of God, then why does God word go into such detail about the law of God? We’re going to explore that question today, and we will discover that there’s a purpose behind the law of God. Today we continue our survey of Galatians. The Galatians churches were rife with misunderstanding concerning the role of God’s law. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

The law of God also has a purpose, and that is to reveal our sin and point us to Christ. If we look at God’s law as a set of rules to follow in oder to get to heaven, we miss then point. We cannot obey the law perfectly, and the law points that out to us, so we must turn to faith in Christ for our salvation. Today on Sound Doctrine, pastor Jeff Johnson will elaborate as he continues his study of Galatians. We’ll be in chapter three, verses twenty-three through twenty-nine. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

In Galatians three, Paul is laying out a wonderful doctrinal defense for the grace of God. You see the Galatians had strayed away from a loving relationship with Jesus and the grace He alone provides. Instead they were trying to live up to the law, as so many still do to this day. But as we’re learning through Galatians, that only leads to frustration and failure. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

Today on Sound Doctrine we learn that no matter how hard new try, none of us can become righteous in our own effort. Simply put, it’s impossible. Instead we ought to believe in and live by the grace of Jesus. Really the law of God has no power to prevent sin - or redeem the sinner. Only grace can do that. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

Today pastor Jeff Johnson opens Galatians chapter three here on Sound Doctrine, and uncovers important doctrinal instruction about the grace of God. Paul the apostle is posing some questions taking the Galatian believers back to their experience when they were first saved. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

We have a big problem. The only way to get into heaven is to be perfect. And that’s an impossible goal. Our problem with perfection was solved by Jesus. He paid the price to perfect us before a holy and perfect God. Isn’t that awesome? However, there are some people who still try to get to heaven by being “perfect”. It simply won’t work. The members of the church in Galatia had a similar issue. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

Pastor Jeff Johnson is taking us through this challenging epistle, and we can see that the Galatians were much like many Christians today – they thought they needed to add something to their faith in order to please God and get to heaven. They had really strayed! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

We are studying Galatians chapter two right now, and today pastor Jeff will again remind us that as Christians, we should die to ourselves and let Christ live within us. Given the choice of trusting God with your life, or going it on your own, which would you choose? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

There are a lot of misconceptions out there concerning heaven and how we get there. Today, pastor Jeff will talk about the most common one - believing that there is some way you can earn your way into heaven by following rules, or doing good deeds. Who is insulted by that? Jesus Himself. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

On today’s program, Jeff continues his in depth look at Galatians chapter two. In order to really understand what the Apostle Paul is saying in this chapter, it’s important to know what was going on in the churches in Galatia at the time. The Galatians talked a good game, but they actually had let false teaching creep into their midst. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

Today we continue Jeff’s verse by verse study through Galatians with a stop in chapter two, verses eleven through sixteen. What we see here is a confrontation between Peter and Paul. Peter was the guy at fault here - he was guilty of being a hypocrite. If we kicked all the hypocrites out of the church, there would be nothing but empty chairs! But let’s let pastor Jeff tell the story. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

Paul was quick to point people to Christ, and eager to share the Gospel! Many around him found this message disturbing as we’ll see today on Sound Doctrine. We can expect the same sort of reaction today. Pastor Jeff Johnson will underscore the gospel of grace alone through faith alone on today’s broadcast as part of our continuing study of Galatians. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

We are doing some serious growing right now, because we are studying one of the most challenging books in the bible - Paul’s letter to the Galatians. As we begin a look at chapter two today, Paul has set the stage for his theme in this letter. The churches in Galatia had fallen victim to false teaching. Of course, there was some backlash, of course, but here in chapter two, Paul defends his authority to preach the gospel, and he defends the gospel message as well. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111

Today on the program, pastor Jeff will takes us once again to Galatians chapter one, as Paul shares his own personal testimony of how Jesus Christ saved him . The people of Galatia needed to hear this because they had straying in their doctrine. They had been deceived into believing that more than faith in Jesus was required for salvation. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/621/29?v=20251111