Galatians blog by Noah Monestere

rcorrado07 — 2024-05-16 14:55:06 UTC

1-2:

Written during Paul’s missionary journey in Galatia

Addresses the debate on Christianity’s message for all humanity

Christianity started as a Jewish Messianic Movement in Jerusalem

Jewish Christians believed non-Jews needed to obey the law of the Torah

Some demanded circumcision, undermining Paul's teachings

Paul challenges Galatians' understanding of the gospel message about the crucified Messiah

Aruges that the gospel creates a new multi-ethnic Family of Jesus and Abraham

3-4:

Paul discusses the story of Abraham in Genesis, highlighting his justification through faith and God's promise of blessing all nations through Him and His offspring

God's purpose was to have a large multi-ethnic family who relate to Him based on faith, not on the laws of the Torah.

Paul explains that the laws of the Torah were given to Israel at Mount Sinai after God's promise to Abraham.

• The laws acted as a temporary measure, revealing Israel's sinful condition and committing everyone to the power of sin.

• However, the laws also served strictly, keeping Israel in line until the coming of the Messiah.

• Jesus, as the Faithful Israelite, died to take the curse of Israel's failure into Himself and bring redemption.

• Paul argues that requiring Torah observance from non-Jewish Christians is unnecessary, neglecting the new freedom gained through Jesus and the gift of the Spirit.

5-6:

Laws of the Torah:

Summarized by Jesus as Love Your neighbor as yourself

Israel did not have the power to obey them

Jesus fulfilled these laws on our behalf and now he lives in us through the Spirit

Habits of the Old Humanity

Behaviors that dehumanize people, destroy relationships and communities

Jesus put these behaviors to death on the cross so when a person trusts in Jesus his life becomes theirs.

Fruit of the Spirit

Love, kindness, peace, patience, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, goodness, and joy

If we live by the Spirit, we have to keep in step with the Spirit

Through the Spirit, Jesus makes us into people who love God and others, and fulfill The Torah of the Messiah.

nmonestere07 — 2024-05-16 14:57:08 UTC

5:21 Occasions of envy: after the Greek word phthonoi, “envies,” some manuscripts add a similar sounding one, phonoi, “murders.”
This is an example of textual criticism because we are learning the origin of the word
6:17 The marks of Jesus: slaves were often branded by marks (stigmata) burned into their flesh to show to whom they belonged; so also were devotees of pagan gods. Paul implies that instead of outdated circumcision, his body bears the scars of his apostolic labors (2 Cor 11:22–31), such as floggings (Acts 16:22; 2 Cor 11:25) and stonings (Acts 14:19), that mark him as belonging to the Christ who suffered (cf. Rom 6:3; 2 Cor 4:10; Col 1:24) and will protect his own.
This is an example of historical criticism because it helps us learn about what the past was like when Paul wrote this.

Main Theme

nmonestere07 — 2024-05-16 15:10:15 UTC

Paul is writing to the Galatians to tell them how to be a good Christian. Some non-christians told them that they need to follow the Torah still but Paul says that they do not because Jesus fulfilled the Torah. It relies on the person's faith in Jesus rather then following the Torah.

Theme and summary of video

nmonestere07 — 2024-05-17 13:23:20 UTC

Theme:

The main theme he talked about is you reap what you put in. As he says in the video, if you plant rice, you will get rice. So if we put good into our lives, we will get good. If we put bad in our lives, we will be bad things. Because of this message, we believe that he is using the moral sense because we are learning how to act in our lives.

Summary:

He emphasizes the importance of not submitting to slavery

There are 2 kinds of fruits, bad fruits with jealousy, anger, selfishness, etc., and the good fruits with love, joy, peace, kindness, etc.

We reap what we plant so if we are good, good things will come but if we give and do bad, bad things will instead.

We shall reap if we do not lose heart, always keep your faith in Jesus and yourself.

Question

nmonestere07 — 2024-05-17 13:25:58 UTC

How do we stay strong and not give up on ourselves when we are surrounded by evil (peer pressure, the death of a loved one, unfair situations)?

Noah Lectio Divina

nmonestere07 — 2024-05-17 13:57:41 UTC

1. Lectio (Read): Paul is telling us to be peacemakers and stop others fighting, to be kind and take other's burdens, and to share the good news, we get what we give, and to be good on the inside and the outside

2. Meditatio (Meditate): Galatians 6:7 "Make no mistake: God is not mocked, for a person will reap only what he sows."

3. Oratio (Prayer): God tells me my actions have real consequences. He sees everything I do, even when no one else is watching. If I sow seeds of kindness, integrity, and goodness, I will reap a positive harvest in my life. But if I sow seeds of selfishness, deceit, or wrongdoing, thinking I can mock God by acting one way outwardly and another inwardly, I will ultimately reap negative consequences. God cannot be deceived by outward appearances.

4. Contemplatio (Contemplation): I am called to desire to act kindly and do good just for the sake of looking good to others. My motivation must be pure—to honor God and bless others out of real love and compassion. In my mind, I need to get a firm grip on the fact that God sees all—even my innermost thoughts and intentions. I cannot fool Him with a fake outward impression of righteousness. I am called to live with complete integrity—being the same person on the inside as I seem to be on the outside. No more compartmentalizing my life.

Rocco Corrado Lectio Divina

rcorrado07 — 2024-05-20 18:23:52 UTC

Lectio:

To glorify God, avoid falling temptations.
A little yeast leavens a whole batch of dough.
He emphasizes the importance of not submitting to slavery
There are 2 kinds of fruits, bad fruits with jealousy, anger, selfishness, etc., and the good fruits with love, joy, peace, kindness, etc.
We reap what we plant so if we are good, good things will come but if we give and do bad, bad things will instead.
We shall reap if we do not lose heart, always keep your faith in Jesus and keep faith in yourself.

Meditatio:

Galatians 5:9- A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough.

Oratio:

I think that God is telling me not to boast and not to fall into temptation because this is what can ruin not only your relationship with God but also your growth as a person. A little bit of Sin can ruin your relationship with God and your own self-improvement.

Comtemplatio:

I am called to change the way I look at winning. When I win something, I often forget how it feels to lose. I find myself boasting or taunting instead of being understanding of the loss. I need to be a more gracious winner because boasting only puts down the losers and will affect my relationship with myself and God.