Lesson 4: Alarming Reasons Some Fall Away (Galatians) Based on two books by Tom Holland.
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Lesson 4:Alarming Reasons Some Fall Away (Galatians)
Based on two books by Tom Holland
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Alarming Reason Some Fall:Turn Away from Truth
• Some “turn away” from the gospel to man-made doctrine – 1:6-12• Some “turn again” to that which is “worthless” – 4:9• Some hear, know, and then reject truth – 4:16; 5:7• Some entangle themselves again in their old religion – 5:1
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Alarming Reason Some Fall:Turned Away from Truth
• Someone actively seeking to hinder away from truth – 5:7• Someone actively seeking to bewitch away from truth –
3:1• Someone actively seeking to court away from truth – 4:19• Someone actively seeking to trouble away from truth –
1:7; 5:10, 12
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Alarming Reason Some Fall:Consumed By Another
• A brother might “use” another for selfish satisfaction – 5:13• A brother might continually “bite and devour” another –
5:15• A brother might cause one to be “consumed” or
destroyed – 5:15• Rather than agape love for one another—critical &
ruthless treatment
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Alarming Reason Some Fall:Consumed By Flesh
• The flesh is in constant struggle with and is opposed to the Spirit – 5:17• The flesh makes it easy to “not do the things that you
wish” – 5:17• The flesh leads one to abandon the spiritual for the carnal
– 3:3• Some grow weary in endless battle against works of the
flesh – 5:19-21• “For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap
corruption” – 6:8
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Alarming Reason Some Fall:Consumed In Self
• Some fall because he “thinks himself to be something” – 6:3• Dangerous to think self “to be something, when…
nothing” – 6:3• Some deceive themselves into thinking “they can handle
sin/flesh” or that “sin is not a big deal”• Forgetting, “whatever a man sows, he will reap” – 6:7
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Alarming Reason Some Fall:Neglect Spiritual Growth
• Neglect upward growth – 5:22– Love, joy, peace
• Neglect outward growth – 5:22– Longsuffering, kindness, goodness
• Neglect inward growth – 5:22-23– Faithfulness, meekness, self-control
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Alarming Reason Some Fall:Neglect Spiritual Service
• Sometimes serving others can be wearying and discouraging – 6:9• Easy to focus on the regrets and not on the reward – 6:9• Must not turn so far inward and neglect opportunities to
serve – 6:10
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Alarming Reason Some Fall:Crushed By Burdens
• Burdens, disappointments and heartaches of life can crush – 6:2• Burdens make serious demands on one’s spiritual
strength• When one’s strength is exhausted, burdens weigh down
and defeat