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INTRODUCTION to the letter

I.  Introduction of the letter (1:1-10)

A.  The Salutation of the letter (1:1-3)

B.  The occasion of the letter (1:4-10)

II.  Paul’s Gospel (1:11–2:21)

A.  Of divine origin (1:11-17)

B.  Not received from the apostles (1:18-24)

C.  Accepted by the church (2:1-10)

D.  Applied in the conflict with Peter (2:11-21)

III.  Paul’s doctrine of justification (3:1–4:31)

A.  Faith or Works (3:1-5)

B.  The Blessing of Faith (3:6-9)

C.  The Curse of the Works of the Law (3:10-14)

D.  The Promise of Abrahamic Covenant (3:15-18)

E.  The Function of the Law (3:19-22)

F.  Sonship versus Slavery (3:23–4:7)

1.  The Position of a Sonship (3:23-29)

2.  The Meaning of Sonship (4:1-7)

G.  An Appeal not to Return to Bondage (4:8-31)

1.  Contrast with Past (4:8-10)

2.  Personal Appeal (4:11-20)

3.  An Allegory (4:21-31)

IV.  Paul’s doctrine of Christian Freedom (5:1–6:10)

A.  Christian Freedom threatened by Legalism (5:1-12)

1.  Declaration of Christian Freedom (5:1)

2.  Danger of Circumcision (5:2-12)

B.  Freedom in love (5:13-15)

C.  Christian Freedom in Practice (5:16-24)

1.  Spirit versus the Flesh (5:16-21)

2.  The Fruit of the Spirit (5:22-23)

3.  Exhortation to walk by the Spirit (5:24-25)

D.  Exhortations and Warnings (5:26–6:10)

1.  The walk in the Spirit (5:26–6:5)

2.  Sowing and Reaping (6:6-10)

V.  Conclusion (6:11-18)

A.  Circumcision and the Cross (6:11-16)

B.  The Marks of Jesus (6:17)

C.  Benediction (6:18)