Last time we went through chapter 3 where Paul asks the question “The things that
have begun in the Spirit, can they now be completed by the flesh?” He then goes on to explain the role that the law played and it’s intent. It’s purpose was to drive us to faith in Christ, not to justify anyone. The legalists were focused on taking these New Testament Christians back to Moses, but Paul took them even further back to Abraham…showing that Abraham was justified by believing the promises of God. All those who have exercised faith in Christ for salvation are the spiritual children of Abraham.

Last time we went through chapter 2 of which Paul tells of his two defenses of the gospel(once in Jerusalem and once in Antioch). In Jerusalem, he recounts how he took Barnabas and Titus with him and preached the gospel in private to the leaders of the Jerusalem church. False brethren infiltrated one of the meetings and pressed Titus to be circumcised and tried to bring them all under bondage. Paul said that they didn’t suffer them even for an hour that the truth of the gospel might stand which is justification by faith alone in Christ alone.