Episode 265: PAUL'S GOSPEL? THE GRACE OF GOD

Episode 271: AUDIO; PAUL CHOSEN TO TAKE THE GOSPEL TO THE GENTILES (Gal. 7)

The outcome of the Council of Jerusalem was to vindicate totally the gospel that Paul preached among the Gentiles. Believers in Christ, whether Jew or Gentile, are justified by their faith and neither the requirements nor the provisions of the old covenant apply to them. Circumcision and “the law of Moses” have no place in the scheme of salvation, except as pictures of the spiritual truth revealed in Christ. Paul and the leaders of the Jerusalem church agreed to a division of work; Paul was to evangelize the Gentiles and they the Jews. This agreement, however, was no parting of the ways. It was based upon a common gospel, fellowship in Christ, and mutual respect.

Episode 270: PAUL CHOSEN TO TAKE THE GOSPEL TO THE GENTILES (Gal. 7)

The outcome of the Council of Jerusalem was to vindicate totally the gospel that Paul preached among the Gentiles. Believers in Christ, whether Jew or Gentile, are justified by their faith and neither the requirements nor the provisions of the old covenant apply to them. Circumcision and “the law of Moses” have no place in the scheme of salvation, except as pictures of the spiritual truth revealed in Christ. Paul and the leaders of the Jerusalem church agreed to a division of work; Paul was to evangelize the Gentiles and they the Jews. This agreement, however, was no parting of the ways. It was based upon a common gospel, fellowship in Christ, and mutual respect.

Episode 269: AUDIO; THE BIBLE ON TRIAL, THE COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM (Gal. 6)

We gather with Paul at he Council of Jerusalem as he confronts his Judaizing opponents, who sought to bind Gentile believers to the Mosaic covenant. (Galatians 2:3-5, Chapter 6 of "Free in Christ"). The Apostle contends powerfully that adding circumcision and works to the gospel of free grace threatens the new covenant and the doctrine of salvation by faith alone. He uses his Gentile companion Titus as living proof that believers are accepted for their faith in Christ without submitting to the law of Moses.

Episode 268: THE BIBLE ON TRIAL, THE COUNCIL OF JERUSALEM Gal. 6)

We gather with Paul at he Council of Jerusalem as he confronts his Judaizing opponents, who sought to bind Gentile believers to the Mosaic covenant. (Galatians 2:3-5, Chapter 6 of "Free in Christ"). The Apostle contends powerfully that adding circumcision and works to the gospel of free grace threatens the new covenant and the doctrine of salvation by faith alone. He uses his Gentile companion Titus as living proof that believers are accepted for their faith in Christ without submitting to the law of Moses.

Episode 267: AUDIO; THE BIBLE NEVER MAKES MISTAKES

Do the Bible's autographs ever make mistakes? Some would say yes, arguing that Paul's account of his post-conversion travels in Galatians 2 contradict that found in Acts 9 to 12. Galatians records three visits to Jerusalem including the first church Council while Acts describes four. Does it matter? Hugely, for it determines our doctrine of Scripture. Are the Scriptures "breathed out by God" (2 Tim. 3:16) and thus infallible or ultimately the work of their human authors? What seems at first a simple historical narrative, our passage today has a fundamental effect on our theology. Paul explains why no contradiction exists.