.Bible Class Questions


 

QUESTIONS OVER  GALATIANS CHAPTER 2: x 1. How many years was it after Paul’s first trip to Jerusalem following his conversion that he went up again? x 2. Who accompanied him on this trip? x 3. Paul said that he "went up by revelation"—what does this seem to mean? x 4. Why does it seem more reasonable that this trip refers to the 15th chapter of Acts rather than Acts 11:27-30 when the benevolent offering was taken to Jerusalem? x 5. What are we told about his meeting with the apostles and elders here in Galatians that is not mentioned in Acts 15? x 6. What does Paul point out about Titus, who was with them in Jerusalem, that would indicate the church in Jerusalem was behind Paul in what he preached? x 7. What does it mean when it says the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto Paul and the gospel of the circumcision unto Peter? x 8. Who does it say gave Paul and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship in what they were doing? x 9.  In the process of preaching the gospel, what did they encourage Paul and Barnabas to do, which Paul said they were always "forward to do"? x 10. How did this Jerusalem conference on circumcision and the law (Acts 15) conclude or end? x 11. Later what happened at Antioch that prompted Paul to "withstand" Peter to the face for "he was to be blamed"? x 12. Who got "carried away" by what Peter did and did what he did? x 13. Verses 14-21, the remainder of this chapter, probably are a summarization of what? x 14. In your own words and thoughts, why can’t a person be justified by the works of the law? x 15. Paul said: "For if I build again the things I destroyed [promote the law of Moses], I make myself a transgressor"—why would this be? x 16. "For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God" reminds us of what other section of Scripture? x 17. "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by_____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________." 18. What are two ways that we can "frustrate [atheteo: set aside, invalidate] the grace of God"? x NAME: _________________________ DATE: ________________ x ANSWERS:  1. Gal. 2:1;  2. Gal. 2:1;  3. God revealed to him that he should go;  4. (1) If the admission of Gentiles was settled in the benevolent visit (Acts 11), it would seem strange that another meeting was necessary in Acts 15; (2) It would have been very inappropriate for the apostles to insist that Paul remember the poor (Gal. 2:10), for that was the very reason that he came to Jerusalem in Acts 11; (3) The chronology in Acts 11 would have been impossible, putting Paul’s conversion back during Christ’s ministry, but Acts 15 would seem to be about right (we determine the chronology by Herod’s death in Acts 12, which is after the Acts 11 happening, that is said to have taken place in A.D. 44); 5. There was a private meeting as well as a public meeting, Gal. 2:2; 6. Gal. 2:3;  7. Paul’s calling was to preach the gospel primarily to the Gentiles, while Peter’s was to the Jews; 8. Gal. 2:9;  9. Gal. 2:10;  10. They wrote a letter to be circulated among the Gentile churches (Acts 15);  11. Gal. 2:11-12;  12. Gal. 2:12-13;  13. A summarization of what Paul said to Peter;  14. One sin is so awful that it condemns us. The only way that we could be justified by the law would be by perfect obedience. But all of us have sinned and come short of the glory of God. We stand condemned and need a Savior;  15. By putting himself back under the law, the law would condemn him because none are perfect. He would be classified as a transgressor;  16. Romans 7:1-4;  17. Gal. 2:20;  18. (1) By thinking that we can be saved by being good; (2) By thinking that we can be saved without being good. x <BACK   TheSwordANDStaff