Galatians: A Welcomed People; How God Frees the Galatians and Us from Guilt.

Galatians: The Welcomed
How God Frees the Galatians and Us from Guilt

Objective: At the end of this course, you will 1) understand the context and content of Galatians, 2) be able to differentiate between salvation by faith and by works, and 3) describe the place of grace and the law in the Christian life.

B701. Welcome to this in-depth online free course on the book of Galatians from the Bible Dialog Institute. Please apply to take this course now by emailing your full name, address, email address, and reasons for wanting to take this course, and type on the Subject line "Application for Galatians." When you apply, you agree to complete the below eight assignments to the best of your abilities. A certificate is issued to all who satisfactory complete the course.

(B702. This course is similar to the one above, but with a course project, four reading reports, a final test and a fee. This course may be started anytime and follows the guidelines and registration procedures of www.tagnet.org/brc/diploma.htm.)

Outline and Worksheet

Units

Module Ready Dates

Questions

1. Paul's Conversion Gal 1 with R. Klimes	January 27, 2003	A. How does Christ rescue us from this evil world? B. How does Paul list his apostolic credentials? C. Why does Paul mention each cited location?
2. Paul in Jerusalem and Antioch Gal 2 with Diane Ottlinger	February 24, 2003	A. How did Gentiles relate to circumcision? B. Why and how did Paul confront Peter in Antioch? C. How do we become right with God?
3. Justification by Faith Alone, I Gal 3 with Ordell Calkins	March 24, 2003
4. Justification by Faith Alone, II Gal 3 with Ordell Calkins	April 28, 2003
5. Legalism Gal 4 with Mike Miller	May 26, 2003
6. Freedom Gal 5 Herald Galer	September 27, 2003, 4 pm
7. Fruits of the Spirit, 13-26 Gal 5 Mike Miller	October 25, 2003 4 pm	A. How can liberty become an opportunity for the flesh? B. What is the difference between works of the flesh & law-breaking? C. What is the relationship between the fruit of the spirit and the law?
8. Glorying in the Cross Gal 6 with Diane Ottlinger	November 22, 2003 2.30 pm

Galatians Dialog

Galatians 1: The Good News by R. Klimes, PhD

Galatians 2: Living by Faith by Diane Ottlinger

Galatians 3: Should a Distinction be drawn between the Laws of Moses and the Law of God? by Ordell Calkins, DBA

Galatians 3: Should a Distinction be drawn between the Laws of Moses and the Law of God? Part 2 by Ordell Calkins, DBA

Galatians 4:

Galatians 5: Freed and Growing by R. Klimes, PhD

Galatians 5: Producing Good or Evil Fruit by R. Klimes, PhD

Galatians 6:

Galatians 2-5: Freedom and the Law by Jay Draeger, MD

Assignments

This is the general pattern for all eight units: Explore the designated sections of the Bible, Bible Dictionary, Bible Concordance, Commentary and the library links below. Then respond to the assignment parts A-G below with complete paragraphs each and email all together to edu@learnwell.org. Each paragraph needs to consist of a clear topic sentence, 3-6 sentences supporting the topic sentence, and a summary closing sentence, a total of at least 5 well-written sentences. In the subject heading, always write Galatians, the chapter under study, and your full name. Start each assignment part with one of the designations A, B, C, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3, F, G. Each assignment thus consists of 11 paragraphs. Do not use attachments. Keep copies of your assignments. All assignments are graded on a pass-fail basis.

A, B, C. Respond to the 3 questions listed in the above outline, with a paragraph each, or a total of 3 paragraphs.

D. Define 3 main words used in this passage and state how they are used in the Bible (give facts), with a paragraph each, or a total of 3 paragraphs.

E. State 3 main issues of the passage (in your own words) and what statements (texts) in Galatians support each (explain meaning), with a paragraph each, or a total of 3 paragraphs.

F. Apply one of the above issues to a real case, or a scenario of a possible situation (work toward application), in one paragraph.

G. Post comments and questions on the course bulletin board at (Group home page : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/galatians Group email :
galatians@yahoogroups.com ) and comment on the postings of others, in paragraph form. In your first posting, tell about your study interests.

Library

These links may lead to reliable and unreliable information. Use your own judgment to evaluate all pages.

Resources: http://www.livingweb.com/library/227_4.htm http://www.gospelcom.net/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/toc/code=3011 http://www.efree.org/sermons_galatians.htm

Luther on Galatians: Martin Luther said of Galatians, "This is my epistle, I am wedded to it." Luther A , Luther B, Luther C, Luther D, Luther E, Luther F, Luther G.

Commentaries: Note 1, Note 2, Note 3, Note 4, Note 5, Note 6, Note 7, Note 8, Note 9, Note 10, Note 11.

Audio: http://calvarychapel.com/portcharlotte/GalAudio.htm

Other courses: Course A, Course B, Course C, Course D, Course E, Course F, Course G.

Course Instructor: R. Klimes, DMin; Consultants: Ordell Calkins, Diane Ottlinger, Mike Miller, Herald Galer.