Galatians
6:11-18New International Version (NIV)
Not
Circumcision but the New Creation
11 See
what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!
12 Those
who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be
circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the
cross of Christ. 13 Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they
want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the
flesh. 14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
through which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15
Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new
creation.16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to[b] the Israel of God.
17 From
now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
18 The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.
Questions:
1. Why
does Paul write large letters in his writing?
A= Paul
wants to show how important and meaningful this letter is. He is showing that
he wrote it in his handwriting, but God is speaking through Paul to tell him
what to write in the Gospel. This message is so important that it need to be
big and bold.
2. Why
would religious people boast about you if they were to get you to act
religiously?
A= People
would boast about you because they would think people will be impressed if they
can get other people to act how they are acting.
3.
What does it mean when Paul says, “I bear on my body scars for the cause
of Jesus?”
A= It
means that when he was a follower of Jesus, he got beaten up for being his
follower. Jesus warned him of this happening, but Paul still followed
him.
4.Why
does Paul boast about the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ?
A= Paul
only boasts about the cross because it is the one thing worth boasting about.
Even though Paul can boast about himself and all the amazing things he did he
only boasted about the finished work that Jesus did on the cross. Jesus took
the wrath of God that we deserved, so that we could have forgiveness and
eternal life.
5. What
does Paul mean by, “what matters instead is a new creation?”
A= Paul
means that acting religiously or not doesn’t matter, what matters is whether a person’s
heart has been changed through faith by Jesus Christ.
Summary
Paul is writing with big letters to
show how much this passage means and says. This passage talks about how some
people try to not be prosecuted for God and the cross of Christ. People that
are circumcised don’t keep the law. But they want you to be circumcised so that
they may boast about the flesh. We should never boast about anything other than
the cross that saved us from going to hell. This letter from Paul tells us what
we need to do and how we need to act.
Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you
for this day. Thank you for all the FCA leaders and Mr. Alfaro, Mrs. Drake, and
Mr. Beaty. Please help everyone to do well on their tests and all of
their sports. We thank you for Mrs. Torosian for letting us have FCA in
the mornings. Help us to be lights on our campus and lead others to you.
In Jesus name we pray, Amen!!!!!!!
