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Lesson OneGalatians: An Introduction to Paul's Epistles and a Survey of His Galatian Epistle5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson Two1 Thessalonians-1 Corinthians: Paul's Doctrine of Last Things5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeJudaism: The Religion Jesus Was Born Into5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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How is understanding the process of letter-writing in the ancient Greco-Roman world helpful to your study of the epistles found in Scripture?
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In this lesson, Dr. Blomberg briefly describes both a “hard legalism” and a “soft legalism.” How would you characterize the “soft legalism” he describes? Do you have a list of dos and don’ts for yourself and/or for others?
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“Soft legalism” comes from the thought that “there is no such thing as a free lunch”. Christians sometimes have a hard time understanding the nature of God’s grace and mercy and that can produce in their minds the “need” for a list of dos and don’ts. In our human nature, we are ingrained with the idea that gifts are given because we earned or deserve them. Salvation is a gift from God that we can not earn because we will never be good enough for it. I often want to judge others by some standard that I have either picked up through bad teaching or just plain self misinterpretation of Biblical truths and sadly try to impose on others because I either apply it to my own life or use it to potentially cover my own sin and deflect the attention away from myself. “Judge not lest you be judged” by the same measure. It is sad that we want to make ourselves look better by putting a list of dos and don’ts on others.