Total Time: ~2.5 to 3 hours
Focus: Salvation by grace through faith alone — no works, no law-keeping, no striving.
🧱 Session 1 — Galatians 3 & 4 (45–60 mins)
Theme: The Law was a schoolmaster — we’re justified by faith, not works.
📖 Reading
Galatians 3–4 — The Law, the promise, and sonship by faith.
Supplement: Galatians 3–4: Sonship, Promise, and the Spirit →
📖 Key Passages
- Galatians 3:2 – “Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”
- Galatians 3:24–25 – “Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ…”
- Galatians 4:6–7 – “Thou art no more a servant, but a son…”
🔍 Word Study Suggestions
| KJV Word | Original Language | Original Word |
|---|---|---|
| Justified | Greek (NT) | δικαιόω (dikaioō) |
| Faith | Greek (NT) | πίστις (pistis) |
| Adoption | Greek (NT) | υἱοθεσία (huiothesia) |
| Seed | Greek (NT) | σπέρμα (sperma) |
📚 Cultural Backgrounds
- Greco-Roman paidagōgos as a guardian/slave-tutor
- Jewish inheritance laws & covenant understanding
Supplement: Understanding Jewish Inheritance Laws →
🗣️ Discussion Questions
- What role did the Law actually play?
- What does it mean to be an adopted son rather than a servant?
🧱 Session 2 — Galatians 5 + Romans 4 (45–60 mins)
Theme: Freedom from the law, righteousness by faith.
📖 Reading
Galatians 5 and Romans 4 — Life in the Spirit and righteousness credited by faith.
📖 Key Passages
- Galatians 5:1 – “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free…”
- Romans 4:2–8 – “To him that worketh not, but believeth…”
- Romans 4:20–25 – “It was imputed to him for righteousness.”
🔍 Word Study Suggestions
| KJV Word | Original Language | Original Word |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty | Greek (NT) | ἐλευθερία (eleutheria) |
| Works | Greek (NT) | ἔργον (ergon) |
| Impute | Greek (NT) | λογίζομαι (logizomai) |
| Reckon | Greek (NT) | λογίζομαι (logizomai) |
📚 Cultural Insight
- Paul’s argument hinges on Abraham being justified before the law (Genesis 15)
🗣️ Reflection Prompt
- What kind of righteousness did Abraham have, and how is it the same as ours?
🧱 Session 3 — Ephesians 2:1–10 (30 mins)
Theme: Saved entirely by grace — no works required.
📖 Reading
Ephesians 2:1–10 — From spiritual death to new life by God’s grace.
📖 Key Passage
- Ephesians 2:8–9 – “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
🔍 Word Study Highlight
| KJV Word | Original Language | Original Word |
|---|---|---|
| Grace | Greek (NT) | χάρις (charis) |
| Gift | Greek (NT) | δῶρον (dōron) |
| Saved | Greek (NT) | σῴζω (sōzō) |
🧠 Reflection & Application
- How does knowing salvation is a free gift change your view of yourself?
- What does it mean that your salvation rests fully on God’s grace, not your works?
- How can you daily live in freedom and confidence in this truth, rather than trying to earn God’s favor?
✝️ Final Encouragement & Memory Verse
📖 Memory Verse (KJV):
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
— Ephesians 2:8–9
📖 Wrap-Up Verses
- Titus 3:5–7 – "…not by works of righteousness which we have done…"
- John 6:28–29 – "…This is the work of God, that ye believe on him…"
🙏 Optional Closing Prayer Prompt
- Thank God for salvation that isn’t fragile or earned
- Ask Him to strengthen your rest in grace, not performance
🗣️ Final Question
What would life look like if you believed these truths 100% of the time?