Episode Details

A. Condemnation! (v. 11)

1. Paul’s Argument

2. Public Opposition

3. Reason for Condemnation

4. Application: “no one has ever fallen so badly that he cannot rise again….no one

is so surefooted that he cannot fall” (M. Luther)

B. Hypocrisy! (vv. 12-13)

1. Freedom in Christ (v. 12)

2. Visitors from Jerusalem (v. 12)

3. Fears (v. 12)

4. Result of Hypocrisy (v. 13)

5. Application:

a. conduct reveals heresy

b. Christ alone brings reconciliation, justification, and freedom

C. Freedom! (v. 14)

1. Message of Separation

2. Freedom Preserved