Galatians, Romans, A.D. 57-58. This two letters analyse the same problem but while Galatians is Paul's immediate response to a particular situation, Romans is more like a systematic treatise and gives a methodical arrangement to all the new ideas that had emerged from the argument.

Paul had not himself founded the church at Rome. It was a mixed community in which there was a danger that Jewish and non-Jewish converts might look down on each other and Paul, before visiting the church, sent this considered examination of how Judaism and Christianity were related to one another, using the ideas which he had developed in the Galatians crisis and further refining them. In both these letters we can see Paul correcting the unbalance of the Greek outlook which relied too exclusively on human reasons just as in earlier letters he had corrected the unbalance of the Jewish outlook which relied too heavily on the Law.

GALATIANS - (1) Address and A warning - Paul Apologia - God's call - The meeting at Jerusalem - Peter and Paul at Antioch - The Good News as proclaimed by Paul - Chapter 1 to 2 - (2) Doctrinal Matters - Justification by faith - The cure brought by the Law - The Law did not cancel the promise - The purpose of the Law - The coming of faith - Sons of God - A personal appeal - The two covenants: Hagar and Sarah - Chapter 3 to 4 - (3) Exhortation - Christian liberty - Liberty and charity - On kindness and perseverance - Epilogue - Chapter 5 to 6 -

In summary : It provides valuable information about Paul's life between his conversion and missionary journey. An account of the necessity of salvation by 'Divine Grace' rather than the Law.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -