Galatians 3:23-29

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 

Paul says that “the law is good, if we use it lawfully” (1 Tim 1:8). How do people misuse the law, and how were the Galatians guilty of this?

What is the right way to view and use the law according to what Paul says in Galatians 3:19-29?

What does it mean that the law “imprisoned” us and acted as our “guardian” to lead us to Christ? How do Paul’s words in Romans 3:20, 5:20, and 7:7-8 help you understand what that means?

How does the imprisoning and instructive power of the law make the gospel shine even brighter (cf. Rom 7:24-25)?

In Christ, we are freed from the law to obey the law. How does grace change our view of obedience and produce deeper obedience than fear or guilt ever could? Why are his commands no longer burdensome (cf. Ezek 36:25-27, 1 John 5:3, Matt 11:28-30)?

How does being crucified with Christ (2:20), in Christ (3:26), and clothed in Christ (Gal 3:27) address the temptation to abuse grace and live a life of flagrant sin?

What new identity do we receive “in Christ” according to Galatians 3:26-27, and how should that change the way we see ourselves each day?

What difference would it make in your daily life if you truly lived out of the identity of being God’s beloved child (cf. Gal 3:26, 4:4-7, 1 John 3:1-2)?

How are all sinners—Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female—made right before a holy God according to Galatians 2:15-16, 3:11, and Romans 3:9-20, 23-24?

Since Christ has torn down the wall of hostility between us and made us one family (Gal 3:28; Eph 2:13-22), how should that shape our love, unity, and commitment to one another in the body of Christ?

What does the presence of love and unity in the body of Christ reveal about our hearts (1 John 2:9-11, 3:14, and 4:19-20)?

What would it look like this week to live out the new identity, unity, and inheritance that you received by faith in Christ?