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{AGE OF THE SPIRIT}

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{PEOPLE OF THE SPIRIT}
  1. Heirs of the Promise - (Jesus is the seed of Abraham through whom his disciples inherit the covenant promises, including the Spirit) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Life-Giving Spirit - (There is no life without the Spirit of God, and His Spirit creates, animates, sustains, and restores all life) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Pentecost - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the commencement of the Last Days, the era of salvation and fulfillment) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Age of the Spirit - (The gift of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant, the first fruits of the New Creation, and the promised gathering of the nations) - {PDF Copy}
  5. In the Last Days... -  (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, just as prophesied by the Prophet Joel – Acts 2:17-21) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Having Started in the Spirit - (The receipt of the Spirit while in an uncircumcised state is irrefutable proof that Gentiles are accepted by God AS GENTILES) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Tarry in Jerusalem - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus commanded his disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until they received the Spirit, empowering them for witness on the earth)
  8. Between Law and Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Between the ascension and the outpouring of the Spirit, the apostles pray and appoint Matthias to complete their number)
  9. When Pentecost Arrived - {PDF Copy} - (Acts 2:1-4 - On the day of Pentecost, the time of fulfillment arrived when Jesus bestowed the gift of the Spirit on his church)
  10. End-Time People - (The church is the battlefield where the final war is being waged between the Lamb and the Ancient Serpent, Satan) - {PDF Copy}
  11. The First Fruits of the Resurrection - (The Gift of the Spirit is foundational to the New Covenant, and it is the first fruit of the Resurrection and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}

{THE LAW}
  1. Controversy in Galatia - (The issue in Galatia is whether Gentiles must be circumcised and keep some, at least, of the deeds of the Torah) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Delivered From this Age - (Paul anchors all that God has done in the death and resurrection of Jesus, the event that inaugurated the messianic age – Galatians 1:1-5) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Justified From Faith - (Paul presents the points of agreement and disagreement with his opponents in the assemblies of Galatia – Galatians 2:15-21) - {PDF Copy}
  4. Doing the Whole Law - (Anyone who is under the Law is obligated to keep all its required deeds and rituals, and therefore, risks coming under its curse) - {PDF Copy}
  5. Circumcision - Cutting Issue - (With the new era inaugurated by Jesus, circumcision is no longer the sign of membership in the covenant community) - {PDF Copy}
  6. Dividing the Church - (For the church to insist on a Torah-observant lifestyle means the restoration of the old social barriers between Jew and Gentile) - {PDF Copy}
  7. Redemption and Adoption - (The Law was an interim stage with a termination point. Disciples are no longer under its jurisdiction, but now, are in Christ) - {PDF Copy}
  8. Beggarly Rudiments - (The Messianic Age dawned in Jesus, and calendrical rituals and other Levitical regulations belong to the obsolete old order) - {PDF Copy}


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