Boast of the Gospel - Its Persecution (Galatians 6:11-13)

(Class Notes)

• The "Large Letter" of Paul with his "Own Hand" (Galatians 6:11)
  • Paul SIGNED each epistle with his "OWN HAND" (II Thessalonians 3:17), but it was ANOTHER PERSON who "WROTE" the epistle (Romans 16:22)
  • However, it was PAUL HIMSELF who WROTE the "LARGE LETTER" to the Galatians with his "OWN HAND" (Galatians 6:11) due to the URGENT NECESSITY of its DOCTRINAL REBUKE (Galatians 1:6; Galatians 3:1; Galatians 5:1)

• The "Desire to make a Fair Show ... Lest they should Suffer" (Galatians 6:12)
  • The ADVOCATES of PHYSICAL CIRCUMCISION in DESIRING to make a "FAIR SHOW in the FLESH" - REVEALED they were UNWILLING to "SUFFER PERSECUTION for the CROSS of Christ" (Galatians 6:12 cf. Galatians 5:11):
    • The SAME is TRUE concerning the ADVOCATES of WATER BAPTISM - for Paul clearly DISASSOCIATED the practice of WATER BAPTISM from "the PREACHING of the CROSS" (l Corinthians 1:17-18)
    • Under the GENTILE "DISPENSATION of the GRACE of God" (Ephesians 3:1-2) - there is "ONE BODY ... ONE SPIRIT ... ONE BAPTISM" (Ephesians 4:4-5 cf. l Corinthians 12:13)

• The "Desire to Glory in your Flesh" (Galatians 6:13)
  • The ADVOCATES of PHYSICAL CIRCUMCISION in DESIRING to "GLORY in your FLESH" - HAVE themselves NOT KEPT the LAW (Galatians 6:13 cf. Galatians 5:2-3):
    • BOTH ORDINANCES of the LAW - PHYSICAL CIRCUMCISION (Leviticus 12:1-3) and WATER BAPTISM (Exodus 30:18-20) associated with ISRAEL (John 1:31 cf. Ezekiel 36:24-25; Zechariah 13:1-2):
      • BOTH were NAILED "to His CROSS" (Colossians 2:14), i.e. they were "BROKEN DOWN ... to MAKE in Himself ... ONE NEW MAN ... ONE BODY" (Ephesians 2:14-16),
    • Note the COMPLETENESS of EACH BODY MEMBER in CHRIST (Colossians 2:9-10) - through SPIRITUAL CIRCUMCISION & BAPTISM:
      • "the CIRCUMCISION made WITHOUT HANDS ... the CIRCUMCISION of CHRIST" (Colossians 2:11)
      • "BURIED" (NOT WASHED) "with Him in BAPTISM ... the OPERATION of GOD" (Colossians 2:12)

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