If we are saved by faith, then why did God give the law?

In Session 3 of The Book of Galatians: The War Within, Pastor Adam Aziz walks through Galatians 3 and unpacks Paul’s powerful explanation of the relationship between faith, the law, the promise, and the finished work of Jesus Christ.

Paul challenges the Galatians for beginning by faith but then trying to continue through human effort. He points back to Abraham to show that righteousness has always come through faith, not religious performance.

In this session, we explore: Why Paul confronts the Galatians so strongly. The difference between faith and works of the law. Why Abraham is central to Paul’s argument. The curse of trying to be justified by the law. How Christ redeemed us from the curse. The promise God gave before the law was introduced. Why the law was given in the first place. How the law functions as a guardian leading us to Christ. What it means to become sons and daughters of God through faith Our new identity and unity in Christ.

The law was never intended to save us. It reveals our need for a Savior and points us toward Jesus.

The Christian life begins by faith, continues by faith, and rests completely in what Christ has accomplished.

Study notes and additional resources are available at www.adamandolivia.com/deeper.

What does it really mean to be crucified with Christ?

In Session 2 of The Book of Galatians: The War Within, Pastor Adam Aziz walks through Galatians 2:15–21 and unpacks one of the most powerful passages in the New Testament.

Paul makes it clear that we are not made right with God by keeping the law, religious performance, or trying harder. We are justified by faith in Jesus Christ.

In this session, we explore:

• What it means to be justified by faith
• Why the law can reveal sin but cannot save us
• The difference between religion and grace
• What Paul means when he says, “I have been crucified with Christ”
• How the old life dies and Christ becomes the source of our new life
• What it means to live by faith in the Son of God
• Why returning to performance undermines the grace of God

Galatians 2:20 is more than a verse to quote. It is a description of the Christian life:

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.”

The Gospel does not simply make the old you better. In Christ, the old life is crucified, and a new life begins.

Study notes and additional resources are available at www.adamandolivia.com/deeper.

DEEPER Bible Study | Session 1: No Other Gospel Galatians 1:1–2:14

What happens when the Gospel of grace gets mixed with religion, human approval, and man-made requirements?

In Session 1 of our journey through The Book of Galatians: The War Within, Pastor Adam Aziz walks through Galatians 1:1–2:14 and unpacks Paul’s urgent warning to the early church: there is no other Gospel.

We’ll explore why Paul wrote Galatians, the controversy threatening the church, his dramatic testimony of transformation, and his confrontation with Peter when the truth of the Gospel was at stake.

In this session, we discuss:

• The historical and cultural background of Galatians
• Why Paul opens the letter with such urgency
• Grace versus religious performance
• The danger of adding anything to the Gospel
• Paul’s transformation from persecutor to apostle
• The pressure to seek the approval of people
• Why Paul publicly confronted Peter
• What it means to live consistently with the truth of the Gospel

The message of Galatians is just as important today: Jesus is enough. Grace is enough. And we must guard the Gospel from anything that attempts to distort it.

Study notes and additional resources are available at www.adamandolivia.com/deeper.

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