Paul contrasts the Gospel of Grace with Legalism. 1) The Gospel of Grace sets you free while Legalism brings you back into bondage. - v.8-10 2) The Gospel of Grace gives you spiritual life while Legalism leaves you dead in your sins. - v.11
Next Paul contrasts himself with the false teachers which gives us a contrast between a good shepherd and a wicked shepherd. 1) A good shepherd tells you the truth (even when it is hard to hear) while a wicked shepherd tells you want you want to hear. - v.16-17a 2) A good shepherd is happy for anyone to help the sheep whle a wicked shepherd isolates the sheep so they are dependent on only him. - v17b-18 3) A good shepherd desires for Christ to be formed in the sheep while a wicked shepherd brings the sheep back into bondage. - v19-20
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Jathan Newton was born and raised in Indianapolis. God saved Jathan at a young age through the preaching of the gospel and instruction of his parents. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering at Purdue University where he met and married Melissa. During Jathan’s college years,...