II. Turning Away to the Weak and Beggarly Elements 9b-11
A. They must fall into one of three groups (Perkins) 1. With Christ 2. Without Christ 3. Against Christ
B. The Logic Behind Paul’s Argument 1. There is the One True God and all other gods are false. 2. False worship of God presupposes false opinions about God. 3. By going back to Judaism, they were worshipping a false God.
C. The Rituals Themselves 1. Days – The Saturday, Jewish Sabbath 2. Months – New Moons – mentioned often in the OT 2 Chron 8:13 -- offering according to the commandment of Moses, for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the three appointed yearly feasts -- the Feast of Unleavened Bread,the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. 3. Seasons – probably the 3 feasts mentioned above 4. Years – Yom Kippur, etc.
III. Become like Me v. 12
IV. A Later Similar Warning from Philippians 3:1-9
A. Paul uses Powerfully Descriptive Metaphors to Describe Them v. 2
B. The True Circumcision Described v. 3
C. Paul’s Personal Pedigree v. 4-8
D. Alien Righteousness Explained v. 9 1. This Righteousness is Christ’s Righteousness 2. This Righteousness does not come from Law-keeping 3. This Righteousness is appropriated by Faith 4. This Righteousness comes from God
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Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...
