Galatians 01:03-05 Deliverance from an Evil Age – powerpoint

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Text: Galatians 1:3-5

Introduction

1. Paul’s greeting to the churches of Galatia (Galatians 1:3) contains words of grace and peace

a. From God the Father

b. And our Lord Jesus Christ

2. As an illustration of such grace and peace, Paul continues in Galatians 1:4

a. “who gave Himself for our sins” (grace!)

b. “that He might deliver us from this present evil age” (peace!)

3. I would like to direct our attention to the latter phrase

a. Undoubtedly we have heard much about Jesus dying for our sins

b. But what of this idea of delivering us from an evil age?

4. The word “age” (aion) as used here means “period of time”

a. Paul has in mind the present period of time

b. Paul views this time as evil – cf. Ephesians 5:16; 6:13

5. Do we take seriously the evil of this age? Do we appreciate the deliverance that Jesus provides?

Body

I. THE EVIL OF THIS PRESENT AGE

A. EVIL IN PAUL’S DAY

1. Paul described the sins of those in his day – Romans 1:18-32

a. Against whom the wrath of God was coming

b. For denying the Creator and suppressing the truth

c. Given up to their own vile passions, they fell into depravity

d. They were filled with all sorts of unrighteousness

2. He called such sins ‘the works of the flesh’ – Galatians 5:19-21

a. Sins that are evident (to those not blinded by them)

b. Sins unrepented of that will keep one out of the kingdom of heaven – 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

B. EVIL IN OUR DAY

1. Today, many think lightly of such things as: fornication, adultery, divorce

2. One is considered enlightened when they support: abortion, homosexuality, same -sex marriage

3. More and more our culture is accepting: lasciviousness, pornography, drug abuse

4. All of which reflect a world view impacted by: humanism, evolution, selfishness

5. Yes, things are not much different today than they were in Paul’s day. Yet Jesus gave Himself for our sins “that He might deliver us from this present evil age” (Galatians 1:4).

II. THE DELIVERANCE THE LORD PROVIDES

A. DELIVERANCE FROM THE GUILT OF SIN

1. Sin is a transgression of God’s law – 1 John 3:4

2. All have sinned, for which the punishment is death – Romans 3:23; 6:23

3. Jesus’ blood frees us from the guilt of sin – Ephesians 1:7

4. We receive remission of sins when we are baptized – Acts 2:38; 22:16

5. In Jesus, there is no condemnation for sin – Romans 8:1; 3:24

B. DELIVERANCE FROM THE POWER OF SIN

1. Sin enslaves, but Jesus provides freedom from the dominion of sin – John 8:31-36

2. This He does by giving us the Spirit – John 7:37-39

3. We receive the Spirit when we are baptized – Acts 2:38; Galatians 3:26-27; 4:6

4. With the Spirit’s aid, we can put to death the deeds of the flesh – Romans 8:12-13

5. In Jesus, we are set free from the law of sin and death – Romans 7:24-25; 8:2

C. DELIVERANCE FROM THE TEMPTATION OF SIN

1. We continue to be tempted by fleshly desires – 1 Peter 2:11; James 1:14

2. Jesus teaches us to watch and pray that we might avoid temptation – Matthew 26:41

3. His Father will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able to bear – 1 Corinthians 10:13a

4. In every temptation He will provide a way of escape – 1 Corinthians 10:13b

5. In Jesus, the godly can find deliverance out of temptations – 2 Peter 2:9

Conclusion

1. Living in a morally confused and spiritual dark world, in Jesus we find

a. Deliverance from the guilt of sin

b. Deliverance from the power of sin

c. Deliverance from the temptation of sin

d. Deliverance from the world that is passing away

2. We note that such deliverance is “according to the will of our God and Father” – Galatians 1:4c