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Intro to Galatians – Acts 13-14 Various Scriptures
/1) //Turn to Acts 13/
/2) //Prayer/
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/3) //Introduction of New Book/
a) New Book
i) Today we begin to study a new book together
(1) No, it is not the book of Acts, rather it is the book of Galatians
(a) Why in the world then did I have you turn to the book of Acts then?
b) Reason - To the Churches of Galatia
i) The Reason is this
(1) Unlike the other epistles of Paul, this letter was not written to a church in one particular city or to one particular person
(a) Galatians 1:2b */to the churches of Galatia/*
(i) You see Galatia was not a city, it was a region
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It was the region known today as Turkey
2. There were a number of churches in this region that Paul had planted and ministered to in his missionary journeys
/4) //Paul’s First Missionary Journey/
a) Perhaps you might remember from your reading and study of the book of acts that Paul’s first visit to the region of Galatia
i) The Largest portion of Paul’s first missionary journey took place in the region of Galatia
(1) You can find the history of Paul’s time in Galatia during this journey in Acts 13 and 14
(a) The cities that are specifically mentioned there are
(i) Antioch of Pisidia
(ii) Iconium
(iii) Lystra
(iv) Derbe
/5) //Reason for the visit/
a) As you walk with Christ you will find that sometimes God uses circumstances in our lives for many different reasons
i) It appears that God used a an illness of some sort in Paul’s life to bring him to the region of Galatia the first time
(1) Galatians 4:13 */You know that /**/because of/**/ physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first/*.
(a) From looking at this text It appears that Paul had not intended to visit the cities of Galatia on his first missionary Journey
(i) Perhaps he had planned to go further north to ephesus or west to corinth and* *athens, we do not know what his original plan was, but it appears that physical infirmity changed his plans
b) No Mention in Acts
i) The book of Acts does not mention anything about this infirmity but what most commentators have come to think happened is that when Paul left the island of crete he visited low costal area of Pamphila.
(1) Acts 13:13-14
(a) As I have said, Luke the writer of Acts, does not mention sickness here
(i) But we do know that sickness happened prior to Paul’s visit to the region of Galatia which happens begins in verse 14
(2) The most common thought is that perhaps there in the mosquito laden swamp lands he contracted Malaria
(a) And due to this illness he decided to go to higher ground to the region of Galatia where it would be easier to deal with his infirmity because of the climate condtions in that region Illness
(i) Malaria – According to the CDC
*1. *Severe Malaria Can Cause –
*a. *Cerebral malaria, with abnormal behavior, impairment of consciousness, seizures, coma, or other neurologic abnormalities
2. Some Manifestations of Malaria:
a. Neurologic defects may occasionally persist following cerebral malaria, especially in children.
Such defects include troubles with movements (ataxia), palsies, speech difficulties, deafness, and blindness.
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c) A Few Clues
i) Galatians 4:14 */And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus/*.
(1) There was obviously something involved with his sickness that would normally cause him to be despised or rejected
(a) Physical disfigurement or perhaps as we saw, some of the results of Malaria can be seizures and severe sweating
(i) combine these symptoms with the common myths of the day that disease was often a divine curse upon people that had done wrong and it would not be surprising to see people despising and rejecting Paul
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But Paul makes it clear, that even though there was sufficient reason to despise his infirmity, they did not, rather they received him
d) Vision Effected
i) As we saw one of the possible results of Malaria is blindness
(1) It appears that whatever the infirmity Paul it effected his eyes to where his vision was very, very bad
(2) This might explain the statement that the Paul makes in Galatians 4:15
(a) Galatians 4:15 */what then was the blessing you enjoyed?
For I bear you witness that, if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me/*.
(i) That shows me that the Galatian christians had a deep love for Paul, imagine how much you would have to care about someone to be willing to pluck your own eyes out and give them to someone else
ii) Partial blindness would also explain a statement made in the end of Galatians
(1) Galatians 6:11 */See with what large letters I have written to you with my own hand/*!
(a) It appears that this is the only epistle that Paul actually wrote by hand
(i) We saw in our study in Romans 16 last week that Paul would use scribes to pen his words for him
1. probably because his lack of vision made it difficult to write
a. Therefore the letters would be large so that he could see what he was writing.
e) Lifelong Effects
i) It was a strong possibility that at this time and this illness that Paul received what he called a thorn in the flesh
(1) 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
(a) Not only did God uses Paul’s infirmity to direct him to minister to these cities in Galatia, but he also used it as a way to bring glory to himself
(i) God was glorified by showing his strength in the midst of Paul’s weakness
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Not to mention that people can sometimes fall into the trap of idolizing their spiritual leaders.
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With this consistant and constant infirmity, people would see recognize the strength of God in Paul’s life rather than giving glory to Paul.
/6) //Transition to Acts/
a) So it appears that an infirmity is the thing that really directed Paul to go to the region of Galatia
i) But the people, out of character of what you would normally expect, received and cared greatly for Paul through it
(1) And in the midst of this physical trial, Paul was used to minister effectively the Gospel of Christ
(a) But it was not by any means easy, without even taking into consideration the physical trials, we can see in Acts 13-14 that there were many other trials that Paul endured in his visit to Galatia
b) So let’s talk a little bit about Paul’s time in Galatia
/7) //Antioch// of Pisidia – Turning to the Gentiles/
a) Two Cities Called Antioch
i) The first place that Paul came in the region of Galatia was a City called *Antioch*
(1) To keep from any confusion, there are two different cities called Antioch in the book of Acts
(a) The first Antioch Mentioned is in the *Northern part* of the region of *Syria*
(i) This was the city where believers in Christ were *first called Christians*
(b) The Second Antioch is Antioch of Pisidia, in the region of Galatia
b) Visiting the Synagogue
i) When Paul came to Antioch of Pisidia they went to they synagogue on the *Sabbath day*
(1) The rulers of the Synagogue gave *Paul an opportunity* to share with the congregation and he did so
(a) He preached a brief recap of the *history of Israel* and then proceeded to *preach Jesus* as the promised messiah, the Savior
c) The Gentiles Response
i) The gentiles that heard Paul’s presentation *begged* *him to preach* it again the next Sabbath
(1) So the next Sabbath *almost all* of the *city* came together to hear what Paul had to say
(a) But the Jews saw all of these Gentiles coming to hear the good news
(i) Their reaction is recorded in Acts 13:45
1. Acts 13:45-46
(b) The Jews did not care for the Gentiles one bit, they despised anyone that was not a Jew
(i) So when they saw this huge gathering of Gentiles, coming to hear the good news of the Gospel it was an offense to them, and they began to oppose Paul
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So Paul declared to them that he would then turn to the gentiles of that city and when the gentiles heard this they rejoiced and many of them got saved
d) Jews and Authorities
i) The Jews were outraged and they went to men and women in the city that had power and authority and convinced them to expel them from the region and they did so
(1) So Paul and Barnabas went to another city in the region of Galatia, called Iconium
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