Eph 3

• Mystery:
• through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel
• not made known to men in other generations
• Paul's personal calling:
  
• preach to the Gentiles

Gal 5:13-26

• freed but in control; serve
• the entire law summed up in one: Love your neighbor as yourself;
• Spirit vs. the "sinful nature"
• they oppose each other
• mutually exclusive
• we probably cannot get rid of our sinful nature all together, but we can counter it with the Spirit--if and when we live by the Spirit;
• live by the Spirit -> keep in step with the Spirit (v25);
  
• on a cross-road: follow our "feelings" or the Spirit?
  
• the "fruit" of the Spirit (LJ-PPK-GFGS):
• Love
• Joy
• Peace
• Patience
• Kindness
• Goodness
• Faithfulness
• Gentleness
• Self-control
• crucify the "sinful nature" + its passions and desires;
  

Gal 2:1-16

• God does not judge by external appearance
• Paul -> gentiles; Peter -> Israelites
• confrontation with Peter

Gal 1

• there were problems with "other gospel"
• which is no gospel at all;
• Paul spoke of how God has led him to serve
• trying to establish the gospel is revelation from Jesus directly;
• v15: set me apart/separated
• ἀφορίζω (G837)
• 3 interesting uses:
• at birth (Gal 1:15) - separated from mother's womb;
  
• to follow Christ (Rom 1:1) - separated from old way of living;
  
• for his own calling (Acts 13:2) - separated from others with different callings;
  

2 Cor 9

• service to the saints
• Paul meant the gifts
  
• from Achaians to the Macedonians
• Paul sent several co-workers to the churches in Corinth
• to make final arrangements of the gifts
• for he didn't want them unprepared when he arrives with anyone from Macedon
• this is how thoughtful he was as a leader
  
• think in advance (always anticipate)
  
• take preventive measures to avoid undesirable outcome
• give according to what's decided in ones heart
• not reluctantly
  
• not under compulsion
• God loves a cheerful giver
• same with a servant
• God loves a cheerful servant
• not reluctantly
• not under compulsion
• rich in every way -> give generously on every occasion
• blessed to bless
• saved to serve
• received freely, and to freely give
• some things aren't, but salvation certainly is;