Seeing the Doctrine of Sin and the Doctrine of Salvation in Galatians. Galatians 1:11-24 Paul is defending his apostleship. Why? The false teachers, who are distorting the Gospel, are doing character assassination on Paul. Paul wants the Galatian Christians to see that his ministry is legitimate. He is inviting them to consider his spiritual journey. The spiritual journey: Sleep-walking Waking up Serving Jesus for the right reason Sample Questions for GCs: Read Galatians 1:13-14. Then read Ephesians 2:1-3. Sin is rooted in world, flesh, and devil. This means Paul’s rebellion against God was not just because of the influence of his culture, or just because of his sinful desires, or just because of the devil’s temptations. It was all three, woven together. The same goes for us. How does this rich, biblical view of sin protect us from being naive and simplistic about the brokenness in our world? Read Galatians 1:15-16. Then read 2 Corinthians 4:4-6. According to these passages, who ultimately causes us to see the beauty and glory of Jesus: us or God? Look closely at 2 Corinthians 4:5. How does this inform the way we should do all ministry? Read Galatians 1:17-20. Paul didn’t view ministry as a platform to seek the approval of other people. He wasn’t mostly concerned about pleasing the other apostles, instead he wanted to please Christ. He got to know Cephas (another name for Peter), but he didn’t long for his approval. Is your Christian faith more about pleasing Christ, or more about making sure your Christian friends approve of you? Do you need to repent of any approval-seeking?