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Was Paul teaching that God's instructions no longer mattered? Or have we misunderstood his letters because we've lost sight of the questions he was actually answering?
In this second part of the teaching on Paul, we continue examining the apostle's Jewish identity, his formation under Barnabas, and the controversy that shaped much of his ministry: how Gentiles could enter the covenant community without first becoming Jewish.
This teaching explores:
- Barnabas and Paul's formation: Why Barnabas's mentorship and leadership in the early believing community are important to understanding Paul's ministry.
- The inclusion of Gentiles: Why the arrival of Gentile believers created difficult questions about covenant identity, circumcision, and belonging.
- The real controversy behind law and grace: Why Paul's arguments were not simply about whether God's commandments were good, but whether Gentiles had to adopt Jewish identity in order to be saved.
- Justification and sanctification: Why receiving salvation by faith is different from learning how to live as someone who has been redeemed.
- Understanding Paul's words in context: A closer look at Romans 6, Galatians 3 and 5, and Romans 3:31.
- The Torah and Messiah: Why the teaching argues that the Torah's role in pointing us toward Messiah does not make its instruction meaningless.
The message challenges us to ask a better question when reading Scripture: What problem was the author actually addressing?
Paul proclaimed Yeshua from the Scriptures of Israel. Understanding that foundation helps us read his letters more carefully and recognize that grace and obedience are not competing ideas.
We do not obey in order to earn salvation. We obey because salvation has brought us into a relationship with the One who is worthy of our obedience.
Strengthen your faith. Understand the Scriptures. Prepare for His return.
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00:00 Introduction – Continuing the Discussion About Paul
01:00 Paul, His Jewish Identity, and His Calling
04:00 The Controversy of Gentiles Entering the Covenant
05:30 Barnabas: The Mentor Behind Paul's Ministry
08:00 Paul's Formation and Development as an Apostle
11:00 The Mission to the Gentiles
13:00 Galatians and the Jerusalem Council
14:30 What Was the Real Controversy About Law and Grace?
16:00 Did Gentiles Have to Become Jewish to Be Saved?
18:00 Why Context Matters When Reading Paul
20:30 Understanding Paul's Statements About Law and Grace
22:00 The Inclusion of Gentiles in Acts 15
24:00 Why Gentile Believers Created New Questions
29:00 Salvation and Obedience Are Different
32:00 Abraham: The Pattern of Faith
33:30 Justification by Faith and Galatians 5
36:00 What Does Paul Mean by Works?
37:30 Obedience Expresses Our Relationship
40:00 The Torah and the Life of a Redeemed Person
41:30 Understanding Romans 6:14
44:00 Grace Does Not Eliminate God's Standard
46:00 The Spirit, the Flesh, and the Torah
49:30 What Does Paul Mean by Being Under the Law?
52:00 The Torah as a Guardian Leading to Messiah
55:00 The Emmaus Road: Messiah Revealed in Scripture
58:00 Yeshua, Faith, and Obedience
1:00:00 Paul Did Not Overthrow the Law
1:01:30 Avoiding Legalism and Lawlessness
1:03:00 Why Paul's Context Changes Everything
1:04:30 What Did Paul Actually Practice?
1:05:00 Closing – Part Three Continues