Apostle Paul and the Churches in Galatia. The infiltration of the Judaizers.I. THE DESCRIPTION OF OUR FREEDOMA. Legalism versus GraceSalvation is by grace through faith in Christ – Galatians 3-4.The true gospel of Christ involves a freedom from the slavery of Jewish legalism.B. AbrahamHistorical Facts – Galatians Paul used the events in the life of Abraham as a basis for his argument for Christian liberty (freedom).Sequence the events in Abraham’s life in a chronological order: Genesis 12 - 21The Old Covenant LawHagar the slaveIsmael, conceived after the flesh Earthly Jerusalem in bondageThe New CovenantGraceSarah the free womanIsaac, conceived miraculously Heavenly Jerusalem, which is freeIsmael versus Isaac (Flesh versus Spirit) - Galatians In Abraham’s home we see the same basic conflicts that we Christians face today: ▪ Hagar versus Sarah = law versus grace.▪ Ismael versus Isaac = flesh versus Spirit.▪ You cannot separate these four factors.The Judaizers taught that law made the believer more spiritual, but Paul made it clear that law only releases the opposition of the flesh and a conflict within the believer ensues. (Romans There was no law strong enough either to change or to control Ismael, but Isaac never needed any law.