Paul, Example of Religious Blindness (2)

Introduction

Paul’s Story

o   Galatians 1:13-14ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:13 –14

There is no darkness like religious blindnessܣܸܡܝܘܿܬܵܐ ܡܼܢ ܡܲܙܗܵܒܘܼܬܵܐ

o   Matthew 6:22-23ܡܬܝ ܘ:22 –23

o   Sinner and PhariseeLuke 7:36-39ܠܘܩܐ ܙ:36 –39

Paul’s Story In Six Statements

I)        Everything begins with God – Galatians 1:15ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:15

Kingdom of Grace began with Godܫܵܦܵܩܲܬ –ܒ. ܬܣܠܘܢܝܩܝ̈ܐ ܒ:13

Love began with Godܚܘܼܒܵܐ –ܐ. ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕ:19

Christ came from God ܫܘܼܕܸܪܹܐ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܠܒܪܘܼܢܹܗ –ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܕ:4

II)      God Separated Me – Galatians 1:15ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:15

o   Malachi 3:6 .ܡܠܐܟܼܝ ܓ:6

o   Isaiah 46:10ܐܫܥܝܐ ܡܘ:10

o   Jeremiah 1:5ܐܪܡܝܐ ܐ:5

o   John 6:37-39ܝܘܚܠܢܢ ܘ:37 –39

o   Romans 8:30-35ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܚ:30 –35

o   Romans 9:21-24ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܛ:21 –24

III)    CalledMe By His Grace – Galatians 1:15ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:15

o   Call of Nature – Psalm 19:1ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܝܛ:1

o   Call of Conscience – Romans 1:20ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܐ:20

o   Call of Judgment – Amos 4:7-12ܥܡܘܣ ܕ:7 –12

o   Call of Grace – II Timothy 1:9ܒ. ܛܝܡܬܐܘܣ ܐ:9

IV)   Revealed His Son In Me – Galatians 1:16ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:16

V)    PreachHim – Galatians 1:16ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:16

o   Psalm 106:8ܡܙܡܘܖ̈ܐ ܩܘ:8

VI)   Did Not ConquerWith Flesh and Blood – Galatians 1:16ܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐ:16

Conclusion –                   Romans 9:16 ܖ̈ܗܘܡܝܐ ܛ:16         

ܒܲܣ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܐ ܒܗܿܘ ܕܒܲܥܝܹܐ: ܘܠܵܐ ܒܗܿܘ ܕܪܵܚܸܛ: ܐܸܠܵܐ ܒܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܥܵܒܼܸܕ ܖ̈ܲܚܡܹܐ.