Tag Archives: Galatians

The Great Swap

Posted on October 18, 2025 by ehurst

Re: Naked Bible 102: What does “All Israel will be saved” Mean? Church folks who ignore the Second Temple literature, particularly how it interprets the OT, will build a theology that is utterly rootless and alien to the New Testament. … Continue reading →

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Galatians 3-4 and the Watchers

Posted on September 13, 2025 by ehurst

This is based on combining two Naked Bible podcasts – Naked Bible 93: The Book of Enoch in the Early Church and Naked Bible 94: The Sin of the Watchers and Galatians 3-4. The first is a fuller explanation of … Continue reading →

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Sins of the Heart

Posted on July 26, 2025 by ehurst

Scripture refers to a hardening of the heart. It need not be wholesale; you can be hardened against the Holy Spirit in specific issues or areas of your life. An important lesson we should review often is found in Galatians … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Galatians 5

Posted on February 10, 2024 by ehurst

In the previous chapter, Paul pointed out that we should not seek to place ourselves under the guardianship of the Law. Christ died on the Cross to claim His inheritance, and that’s you and I. He ended the Law and … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Galatians 4

Posted on February 3, 2024 by ehurst

Paul reiterates the imagery of preservation of an estate until the heir reaches the appointed time and condition of bequest. The emphasis is that all of God’s Elect, Jew and Gentile, were the estate, and Christ was the heir. But … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Galatians 3

Posted on January 27, 2024 by ehurst

Notice a fundamental truth here: Paul is saying that the Covenant of Christ is not a continuation of Moses, but a continuation of the Covenant of Abraham. The Covenant of Abraham was reborn in Christ; He wasn’t merely the fulfillment … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Galatians 2

Posted on January 20, 2024 by ehurst

Paul continues the narrative of his dealings with the original Hebrew Apostles and the community they led in Jerusalem. After some 14 years of working without them in Syrian Antioch, the Lord commanded him to return visit Jerusalem again. We … Continue reading →

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