Authority (Galatians 1:11-24)

AUTHORITY
GALATIANS 1:11-24

The only gospel that can offer hope is the one that comes from God.

I.    THE PRESENTING ISSUE
    A.    Paul’s Imagined Courtroom (v. 20)
    B.    The Proposition (v. 11)
    C.    Evidence #1 (vv. 12-16)
    D.    Evidence #2 (vv. 17-19)
    E.    Evidence #3 (vv. 21-24)

II.    THE UNDERLYING ISSUE
    A.    How the Opponents Have Framed the Conversation
    B.    The Issue of Authority

III.    WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT (VV. 15-16)
    A.    Only God Changes Lives (vv. 15-16)
    B.    The Traditions of His Fathers (v. 14)