Galatians (Ages 12 to 15)

Questions

Lesson written by Murray Wade

Galatians 1 Questions

 

1. How was Paul made an apostle? (1)

 

 

2. Who helped Paul write the epistle of Galatians? (2)

 

3. Using your map from your Bibles, locate Galatia and write down what borders it? Also name one city in Galatia that had a faithful congregation of the Lord. (2)

 

 

4. What does Paul say the Lord Jesus Christ did in verses 3 through 5? (3-5)

 

 

5. What had the Galatians turned away to? (6-7)

 

 

6. How can we know someone is a false teacher from verses 8-10? (8-10)

 

 

7. How did Paul receive the gospel from verses 11-17? (11-17)

 

 

8. By using the two versions of Galatians 1 in your notebooks, please describe how Paul treated the Church of God before he became a Christian. (13)

 

 

9. By using the two versions of Galatians 1 in your notebooks, please write down the definition of zealous. (14)

 

 

10. How long was it before Paul went to Jerusalem after he became a Christian and how long was Paul with Peter on that same trip? (18)

 

 

11.  What did the churches of Judea hear about Paul from verse 23? (23)

 

 

12. Thought Question: Be prepared to tell about how Paul became a Christian?

 

 

Assignments for next week:

A. Read Galatians 2 in all three versions (NKJ, NAS, and NCV).

 

B. Choose your favorite verse from Galatians 1 and your favorite verse from Galatians 2, and be ready to write it out for our bulletin board. 

 

C. Be ready with ideas we can add to our bulletin board about Galatians.

 

 

 

Galatians 2 Questions

 

1. How long was it before Paul returned to Jerusalem again and who went with him? (1)

 

 

 

2. Who was Paul called by the Lord to preach to? (2)

 

 

3. How did Paul feel about Jews and Gentiles from verse 6? (6)

 

 

 

4. Using your Bibles and the two versions of the Bible in your workbooks answer the following question. What does the phrase in verse 7, “the gospel of the uncircumcised” mean? (7)

 

 

5. What did James, Cephas, and John give to Paul and Barnabas? (9)

 

 

 

6. What did James, Cephas and John ask of Paul? (10)

 

 

 

7. What did Peter do that would be called hypocrisy? If you do not know what hypocrisy means, please look it up in a dictionary or Bible dictionary before you answer the question. (11-17)

 

 

8. What does Paul mean in verse 20 when he says “I have been crucified with Christ”? (20)

 

 

9. Thought Question: Pick out a song from our songbook that comes from thinking about Galatians chapter 2.

 

 

 

Assignments for next week:

A. Read Galatians 3 in all three versions (NKJ, NAS, and NCV).

 

B. Choose your favorite verse from Galatians 3 and be prepared to write it out for our bulletin board. 

 

C. Be ready with ideas we can add to our bulletin board about Galatians.

 

 

 

Galatians 3 Questions

 

1. What did Paul fear the Galatians had been tricked about (hint: check the NCV in your notebook)? (1)

 

 

2. Who is responsible for sending the Holy Spirit and causing miracles to occur? (5)

 

 

3. How did Abraham prove (or show) that he truly had faith in God? Give examples if you can (hint: see Hebrews 11:8-19) (6)

 

 

4. How can one become a son of Abraham (hint: see verses 7 and 26 through 29)? (7, 26-29)

 

 

5. What has Christ redeemed Jews and Gentiles from? (13-14)

 

 

 

6. Through what seed were all people to be blessed? (16)

 

 

 

7. What is the Old Testament (old law) called in verse 24 (hint: take a look at all three translations of this verse)? (24)

 

 

8. What does a tutor do? (24-25)

 

 

 

9. Thought Question: Did God make a mistake with the Old Testament and then try to correct His mistake with the New Testament? Please be ready to talk about this question in class.

 

 

 

Assignments for next week:

A. Read Galatians 4 in all three versions (NKJ, NAS, and NCV).

 

B. Choose your favorite verse from Galatians 4 and be prepared to write it out for our bulletin board. 

 

C. Be ready with ideas we can add to our bulletin board about Galatians.

 

 

 

 

Galatians 4 Questions

 

1. Who died to redeem and adopt those who obey? (1-5)

 

 

2. When did God send His Son? (4)

 

 

3. What does a son receive when he is an heir? (6-7)

 

 

4. What did these once faithful Jewish Christians go back to as shown in verses 8-10? (Think this one out!)

 

 

5. From all three versions of the Bible (NKJ, NAS, and NCV), what did Paul say he fears in verse 11? (11)

 

 

6. How did the Galatians once receive Paul? (14)

 

 

 

7. Did the Galatians have a strong love for Paul? If so, please explain. (15)

 

 

8. From verses 17 and 18 and Romans 10:2, is having zeal (or being eager) for something always a good thing? Please explain. (16)

 

 

 

9. Who are the children of promise and children of the freewoman? Who are the children of bondage and of the bondwoman? (21-28)

 

 

 

10. Thought Question: Paul asks a question in verse 16; “Have I become your enemy because I tell you the truth?” Have you ever told the truth to someone and then have that same person be mean to you because you were honest with them? If so, be prepared to tell about that in class.

 

 

Assignments for next week:

A. Read Galatians 5 in all three versions (NKJ, NAS, and NCV).

 

B. Choose your favorite verse from Galatians 5 and be prepared to write it out for our bulletin board. 

 

C. Be ready with ideas we can add to our bulletin board about Galatians.

 

 

 

Galatians 5 Questions

 

1. What does Paul tell the Galatians to do in verse 1? Can you explain this in your own words? (1)

 

 

2. Which law are we under today; The Old Testament Law (or the Law of Moses) or the New Testament Law (the Law of Liberty and of Jesus)? (2-6)

 

 

 

3. What is an important part of the Law of Jesus according to verse 6? (6)

 

 

4. What does Paul mean when he says a little leaven, leavens the whole lump? (9)

 

 

 

5. From verses 12 through 15, how are Christians to treat each other? (12-15)

 

 

 

6. What are the two great commandments? (hint: see Mark 12:28-34) (14)

 

 

 

7. What are the two paths talked about in verses 16-26? (16-26)

 

 

 

8. Who should we walk in, be led by, and live in? (16, 18, 25)

 

 

 

9. Thought Question: How do you think a Christian can walk with Jesus, walk with God, and walk with the Holy Spirit? Be prepared to discuss your thoughts in class.

 

 

 

Assignments for next week:

A. Read Galatians 6 in all three versions (NKJ, NAS, and NCV).

 

B. Choose your favorite verse from Galatians 6 and be prepared to write it out for our bulletin board. 

 

C. Be ready with ideas we can add to our bulletin board about Galatians.

 

 

 

 

Galatians 6 Questions

 

1. If a brother in the Lord has done something wrong toward a Christian (see NCV), what should that Christian do? (1)

 

 

2. What are Christians to do according to verse 2? (2)

 

 

3. What are Christians to examine? (4)

 

4. Does God want each Christian to be responsible (NCV) for themselves? (5)

 

 

5. How should a student feel toward their teacher of the gospel? (6)

 

 

6. As Christians have opportunity, what should they do? (10)

 

 

7. What did Paul say he should boast or brag about in verse 14? (hint: check NKJ, NAS, and NCV versions) (14)

 

 

8. Who is the Israel of God? (hint: see Romans 2:28-29) (16)

 

 

9. Why is verse 18 important? (18)

 

 

10. Thought Question: Be ready to discuss the most important thing or things you learned from the book of Galatians.

 

 

Assignments for next week:

A. Read Galatians 1-6 in one of the three versions (NKJ, NAS, and NCV).

 

B. Be ready to review the book of Galatians for the next class.