Fine Line
“A New Creation”
Galatians 6

The Gospel – “good news”
	Grace is the answer!
	God’s pleasure in you is based on Jesus’ performance for you.
	God wants a grace-based relationship with us.
	Your relationship with God is what determines all your other relationships.
	So, you are free!

New Creation is …
	About your next right step with God (v. 12-16)
	Being the most “unoffendable” people (v. 16)

“Being unoffendable isn’t a mere choice to grow ‘thick skin,’ but the holistic choice to pursue a gospel-saturated life.” – Brant Hansen

New Creation is …
	Patience for God to come through (v. 17)

Case study: Abraham & Sarah (Galatians 4:21-31, Genesis 16)
	Husband + wife + wife = dysfunction 

Hagar & Ishmael	Sarah & Isaac 
Arab Nations		Jewish Nation
Muhammad		Jesus
Muslim			Christianity
Law			Grace 

Patience
	Faith outplays logic every time.
	Jumping ahead of God doesn’t speed things up; it messes things up.
	Trusting God is saying, “I don’t love where I am, but sooner or later you’re going to come through and I’m committed to you.”
	When you understand grace but don’t forgive, you make it difficult for others to see grace.	

New Creation is …
	What is your next right step with God?
	How unoffendable are you?
	Where do you need patience to trust God?

Source
	Unoffendable: How just one change can make all of life better, Brant Hansen (2015)