Galatians 1

Overview:

Theme: Christian Liberty Law 32 times; Faith 22 times; Flesh 18 times; Spirit 18 times Key Scripture: 1:6-8 Time of Writing: 57 A.D.

Chapters 1:1-2:21 → Paul's Story of Finding Grace in Jesus Chapters 3:1-5:12 → Paul's Principles: Law or Grace? Chapters 5:13-6:10 → Paul's Principles: Liberty or License?

Purposes: 1. To prove the authenticity of the Gospel according to Paul 2. To refute the legalism of the Judaizers under the Old Covenant 3. To establish the doctrine of Christian liberty under the New Covenant 4. To show the superiority of the Abrahamic and New Covenants over the Mosaic Covenant

Messages: 1. True liberty in Christ is neither the legalism of the Old Law nor the license of the Old Flesh. 2. Life and righteousness come only by grace through faith. 3. Having received the Spirit we must also walk in the Spirit.

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v.4

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

v.6

I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

See more in [[SaC150-160]].

v.7

which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.

v.8-9

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! ⁹As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse!

v.10

Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

v.11-12

I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up. ¹²I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

v.20

I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.

v.23

They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”