Galatians 6:11-18: Final Warning and Benediction
Galatians 6:11-18 is the closing portion of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. This is where he takes everything that he has said and leaves his final impression upon it. He’s praying that the Lord would use it to help them change their ways. As the final part of this book, if you have not already […]
Galatians 5:16-25: Keep in Step with the Spirit
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Galatians 5:16. This really should be how we live our life. While the rest of the letter to the Galatians hits hard, this provides a good summary of an important point. When we walk by the Spirit, we […]
Galatians 5:1-15: Called to Freedom
Just as he has for the entire letter to the Galatians thus far, Paul is becoming more and more direct about what he means when he says that salvation through works is slavery. Not only is it slavery, but it completely disregards everything that Jesus did for them on the cross. A key reminder: everything […]
Galatians 4:21-31: The Allegory of Hagar and Sarah
Out of all of the passages so far, admittedly this was the hardest for me to get through. Not because it wasn’t enjoyable to read (the amount of Old Testament referenced in this passage is fascinating) but because of its heaviness. As I mentioned, every time the Old Testament is mentioned in the New Testament […]
Galatians 4:8-20: Paul’s Concern for the Galatians
We’ve covered a lot over the last several posts in this study of Galatians. We’ve seen Paul get real with the Galatians, calling them out for not only going back to the law but turning their back on God. And y’all, it’s about to get even crazier. I mentioned in another post that this letter […]
Galatians 3:15-29: The Law and the Promise
This portion of the study, Galatians 3:15-29, is where things start to get really interesting. While a lot of these things I already had a basic understanding of, reading so clearly what Paul laid out made everything make so much more sense. He really lays out the apologetic case for why salvation through faith is […]
Galatians 3:10-14: Christ Became a Curse for Us
In Galatians 3:10-14, Paul continues to lay down the solid foundation of the gospel: the truth of salvation through faith in Jesus. While it may seem that Paul went hard in the last section of Galatians, this goes even harder. What I truly respect is Paul’s desire and skill at continuing even through persecution. He’s […]
Galatians 2:1-10: Paul Accepted by the Apostles
Galatians continues to astound me, showing me the lengths that God will go to make sure there are no barriers between us. The way that Paul ensured that the false gospel of works was removed makes my heart so full. In Galatians 2:4, he even goes so far as to say following that false gospel […]