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 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 […]