Galatians Devotionals

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1. Galatians 1: Nothing Added to Grace

   Galatians opens with good news. Jesus gave himself for our sins to free us from the evil age we live in, all according to the Father's will (1:4). Then, skipping any thanksgiving,…

2. Galatians 2: Right with God by Faith

   When Paul laid his gospel before the Jerusalem leaders, they added nothing, did not require the Greek believer Titus to be circumcised, and welcomed Paul as a partner (2:1-9).…

3. Galatians 3: Redeemed from the Curse

   Paul asks the Galatians whether they received the Spirit by keeping the law or by believing what they heard (3:2). Having begun by the Spirit, do they now think they can finish by…

4. Galatians 4: Children Who Belong

   Paul compares life under the law to an heir still under guardians, no better off than a slave until the time his father set (4:1-2). At the time God appointed, he sent his Son,…

5. Galatians 5: Free to Serve in Love

   Christ has set his people free, and Paul urges them to stand firm and not take up the yoke of slavery again (5:1). For the Galatians, that yoke was circumcision required for…

6. Galatians 6: Boasting Only in the Cross

   When someone is caught in sin, those who live by the Spirit should restore him gently, watching themselves, because they too can be tempted (6:1). Believers carry one another's…