Galatians
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Chapters in Galatians
- Galatians 1: No Other Gospel
Paul is astonished that the Galatians are turning to a different gospel and pronounces a curse on anyone who preaches another. He shows that his gospel came by revelation from Jesus Christ, recounting his former zeal for Judaism, his calling, and his early independence from Jerusalem.
- Galatians 2: Justified by Faith, Not Works of the Law
The Jerusalem leaders recognized Paul's gospel and did not require Titus to be circumcised. Paul opposed Peter at Antioch for withdrawing from Gentiles, and declares that a person is made right with God through faith in Christ, not by keeping the Law, and that Christ now lives in him.
- Galatians 3: Abraham's Promise and the Law's Purpose
Paul asks whether the Galatians received the Spirit by the Law or by faith. Those of faith are Abraham's children, and Christ redeemed them from the Law's curse by becoming a curse. The Law guarded Israel until Christ, and all in him are one and heirs of the promise.
- Galatians 4: Sons, Not Slaves
God sent his Son to redeem those under the Law so they might be adopted as sons and cry out to the Father by the Spirit. Paul grieves that the Galatians are returning to slavery, recalls their early love for him, and uses Hagar and Sarah to contrast bondage and freedom.
- Galatians 5: Freedom and the Fruit of the Spirit
Christ has set believers free, so they must not submit again to slavery, since relying on circumcision cuts them off from Christ. Freedom is not license for the flesh but an opportunity to serve in love, as believers walk by the Spirit and bear his fruit.
- Galatians 6: Bearing Burdens and Boasting in the Cross
Believers should gently restore those caught in sin and bear one another's burdens, knowing that people reap what they sow. Paul closes in his own hand, contrasting those who boast in circumcision with his own boast in the cross, and declaring that new creation is what counts.