Paul now concludes his letter to the Galatians helping them strengthen their faith as they walk along the narrow path that leads to eternal life. The Galatians had been exposed to false teaching. In these verses the apostle addresses the fact that circumcision is irrelevant, rather it is faith in Jesus Christ which leads to […]

As Paul begins the conclusion of his letter to the Galatians he is now inspired to remind believers of the law of Christ, that we should be good to one another love. First the apostle calls on the Galatians to deal with sin among believers with gentleness, with love. Aware of the omnipresence of temptation […]

Having addressed the concept of free will for all men then compared bondage by the law to freedom in Christ, the apostle Paul now invites the Galatians to focus on life with the Spirit. There is little we can do to stop ourselves from craving the things of the world other than allow ourselves to […]

Paul continues to voice his concerns for the Galatian church now addressing free will among believers. In these verses the apostle writes about the fact anyone attempting to abide by the law puts his salvation at risk per of the historical truth, that all fall short of the law. It is through faith that we […]

Having shared his concerns for the Galatians Paul now uses an allegory to illustrate the difference between two covenants, bondage by the law of Moses versus the freedom through Christ. First the apostle mentions the law and the fact most under the law are not fully aware of its meaning. By definition the law of […]

Thanks to the apostle Paul, the Galatian church had received God through faith in Jesus Christ. However, when they allowed themselves to be deceived by false teaching, this became of great concern to Paul which prompted the following verses “8 Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature […]

Now that Paul reinforced the fact salvation comes from faith rather than the law, the apostle shift the focus of his letter to encompass the promise made by God to all those who put their trust in His son Jesus Christ. First Paul states that in deed, by faith in Jesus Christ all believers are […]

For the Jews the law had been the only way to salvation, until the mystery was revealed by Paul, that salvation was offered to the Gentiles also, through faith in Jesus Christ. In his letter to the Galatian church the apostle Paul addresses God’s covenant with the Gentiles, that the same inheritance awaits them as […]

Having covered the fact there was only one gospel to preach from, and established he was of equal rank to Peter, in his letter tot eh Galatian church the apostle Paul now focuses on a popular topic, faith versus the law. First Paul refers to the Galatians as “foolish” because of their obvious lack of […]

The apostles Paul and Peter certainly have quite a colorful relationship throughout the bible, in the second chapter of the book of Galatians Paul wrote about his rebuking Peter, a fellow disciple of equal standing in the eyes of God While Catholics believe Peter held a higher position than Paul among the Christian church, critics […]