The Epistle to the Galatians
GALATIANS - Paul’s letter addressed to the churches in Galatia is the great letter on Christian freedom; in it Paul attacks the Christians who wished to exalt the law. Galatians’ emphasis is similar to the theme of Paul’s letter to the Romans. The doctrinal section, as is typical of the Pauline format, is followed by an intensely practical section in Chapters five and six.
Author: Apostle Paul
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
kjv@Galatians:1:1-5 | Introduction |
kjv@Galatians:1:6-10 | No Other Gospel |
kjv@Galatians:1:11-24 | Paul Called by God |
kjv@Galatians:2:1-10 | Paul Accepted by the Apostles |
kjv@Galatians:2:11-21 | Paul Opposes Peter |
kjv@Galatians:3:1-14 | Faith or Observance of the Law |
kjv@Galatians:3:15-25 | The Law and the Promise |
kjv@Galatians:3:26-4:7 | Sons of God |
kjv@Galatians:4:8-20 | Paul's Concern for the Galatians |
kjv@Galatians:4:21-31 | Hagar and Sarah |
kjv@Galatians:5:1-15 | Freedom in Christ |
kjv@Galatians:5:16-26 | Life by the Spirit |
kjv@Galatians:6:1-10 | Doing Good to All |
kjv@Galatians:6:11-18 | Not Circumcision but a New Creation |
(see also: BIBLEBYCHAPTER-Galatians )
SUMMARY:
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(1) He defends his apostolic authority (1:11-19; 2:1-14);
(2) shows the evil influence of the Judaizers in destroying the very essence of the gospel (3 and 4);
(3) exhorts the Galatian believers to stand fast in the faith as it is in Jesus, and to abound in the fruits of the Spirit, and in a right use of their Christian freedom (5-6:1-10);
(4) and then concludes with a summary of the topics discussed, and with the benediction. The Epistle to the Galatians and that to the Romans taken together "form a complete proof that justification is not to be obtained meritoriously either by works of morality or by rites and ceremonies, though of divine appointment; but that it is a free gift, proceeding entirely from the mercy of God, to those who receive it by faith in Jesus our Lord." In the conclusion of the epistle (6:11) Paul says, "Ye see how large a letter I have written with mine own hand." It is implied that this was different from his ordinary usage, which was simply to write the concluding salutation with his own hand, indicating that the rest of the epistle was written by another hand. Regarding this conclusion, Lightfoot, in his Commentary on the epistle, says: "At this point the apostle takes the pen from his amanuensis, and the concluding paragraph is written with his own hand. From the time when letters began to be forged in his name ( kjv@2Thessalonians:2:2 kjv@2Thessalonians:3:17) it seems to have been his practice to close with a few words in his own handwriting, as a precaution against such forgeries...In the present case he writes a whole paragraph, summing up the main lessons of the epistle in terse, eager, disjointed sentences. He writes it, too, in large, bold characters (Gr. pelikois grammasin), that his hand-writing may reflect the energy and determination of his soul." (
See JUSTIFICATION.)
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