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What Is Christian Freedom? Galatians 5:1–6, Part 2
If you try to be justified under the law, you will remain under the curse. But if you stand firm in the grace of the gospel, you will enjoy true freedom.
Don’t Turn Back to Slavery: Galatians 5:1–6, Part 1
Through the gospel of grace, Jesus Christ sets Christians free in order that they may remain free. Don’t turn back to slavery.
You Are a Child of the Free Woman: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 8
Christians are not slaves, but free. We are right with God not by works of the law, but by faith. We are born not of the flesh, but of the Spirit.
Persecuted for Being a Child of Promise: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 7
Children of promise are children born as the answer to a promise. Every Christian is a child spoken of beforehand, a fulfillment of God’s promise.
Rejoice, O Barren One! Galatians 4:21–31, Part 6
Abraham’s wife, Sarah, spent her childbearing years barren — but God fulfilled his promise to her. What can this experience teach us about Jesus’s work on the cross?
The Jerusalem Above Is Free: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 5
According to Paul, the Christian’s true home is the Jerusalem above — a heavenly city whose citizens are born of God and utterly free.
Hagar, the Mother of Slavery: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 4
Hagar represents the effort to be right with God by keeping the law. But human effort can never bring forth the children of God. Hagar only begets slaves.
Born by Flesh, Born by Promise: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 3
The children of God are not the product of human effort. Like Isaac, they are brought forth by divine promise based on divine prerogative.
A Tale of Two Mothers: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 2
When Paul read his Old Testament, what implicit meaning did he see in the characters of Hagar and Sarah?
The Purpose of Allegory: Galatians 4:21–31, Part 1
What is Paul’s main point in the allegory of Sarah and Hagar? What truth does he want his readers to see from this Old Testament story?
Paul the Matchmaker and the Mother: Galatians 4:17–20
Children of God come into being when Christ is formed in them through faith. Paul compares his whole ministry to a matchmaker and a mother.
Why Would They Gouge Out Their Eyes? Galatians 4:12–16
If you leave the gospel for the law, you are under an enchantment. To break the spell, remember the blessings that the gospel brings.
What Does It Mean to Be Known by God? Galatians 4:8–11, Part 3
If God knows everything and everyone, what does Paul mean when he describes Christians as those who are known by God?
Do Unbelievers Know God? Galatians 4:8–11, Part 2
Even though people can know about God through creation, hard hearts suppress that knowledge. Thus, sinners do not know God.
The Incomprehensibility of Turning to Law: Galatians 4:8–11, Part 1
For Paul, pagan idolatry and reliance on the law to get right with God amount to the same thing. Neither can offer any help to save our souls.
The Spirit in Us Cries ‘Abba Father’: Galatians 4:1–7, Part 5
When Paul describes the Spirit’s witness in the heart of believers, he says the Spirit cries, “Abba!” Why is that name so significant?
Christ Redeems Sinners for Adoption: Galatians 4:1–7, Part 4
Why did Jesus need to be born of a woman as a human being in order to redeem those under the curse of the law?
Does God Have a Son? Galatians 4:1–7, Part 3
God sent his Son into the world, born of a woman and under the law. Few statements hold more import, wonder, and mystery.
What Is the Fullness of Time? Galatians 4:1–7, Part 2
Paul says that the law was given by God to act as a guardian until “the fullness of time” had come to pass. When is the fullness of time?
Slavery to Law Is Like Pagan Religion: Galatians 4:1–7, Part 1
God intended the law to act as a guardian, pointing us to our need for a redeemer. However, when we put our faith in the law, it’s no better than the rules of pagan religions.
You Are All Sons of God Through Faith: Galatians 3:23–29, Part 3
How do people become sons of God and heirs to his promises? They must put on Jesus Christ, God’s true Son, by faith and not by law-keeping.
The Law as a Guardian unto Christ: Galatians 3:23–29, Part 2
Paul calls the law “a guardian” meant to lead us to Christ. What does that mean? How does the law guard us and guide us to Jesus?
Centuries of Prison Before Christ: Galatians 3:23–29, Part 1
Paul reveals that God gave the law to pave the way to faith in Jesus, who fulfills the law completely.
The Law Came Through Angels: Galatians 3:19–22, Part 2
The New Testament authors insist that the law was given to Moses by angels. Why would they repeat that?
The Law Imprisoned People Under Sin: Galatians 3:19–22, Part 1
If God made the promise of life to Abraham based on faith, then does the law contradict that grace? Does the law present a different way of life?
Not Seeds, but Seed, Namely, Christ: Galatians 3:15–18, Part 2
Why does Paul insist that the promises made to Abraham were made to his singular seed? That nuance is vital to our salvation.
The Law Did Not Teach Life Comes Through Law: Galatians 3:15–18, Part 1
Does the law given through Moses somehow contradict the covenant of faith made with Abraham? Why does that matter to us?
Christ Became a Curse for Us: Galatians 3:10–14, Part 3
The only result of attempting to be justified by works will be curse, but Christ took our curse on the cross. How does that exchange work?
The Law Is Not of Faith? Galatians 3:10–14, Part 2
Obedience to the law can never make a person right before God, but the faith that saves produces works that conform to the law.
The Law-Path to God Is Cursed: Galatians 3:10–14, Part 1
Trying to be right with God through works is an all-or-nothing enterprise. If you do not keep the whole law, you have violated the whole law.
How Do Gentiles Become Sons of Abraham? Galatians 3:6–9, Part 3
How do Gentiles become sons of Abraham? And what is the blessing promised to all of Abraham’s true heirs?
How Is Faith Counted as Righteousness? Galatians 3:6–9, Part 2
Galatians says that Abraham’s faith was counted to him as righteousness. What did that mean for him, and what does it mean for us?
The Law Refutes Justification by Law: Galatians 3:6–9, Part 1
We know that the New Testament teaches justification by faith alone, but what about the Old Testament? Does it teach salvation by faith or by works?
The Spirit Moves Through Hearing with Faith: Galatians 3:1–5, Part 4
The Spirit is both the gift of faith and the agent of faith. We receive him by faith, and he grants the very faith by which we receive him.
God Works Wonders Through Faith: Galatians 3:1–5, Part 3
Neither the beginning, nor the middle, nor the end of the Christian life is left untouched by the saving might of the Spirit.
Begin and End by the Spirit: Galatians 3:1–5, Part 2
The Christian life both begins and continues by the work of the Holy Spirit.
Shifting from Legal to Experiential Salvation: Galatians 3:1–5, Part 1
The Christian life consists of more than a right legal standing before God. By the Holy Spirit, we can experience actual fellowship with God.
I Do Not Nullify the Grace of God: Galatians 2:17–21, Part 4
Christ gave himself for our sins. He was punished for our sins. He paid the penalty for our sins. And, therefore, his death was not in vain.
I Have Been Crucified with Christ: Galatians 2:17–21, Part 3
What does it mean to be crucified with Christ? What does it mean to have him live in us? These are two crucial questions for every soul.
Justification by Law-Keeping Breaks the Law: Galatians 2:17–21, Part 2
To depend on your works to earn a right standing with God is not only to reject grace but to break the law itself.
Did the Gospel Make Paul a Sinner? Galatians 2:17–21, Part 1
Do you know what words like “sinners,” “righteous,” and “grace” actually mean? A key to studying Scripture is to not let key words remain vague.
What Is Justifying Faith? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 5
What is saving faith? Historically, the answer has included three basic elements: knowing, assenting, and trusting.
What Are ‘Works of the Law’? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 4
If we choose to get right with God by our works, we continue under a curse. Only through faith in Jesus can we be justified.
How Could God Acquit the Guilty? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 3
One reason we don’t enjoy salvation as we should is that we don’t feel the weight of what it means for a holy God to forgive sin.
What Does Justification Mean? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 2
Justification is at the heart of the Christian faith. Yet since the days of Jesus, people have repeatedly gotten it wrong.
Are Jews at an Advantage for Justification? Galatians 2:15–16, Part 1
Even though Jews had unique blessings from God, when it comes to salvation, both Jews and Gentiles are saved by faith alone.
An Apostle’s Failure to Live the Gospel: Galatians 2:11–14
As Paul’s confrontation of Peter demonstrates, fear of man leads to walking out of step with the gospel and denying the freedom of grace.
The Most Important Handshake in the World: Galatians 2:6–10
The most important handshake in history happened when the apostles extended the right hand of fellowship to Paul in Jerusalem.
The Gospel of Freedom Imperiled: Galatians 2:3–5
The gospel of grace justifies by faith alone. To add any amount of good works or law-keeping to the gospel creates slavery instead of freedom.
Was Paul at Odds with the Apostles? Galatians 2:1–2
In Galatians, Paul unpacks his encounters with the other apostles. Were they really at odds with one another?