Galatians

New Testament · Pauline Epistles · 17 chapter studies

Read Galatians in canonical sequence.

1. 1-6 Galatians - Freedom in Christ, Faith Working Through Love, and New Creation Galatians proclaims the one Gospel in which the Son gives Himself, gathers Jew and Gentile into one baptized household, sends the Spirit of sonship, and turns freedom into... 23 min read
2. 1 Galatians 1:1-10 - Grace, Deliverance, and No Other Gospel Paul grounds the one Gospel in Christ's saving self gift, places every messenger under its truth, and frees the servant of Christ from slavery to human approval. 11 min read
3. 1 Galatians 1:11-24 - The Gospel Received from Christ Paul defends the Gospel's divine source, shows grace healing destructive zeal, and directs attention from the transformed messenger to God who transformed him. 12 min read
4. 2 Galatians 2:1-10 - The Right Hand of Fellowship and the Poor Paul brings his revealed Gospel into apostolic communion, protects Gentile freedom from coercion, and shows that fellowship becomes concrete in remembering the poor. 14 min read
5. 2 Galatians 2:11-14 - The Truth of the Gospel at the Table Paul confronts Peter at Antioch because fear had turned table fellowship into a public contradiction of the Gospel's truth. 15 min read
6. 2 Galatians 2:15-21 - Crucified with Christ Paul teaches that justification creates one communion in Christ and a new personal life in which the crucified Son lives in the believer. 16 min read
7. 3 Galatians 3:1-9 - The Spirit, Faith, and Abraham's Blessing Paul recalls the Galatians to Christ crucified, the Spirit supplied by God, and the Gospel promise given beforehand to Abraham. 18 min read
8. 3 Galatians 3:10-14 - Christ Redeems Us from the Curse Paul shows that Christ redeems us from the curse of the Law so that Abraham's blessing and the promise of the Spirit come in Him. 16 min read
9. 3 Galatians 3:15-22 - The Promise That Cannot Be Annulled Paul shows that the Law serves God's promise without cancelling it or imparting the life that comes only in Christ, the promised Seed. 15 min read
10. 3 Galatians 3:23-29 - Clothed with Christ: Baptismal Unity Paul shows the Law as a temporary guardian until Christ, then proclaims sonship, baptismal clothing in Christ, and a unity that gives all believers one inheritance in Abraham's... 14 min read
11. 4 Galatians 4:1-7 - From Slaves to Sons: Abba, Father The Father sends His Son to redeem those under bondage and sends the Spirit of His Son into their hearts, giving the Church filial prayer, sonship by grace, and inheritance in... 17 min read
12. 4 Galatians 4:8-20 - Formed in Christ: Paul's Pastoral Anguish Paul contrasts religious bondage and manipulative zeal with the grace of being known by God and the costly pastoral labor through which Christ is formed in His people. 16 min read
13. 4 Galatians 4:21-31 - Hagar, Sarah, and the Jerusalem Above Paul reads Hagar and Sarah as a covenantal contrast between slavery and promise, calling the Church to receive her life from Christ without contempt for Hagar, Jewish people, or... 18 min read
14. 5 Galatians 5:1-12 - Stand Fast: Circumcision, Christ, and Freedom Paul calls the Church to guard Christ's gift of freedom, reject every rival proof of belonging, and live by the Spirit as faith becomes active through love. 15 min read
15. 5 Galatians 5:13-26 - Freedom Through Love and the Fruit of the Spirit Paul shows that freedom in Christ takes visible form as loving service, Spirit led struggle, crucified passions, and a community bearing the Spirit's fruit. 17 min read
16. 6 Galatians 6:1-10 - Restore, Bear, Sow Paul shows how life in the Spirit repairs wounded communion through gentle restoration, shared burdens, accountable living, patient sowing, and concrete good toward all. 17 min read
17. 6 Galatians 6:11-18 - Boasting Only in the Cross and New Creation Paul contrasts coercive religious display with the Cross, where human boasting dies and the new creation takes visible form in mercy, costly faithfulness, and grace. 13 min read