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Many people think that doing works of merit or adhering to a set of rules will earn them a place in heaven. However, trying to live according to the dictates of a system of law subjects us to slavery instead. In his letter to the Christians in the Roman province of Galatia, the Apostle Paul points out that it is living by God’s Spirit rather than law which gives freedom and assurance before God.

  • Apostle of Good News (Galatians 1:1-5) - Perhaps the most important question we can ask is how to be at peace with God. We might ask the same question in other ways, such as, “How can I go to heaven?” or, “How can my sins be forgiven?” No matter how we ask it, the basic concern is what will happen to us … Continue reading
  • No Other Gospel (Galatians 1:6-10) - From where does the impulse to seek salvation come? Is it from within ourselves, or does God call us? How can we obtain salvation? Through our own efforts, or by the grace of God? In his letter to the followers of Christ in the Roman province of Galatia, the Apostle Paul emphatically insists that it … Continue reading
  • The Revealed Gospel (Galatians 1:11-24) - Some decisions are not that important. For example, it probably won’t make much difference what color of shirt you decide to wear today. On the other hand, what we decide in regard to salvation is of extreme importance. How tragic it would be to stand before God at the judgment only to find out that … Continue reading
  • No Compulsion To Circumcise (Galatians 2:1-10) - Suppose that you wish to travel to a certain place. If there is only one path by which you can reach that place, it is obvious that anyone who points you to a different way is leading you astray. If you follow what they say, you will not reach your destination. This is why the … Continue reading
  • Not By Observing The Law (Galatians 2:11-21) - The first people to become followers of Christ were Jews. When non-Jewish people wanted to follow Him, the question arose whether they would have to obey the Law of Moses in addition to following Christ. In his letter to the churches in the Roman province of Galatia, the Apostle Paul argues that the gospel is … Continue reading
  • The Basis Of Justification (Galatians 3:1-14) - Do we trust in our own good works to save us from our sins, or do we rely on the work of God to do so? In his letter to the churches in the Roman province of Galatia, Paul forcefully stated that the followers of Christ are not obligated to keep the Law of Moses. … Continue reading
  • Our Custodian (Galatians 3:15-25) - One of the characteristics of God is that He does not change. We can take great comfort in this. How tragic it would be if all our lives we did our best to do God’s will, only to find out that what pleased Him in the past is the very thing which brings His anger … Continue reading
  • Heirs Of The Promise (Galatians 3:26-4:7) - In his letter to the followers of Christ in the Roman province of Galatia, the Apostle Paul proved that we attain righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ rather than through attempting to keep a law through our own efforts. If righteousness were the only result from putting our faith in Christ, it would be extremely … Continue reading
  • Miserable Principles (Galatians 4:8-20) - Why do people turn away from the truth? There could be several reasons. Some are deceived. In other words, they have mistakenly believed falsehood as the truth. Others are misinformed. They do not understand the truth which has been told to them. There may be another reason as well: For example, they have begun to … Continue reading
  • The Parable Of Hagar And Sarah (Galatians 4:21-31) - We do things in the expectation that we will obtain particular results. Unfortunately, things which we did not expect often result from our actions. These unexpected consequences occur because we often do not take sufficient time to think about our actions, or we are ignorant of the significance of what we do. The followers of … Continue reading
  • Law vs. A New Nature (Galatians 5:1-12) - Certain choices are mutually exclusive. If we do this, we cannot do that. We cannot do both this and that. We have to make a choice between the two. It is the same way in spiritual things. Faith in Christ is incompatible with trying to earn our salvation by doing good works. Either we have … Continue reading
  • Led By The Spirit (Galatians 5:13-18) - One of the problems every society faces is how to regulate behavior. It is obvious that unless people agree on rules of conduct, society would soon degenerate into chaos. Many of the rules have nothing to do with morality or ethics – they exist merely to create order. For example, traffic laws have nothing to … Continue reading
  • Flesh And Spirit (Galatians 5:19-26) - Throughout history mankind has attempted to control behavior by rules and regulations. However, the problem with this approach is that it cannot change human nature. A person may conform to the law because of fear of the consequences of breaking the law, but law can never curb desire. This is one of the fundamental problems … Continue reading
  • Doing Good (Galatians 6:1-10) - The way to become righteous is not to try to keep a set of religious rules and regulations, but to have a changed character which, by nature, does not want to sin. When a person becomes a follower of Christ, his old self is crucified by being baptized into Christ’s death and he is resurrected … Continue reading
  • The Most Important Thing (Galatians 6:11-18) - It is one thing to say that we believe something. It is quite another to be willing to suffer for it. In fact, we can gauge the depth of our convictions by how much persecution we are willing to endure for holding our beliefs. The Apostle Paul was so convinced that salvation can only be … Continue reading