Summary
Galatians is Paul's passionate defense of justification by faith alone against those who insisted Gentile believers must follow the Mosaic Law. The letter contrasts the bondage of legalism with the freedom of the gospel and the fruit of the Spirit-led life.
Outline
- Paul's Authority and Gospel Defended (1–2)
- Justification by Faith, Not Law (3–4)
- Freedom and Life in the Spirit (5–6)
Key Verses
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
"There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."
Christ in Galatians
Christ who redeems from the curse of the law (3:13); the Son sent in the fullness of time (4:4); Christ living in the believer (2:20)