"Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God--or rather are known by God--how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again." Galatians 4:8-9... Continue Reading →
Galatians 3:18 A Promised Inheritance
"For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise." Galatians 3:18 Abraham had lived about 430 years before Moses gave the Law of God to the people of Israel. He was promised by God to have... Continue Reading →
Galatians 3:11 What To Rely On
"Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because the righteous will live by faith." Galatians 3:11 There were some people in the churches of Galatia that were going back to the Mosaic Law to serve and worship God. They were attempting to show themselves righteous by how well they kept... Continue Reading →
Galatians 2:20 Dead While Living
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 1:20 Prior to Paul's following Jesus, he fought against Jesus. He was zealous for... Continue Reading →
Galatians 1:6-7 A Different Gospel
"I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ." Galatians 1:6-7 There were... Continue Reading →
